Mammals of South Carolina
The mammals most often spotted in South Carolina, ranked by recent research-grade observations.
Most-observed mammals in South Carolina
Eastern Gray Squirrel
Sciurus carolinensis
7,636 observations
White-tailed Deer
Odocoileus virginianus
4,780 observations
Common Raccoon
Procyon lotor
1,812 observations
Mexican Long-nosed Armadillo
Dasypus mexicanus
1,216 observations · iNaturalist
Eastern Fox Squirrel
Sciurus niger
1,186 observations
Eastern Cottontail
Sylvilagus floridanus
1,050 observations
Virginia Opossum
Didelphis virginiana
916 observations
Tamanend's Bottlenose Dolphin
Tursiops erebennus
871 observations · iNaturalist
Eastern Chipmunk
Tamias striatus
845 observations
American Beaver
Castor canadensis
644 observations
Domestic Cat
Felis catus
450 observations
Coyote
Canis latrans
417 observations
Groundhog
Marmota monax
417 observations
North American River Otter
Lontra canadensis
391 observations
Wild Boar
Sus scrofa
376 observations · iNaturalist
American Black Bear
Ursus americanus
310 observations
Red Fox
Vulpes vulpes
293 observations
Marsh Rabbit
Sylvilagus palustris
254 observations
Gray Fox
Urocyon cinereoargenteus
243 observations
Bobcat
Lynx rufus
214 observations
American Mink
Neogale vison
189 observations
Eastern Mole
Scalopus aquaticus
170 observations
Hispid Cotton Rat
Sigmodon hispidus
152 observations
Southern Flying Squirrel
Glaucomys volans
132 observations
Striped Skunk
Mephitis mephitis
121 observations
Southern Short-tailed Shrew
Blarina carolinensis
113 observations
Muskrat
Ondatra zibethicus
101 observations
Eastern Red Bat
Lasiurus borealis
97 observations
Big Brown Bat
Eptesicus fuscus
81 observations
Mexican Free-tailed Bat
Tadarida brasiliensis
79 observations
Tri-coloured Bat
Perimyotis subflavus
74 observations
Domestic Dog
Canis familiaris
53 observations · iNaturalist
West Indian Manatee
Trichechus manatus
49 observations
Northern Short-tailed Shrew
Blarina brevicauda
39 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
Alleghanian Spotted Skunk
Spilogale putorius
27 observations
Rafinesque's Big-eared Bat
Corynorhinus rafinesquii
25 observations
White-footed Mouse
Peromyscus leucopus
23 observations
American Red Squirrel
Tamiasciurus hudsonicus
23 observations
European Rabbit
Oryctolagus cuniculus
19 observations · iNaturalist
Brown Rat
Rattus norvegicus
17 observations
Woodland Vole
Microtus pinetorum
13 observations
Southeastern Myotis
Myotis austroriparius
11 observations · iNaturalist
Northern Hoary Bat
Lasiurus cinereus
11 observations
Silver-haired Bat
Lasionycteris noctivagans
11 observations
North American Least Shrew
Cryptotis parvus
11 observations · iNaturalist
Star-nosed Mole
Condylura cristata
8 observations