List of mammals 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
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
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]