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List of mammals of Louisiana

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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

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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 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]

References

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  1. ^ "Wildlife_Action_Plan_2015" (PDF).
  2. ^ "Southern Short-tailed Shrew - Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency". 22 April 2022.
  3. ^ "Southeastern shrew - State of Tennessee, Wildlife Resources Agency". 22 April 2022.
  4. ^ Southeastern Outdoors. "Louisiana Bats". Archived from the original on 20 June 2019.