Mammals of New Orleans, Louisiana
The mammals most often spotted near New Orleans, ranked by recent research-grade observations.
Most-observed mammals near New Orleans
Eastern Gray Squirrel
Sciurus carolinensis
921 observations
Common Raccoon
Procyon lotor
477 observations
Virginia Opossum
Didelphis virginiana
193 observations
Coypu
Myocastor coypus
183 observations
Wild Boar
Sus scrofa
142 observations · iNaturalist
Swamp Rabbit
Sylvilagus aquaticus
141 observations · iNaturalist
Domestic Cat
Felis catus
133 observations
Mexican Long-nosed Armadillo
Dasypus mexicanus
133 observations · iNaturalist
White-tailed Deer
Odocoileus virginianus
50 observations
Eastern Fox Squirrel
Sciurus niger
36 observations
Coyote
Canis latrans
29 observations
North American River Otter
Lontra canadensis
16 observations
Black Rat
Rattus rattus
16 observations
European Rabbit
Oryctolagus cuniculus
10 observations · iNaturalist
Brown Rat
Rattus norvegicus
9 observations
American Beaver
Castor canadensis
7 observations
Hispid Cotton Rat
Sigmodon hispidus
7 observations
Eastern Cottontail
Sylvilagus floridanus
5 observations
Common Bottlenose Dolphin
Tursiops truncatus
3 observations
House Mouse
Mus musculus
3 observations
Muskrat
Ondatra zibethicus
3 observations
Bobcat
Lynx rufus
2 observations
Red Fox
Vulpes vulpes
2 observations
Southern Flying Squirrel
Glaucomys volans
2 observations
Eastern Red Bat
Lasiurus borealis
1 observation
Northern Yellow Bat
Lasiurus intermedius
1 observation
Evening Bat
Nycticeius humeralis
1 observation
Mexican Free-tailed Bat
Tadarida brasiliensis
1 observation
Gray Fox
Urocyon cinereoargenteus
1 observation
West Indian Manatee
Trichechus manatus
1 observation
Domestic Dog
Canis familiaris
1 observation · iNaturalist
Domestic Goat
Capra hircus
1 observation · iNaturalist
American Mink
Neogale vison
1 observation