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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 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] |
Shrews are small mole-like mammals classified in the order Eulipotyphla. True shrews are not to be confused with treeshrews, otter shrews, elephant shrews, West Indies shrews, or marsupial shrews, which belong to different families or orders.
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