Mammals of South Carolina
The mammals most often spotted in South Carolina, ranked by recent research-grade observations.
26,761
recent observations
50
species listed
50
mammals
Naturalists have logged 26,761 research-grade observations across the 50 most-recorded species in South Carolina. The most frequently seen is the Eastern Gray Squirrel, with 7,748 recorded sightings.
Rarer finds confirmed in South Carolina include Bobcat and West Indian Manatee - uncommon enough that a sighting is worth logging.
Most-observed mammals in South Carolina
Eastern Gray Squirrel
Sciurus carolinensis
7,748 observations
White-tailed Deer
Odocoileus virginianus
4,969 observations
Common Raccoon
Procyon lotor
1,848 observations
Mexican Long-nosed Armadillo
Dasypus mexicanus
1,278 observations · iNaturalist
Eastern Fox Squirrel
Sciurus niger
1,211 observations
Eastern Cottontail
Sylvilagus floridanus
1,089 observations
Virginia Opossum
Didelphis virginiana
945 observations
Tamanend's Bottlenose Dolphin
Tursiops erebennus
896 observations · iNaturalist
Eastern Chipmunk
Tamias striatus
850 observations
American Beaver
Castor canadensis
650 observations
Domestic Cat
Felis catus
464 observations
Groundhog
Marmota monax
435 observations
Coyote
Canis latrans
425 observations
North American River Otter
Lontra canadensis
399 observations
Wild Boar
Sus scrofa
382 observations · iNaturalist
American Black Bear
Ursus americanus
324 observations
Red Fox
Vulpes vulpes
301 observations
Marsh Rabbit
Sylvilagus palustris
256 observations
Gray Fox
Urocyon cinereoargenteus
251 observations
Bobcat
Lynx rufus
218 observations
American Mink
Neogale vison
190 observations
Eastern Mole
Scalopus aquaticus
171 observations
Hispid Cotton Rat
Sigmodon hispidus
156 observations
Southern Flying Squirrel
Glaucomys volans
132 observations
Striped Skunk
Mephitis mephitis
129 observations
Southern Short-tailed Shrew
Blarina carolinensis
114 observations
Muskrat
Ondatra zibethicus
103 observations
Eastern Red Bat
Lasiurus borealis
100 observations
Big Brown Bat
Eptesicus fuscus
82 observations
Mexican Free-tailed Bat
Tadarida brasiliensis
79 observations
Tri-coloured Bat
Perimyotis subflavus
75 observations
Domestic Dog
Canis familiaris
53 observations · iNaturalist
West Indian Manatee
Trichechus manatus
51 observations
Northern Short-tailed Shrew
Blarina brevicauda
40 observations
Evening Bat
Nycticeius humeralis
37 observations
Black Rat
Rattus rattus
34 observations
Seminole Bat
Lasiurus seminolus
32 observations
House Mouse
Mus musculus
32 observations
Rafinesque's Big-eared Bat
Corynorhinus rafinesquii
28 observations
Alleghanian Spotted Skunk
Spilogale putorius
27 observations
White-footed Mouse
Peromyscus leucopus
24 observations
American Red Squirrel
Tamiasciurus hudsonicus
23 observations
European Rabbit
Oryctolagus cuniculus
20 observations · iNaturalist
Woodland Vole
Microtus pinetorum
20 observations
Brown Rat
Rattus norvegicus
17 observations
North American Least Shrew
Cryptotis parvus
12 observations · iNaturalist
Southeastern Myotis
Myotis austroriparius
11 observations · iNaturalist
Northern Hoary Bat
Lasiurus cinereus
11 observations
Silver-haired Bat
Lasionycteris noctivagans
11 observations
Star-nosed Mole
Condylura cristata
8 observations
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