Mammals of Mississippi
The mammals most often spotted in Mississippi, ranked by recent research-grade observations.
Most-observed mammals in Mississippi
Eastern Gray Squirrel
Sciurus carolinensis
3,350 observations
Common Raccoon
Procyon lotor
1,804 observations
White-tailed Deer
Odocoileus virginianus
1,643 observations
Virginia Opossum
Didelphis virginiana
974 observations
Mexican Long-nosed Armadillo
Dasypus mexicanus
854 observations · iNaturalist
Swamp Rabbit
Sylvilagus aquaticus
663 observations · iNaturalist
Eastern Fox Squirrel
Sciurus niger
538 observations
Coypu
Myocastor coypus
438 observations
Wild Boar
Sus scrofa
368 observations · iNaturalist
Coyote
Canis latrans
349 observations
Eastern Cottontail
Sylvilagus floridanus
330 observations
Domestic Cat
Felis catus
275 observations
Red Fox
Vulpes vulpes
268 observations
American Black Bear
Ursus americanus
260 observations
North American River Otter
Lontra canadensis
251 observations
American Beaver
Castor canadensis
222 observations
Bobcat
Lynx rufus
195 observations
Eastern Chipmunk
Tamias striatus
192 observations
Hispid Cotton Rat
Sigmodon hispidus
184 observations
Striped Skunk
Mephitis mephitis
180 observations
Common Bottlenose Dolphin
Tursiops truncatus
176 observations
Gray Fox
Urocyon cinereoargenteus
156 observations
Southern Flying Squirrel
Glaucomys volans
147 observations
Tri-coloured Bat
Perimyotis subflavus
141 observations
Southern Short-tailed Shrew
Blarina carolinensis
130 observations
Eastern Red Bat
Lasiurus borealis
124 observations
Evening Bat
Nycticeius humeralis
122 observations
Big Brown Bat
Eptesicus fuscus
94 observations
Eastern Mole
Scalopus aquaticus
88 observations
Southeastern Myotis
Myotis austroriparius
84 observations · iNaturalist
Black Rat
Rattus rattus
77 observations
Mexican Free-tailed Bat
Tadarida brasiliensis
69 observations
Seminole Bat
Lasiurus seminolus
55 observations
Groundhog
Marmota monax
49 observations
Rafinesque's Big-eared Bat
Corynorhinus rafinesquii
48 observations
Eastern Woodrat
Neotoma floridana
42 observations
Domestic Dog
Canis familiaris
39 observations · iNaturalist
Muskrat
Ondatra zibethicus
22 observations
House Mouse
Mus musculus
21 observations
American Mink
Neogale vison
16 observations
Woodland Vole
Microtus pinetorum
15 observations
White-footed Mouse
Peromyscus leucopus
13 observations
West Indian Manatee
Trichechus manatus
13 observations
North American Least Shrew
Cryptotis parvus
13 observations · iNaturalist
Brown Rat
Rattus norvegicus
11 observations
Domestic Cattle
Bos taurus
10 observations · iNaturalist
Long-tailed Weasel
Neogale frenata
7 observations · iNaturalist
European Rabbit
Oryctolagus cuniculus
6 observations · iNaturalist
Cotton Mouse
Peromyscus gossypinus
6 observations
Northwestern Marsh Rice Rat
Oryzomys texensis
6 observations · iNaturalist