List of mammals of Louisiana
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Wild mammal species of Louisiana
This is a list of all wild mammal species currently found in the U.S. state of Louisiana. Louisiana has a total of 70 mammal species within its borders.[1]
This article presents the common and scientific names for the species, and extra information.
Eulipotyphla
Eulipotyphla are insectivorous mammals.
Species | More Information | |
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Southern short-tailed shrew Blarina carolinensis | Southern short-tailed shrews inhabit roughly every part of Louisiana.[2] | |
Southeastern shrew Sorex longirostris | Southeastern shrews live in the north-eastern region of Louisiana. | [3] |
North American least shrew Cryptotis parva | North american least shrews cover practically every part of Louisiana except for a slight south-eastern strip in the New Orleans region. |
Bats
Bats are winged, omnivorous mammals capable of taking flight. There are five known species of bats that inhabit throughout the state of Louisiana.
Species | More Information | |
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Eastern red bat Lasiurus borealis | Eastern red bat is a somewhat common bat species that lives throughout all of Louisiana. | |
Evening bat Nycticeius humeralis | Evening bats are a bat species that range over the entire southeast half of the United States. | |
Brazilian free-tailed bat Tadarida brasiliensis | Brazilian free-tailed bat are a species of bat that inhabit throughout all of the United States. | |
Big brown bat Eptesicus fuscus | Big brown bats can be found all throughout Louisiana. | |
Eastern pipistrelle Pipistrellus subflavus | Eastern pipistrelles can be found throughout the entire state of Louisiana. | |
Hoary bat Lasiurus cinereus | Hoary bats can be found throughout the entirety of the U.S. , including Louisiana. | |
Northern yellow bat Lasiurus intermedius | Northern yellow bats can be found through almost all of Louisiana except the northern cap which borders Arkansas. | |
Rafinesque's big-eared bat Corynorhinus rafinesquii | Rafinesque's big-eared bat covers practically all of Louisiana. | |
Seminole bat Lasiurus seminolus | Seminole bats can be found throughout all of Louisiana. | |
Silver haired bat Lasionycteris noctivagans | Silver haired bats can be found throughout all of Louisiana. | |
Southeastern myotis Myotis austroriparius | Southeastern bats are found in all of north eastern Louisiana. | [4] |
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