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.
This article presents the common and scientific names for the species, and extra information.

Eulipotyphla

Eulipotyphla are insectivorous mammals.

Species	More information	-
' Blarina carolinensis	Southern short-tailed shrews inhabit roughly every part of Louisiana.	-
' Sorex longirostris	Southeastern shrews live in the north-eastern region of Louisiana.
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	-
' Lasiurus borealis	Eastern red bat is a somewhat common bat species that lives throughout all of Louisiana.
' Nycticeius humeralis	Evening bats are a bat species that range over the entire southeast half of the United States.
' Tadarida brasiliensis	Brazilian free-tailed bat are a species of bat that inhabit throughout all of the United States.
' Eptesicus fuscus	Big brown bats can be found all throughout Louisiana.
' Pipistrellus subflavus	Eastern pipistrelles can be found throughout the entire state of Louisiana.
' Lasiurus cinereus	Hoary bats can be found throughout the entirety of the U.S., including Louisiana.
' Lasiurus intermedius	Northern yellow bats can be found through almost all of Louisiana except the northern cap which borders Arkansas.
' Corynorhinus rafinesquii	Rafinesque's big-eared bat covers practically all of Louisiana.
' Lasiurus seminolus	Seminole bats can be found throughout all of Louisiana.
' Lasionycteris noctivagans	Silver haired bats can be found throughout all of Louisiana.
Myotis austroriparius	Southeastern bats are found in all of north eastern Louisiana.