Mammals of Louisiana
The mammals most often spotted in Louisiana, ranked by recent research-grade observations.
Most-observed mammals in Louisiana
Eastern Gray Squirrel
Sciurus carolinensis
3,982 observations
Common Raccoon
Procyon lotor
2,207 observations
White-tailed Deer
Odocoileus virginianus
1,548 observations
Virginia Opossum
Didelphis virginiana
1,272 observations
Swamp Rabbit
Sylvilagus aquaticus
1,131 observations · iNaturalist
Mexican Long-nosed Armadillo
Dasypus mexicanus
1,082 observations · iNaturalist
Eastern Fox Squirrel
Sciurus niger
1,006 observations
Coypu
Myocastor coypus
806 observations
Wild Boar
Sus scrofa
469 observations · iNaturalist
Coyote
Canis latrans
446 observations
Domestic Cat
Felis catus
436 observations
Eastern Cottontail
Sylvilagus floridanus
399 observations
Common Bottlenose Dolphin
Tursiops truncatus
346 observations
North American River Otter
Lontra canadensis
313 observations
Red Fox
Vulpes vulpes
243 observations
Bobcat
Lynx rufus
241 observations
American Beaver
Castor canadensis
225 observations
Hispid Cotton Rat
Sigmodon hispidus
206 observations
American Mink
Neogale vison
204 observations
Striped Skunk
Mephitis mephitis
171 observations
Eastern Chipmunk
Tamias striatus
162 observations
Gray Fox
Urocyon cinereoargenteus
119 observations
Southern Flying Squirrel
Glaucomys volans
115 observations
Southern Short-tailed Shrew
Blarina carolinensis
113 observations
American Black Bear
Ursus americanus
101 observations
Black Rat
Rattus rattus
88 observations
Evening Bat
Nycticeius humeralis
80 observations
Mexican Free-tailed Bat
Tadarida brasiliensis
66 observations
Eastern Mole
Scalopus aquaticus
62 observations
Eastern Red Bat
Lasiurus borealis
58 observations
Domestic Dog
Canis familiaris
56 observations · iNaturalist
Rafinesque's Big-eared Bat
Corynorhinus rafinesquii
53 observations
Big Brown Bat
Eptesicus fuscus
52 observations
Tri-coloured Bat
Perimyotis subflavus
45 observations
Seminole Bat
Lasiurus seminolus
42 observations
House Mouse
Mus musculus
39 observations
Baird's Pocket Gopher
Geomys breviceps
32 observations · iNaturalist
Eastern Woodrat
Neotoma floridana
32 observations
Domestic Horse
Equus caballus
26 observations · iNaturalist
Southeastern Myotis
Myotis austroriparius
25 observations · iNaturalist
Muskrat
Ondatra zibethicus
24 observations
North American Least Shrew
Cryptotis parvus
21 observations · iNaturalist
Brown Rat
Rattus norvegicus
17 observations
European Rabbit
Oryctolagus cuniculus
15 observations · iNaturalist
Woodland Vole
Microtus pinetorum
13 observations
Domestic Cattle
Bos taurus
12 observations · iNaturalist
White-footed Mouse
Peromyscus leucopus
11 observations
Northwestern Marsh Rice Rat
Oryzomys texensis
11 observations · iNaturalist
West Indian Manatee
Trichechus manatus
10 observations
Cotton Mouse
Peromyscus gossypinus
8 observations