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Mammals of Fort Worth, TX

The mammals most often spotted near Fort Worth, ranked by recent research-grade observations.

28,997
recent observations
48
species listed
48
mammals

Naturalists have logged 28,997 research-grade observations across the 48 most-recorded species near Fort Worth. The most frequently seen is the Eastern Fox Squirrel, with 9,856 recorded sightings.

Rarer finds confirmed near Fort Worth include Bobcat - uncommon enough that a sighting is worth logging.

Bobcat

Most-observed mammals near Fort Worth

Eastern Fox Squirrel
Sciurus niger
9,856 observations
White-tailed Deer
Odocoileus virginianus
3,589 observations
Eastern Cottontail
Sylvilagus floridanus
3,076 observations
Common Raccoon
Procyon lotor
2,377 observations
Virginia Opossum
Didelphis virginiana
2,041 observations
Mexican Long-nosed Armadillo
Dasypus mexicanus
1,574 observations
Coyote
Canis latrans
1,437 observations
Bobcat
Lynx rufus
1,140 observations
American Beaver
Castor canadensis
691 observations
Coypu
Myocastor coypus
524 observations
Striped Skunk
Mephitis mephitis
477 observations
Domestic Cat
Felis catus
452 observations
Gray Fox
Urocyon cinereoargenteus
413 observations
Hispid Cotton Rat
Sigmodon hispidus
329 observations
Wild Boar
Sus scrofa
277 observations · iNaturalist
Black-tailed Prairie Dog
Cynomys ludovicianus
230 observations
Black Rat
Rattus rattus
87 observations
Eastern Mole
Scalopus aquaticus
71 observations
Plains Pocket Gopher
Geomys bursarius
69 observations
North American River Otter
Lontra canadensis
56 observations
Eastern Red Bat
Lasiurus borealis
39 observations
House Mouse
Mus musculus
28 observations
Evening Bat
Nycticeius humeralis
22 observations
Domestic Dog
Canis familiaris
19 observations
European Rabbit
Oryctolagus cuniculus
16 observations
American Mink
Neogale vison
15 observations
Mexican Free-tailed Bat
Tadarida brasiliensis
13 observations
White-footed Mouse
Peromyscus leucopus
12 observations
North American Least Shrew
Cryptotis parvus
10 observations · iNaturalist
Black-tailed Jackrabbit
Lepus californicus
8 observations
Big Brown Bat
Eptesicus fuscus
7 observations
Swamp Rabbit
Sylvilagus aquaticus
5 observations
North American Porcupine
Erethizon dorsatum
5 observations
Northern Hoary Bat
Lasiurus cinereus
4 observations
Red Fox
Vulpes vulpes
4 observations
Eastern Woodrat
Neotoma floridana
3 observations
Eastern Gray Squirrel
Sciurus carolinensis
3 observations
Domestic Cattle
Bos taurus
3 observations
Tri-coloured Bat
Perimyotis subflavus
3 observations
Plains Spotted Skunk
Spilogale interrupta
3 observations · iNaturalist
Brown Rat
Rattus norvegicus
2 observations
Seminole Bat
Lasiurus seminolus
1 observation
Ringtail
Bassariscus astutus
1 observation
Hispid Pocket Mouse
Chaetodipus hispidus
1 observation
Fulvous Harvest Mouse
Reithrodontomys fulvescens
1 observation
Southern Plains Woodrat
Neotoma micropus
1 observation
Northern Pygmy Mouse
Baiomys taylori
1 observation
Southern Flying Squirrel
Glaucomys volans
1 observation

Built from recent research-grade iNaturalist observations. Identifications are community-sourced and may occasionally be wrong, and the ranking reflects where people record and photograph wildlife, so a species seen often here is not necessarily rare elsewhere. Some plants and animals are only out in certain seasons. Treat this as a lively snapshot of what people are finding, not a formal checklist.

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