Poster boy: A hedgehog from Tiggywinkles animal hospital in Buckinghamshire examines a Royal Mail Mammals stampNext time you post a letter, you can send it by first class hedgehog - or polecat, if there's a rush.
The little creatures star in the latest series of Royal Mail stamps, released today.
The series, which highlights Britain's declining mammal population, also features dormice, bats, otters, humpback whales and sperm whales, and water voles (better known as Ratty from the Wind in the Willows).
Hey, good looking: A polecat admires a member of his species on one of the new stampsAccording to the Mammal Society, many of the species are in danger after losing their habitat to farming, pollution, growth in roads and housing.
The collection is the fourth in Royal Mail's Action For Species series, which has previously featured birds, insects and plants.
Royal Mail head of special stamps, Julietta Edgar, said the images were designed to deliver 'an important conservation message through millions of letter boxes'.
Paul Wilkinson of The Wildlife Trusts, a group of charities which focus on habitat conservation, said: 'Many are enthused and inspired by imagery of these creatures; sleeping dormice, sleek otters and the adorable water vole.
'But some may not be aware of the work which goes on behind the scenes to ensure there is adequate and suitable habitat for them.'
The Mammal Society said Britain and its coastline is home to more than 60 species of mammals and while many are thriving, others have seen their populations decline.
Even the seemingly prevalent hedgehog has seen a fall in numbers.
The series of stamps has been released to coincide with the International Year of Biodiversity (IYB) - a United Nations conservation initiative.
Dr Robert Bloomfield, UK co-ordinator of the IYB, said: 'These stamps illustrate that even some of the most loved UK species, which we consider common or familiar, are under threat.'
Picture purr-fect: A wildcat from the Highland Wildlife Park in Kincraig, Scotland poses with one of the stampssource :dailymail
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