Mammals of North Carolina

89 established wild species in North Carolina. Plus 22 range-listed species with few or no digitized records.

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Alleghanian spotted skunk foraging among rocks and pine needles in daylight

Alleghanian Spotted Skunk

Spilogale putorius

Occasional in North Carolina 37 sightings
Size 32 cm12.6 in Weight 583 g1.3 lb active by night forest edge

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Neotoma magister

Allegheny Woodrat

Neotoma magister

Marginal occurrence · 7 records
Size 31–45 cm12.2–17.7 in Weight 357 g12.6 oz active by night rocky outcrop
Beaver swimming low in murky green pond water with only its wet head and back above the surface

American Beaver

Castor canadensis

Common in North Carolina 1,468 sightings
Size 60–90 cm2–3 ft Weight 11–32 kg24.3–70.5 lb active day & night river

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Oso negro (Ursus americanus), Parque natural provincial Tatshenshini-Alsek, Yukón, Canadá, 2017-08-25, DD 85

American Black Bear

Ursus americanus

Common in North Carolina 3,429 sightings
Size 1.2–2 m3.9–6.6 ft Weight 40–250 kg88.2–551.2 lb active by night conifer forest

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Norka amerykańska (neovison vison)

American Mink

Neogale vison

Common in North Carolina 214 sightings
Size 33–45.7 cm13–18 in Weight 0.5–1.4 kg1–3 lb active day & night lake

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American pygmy shrew crossing an asphalt path

American pygmy shrew

Sorex hoyi

Marginal occurrence · 2 records
Size 5–7 cm2–2.8 in Weight 2–5 g0.1–0.2 oz active day & night deciduous forest
Tamiasciurus hudsonicus James Gardens

American Red Squirrel

Tamiasciurus hudsonicus

Common in North Carolina 539 sightings
Size 17–23 cm6.7–9.1 in Weight 140–310 g4.9–10.9 oz active by day wetland

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American water shrew swimming at the surface of a stream, seen from above

American water shrew

Sorex palustris

Marginal occurrence · 2 records
Size 8 cm3.1 in Weight 8–18 g0.3–0.6 oz active day & night river
Appalachian Cottontail (Sylvilagus obscurus)

Appalachian Cottontail

Sylvilagus obscurus

Occasional in North Carolina 50 sightings
Size 38.1–43.2 cm15–17 in Weight 0.8–1.2 kg1.7–2.5 lb active by day river

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Atlantic spotted dolphin (Stenella frontalis) NOAA

Atlantic spotted dolphin

Stenella frontalis

Rarely seen in North Carolina 3 sightings
Size 2.8 m9.2 ft Weight 100 kg220.5 lb active day & night river

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Big Brown Bats (Eptesicus fuscus)

Big Brown Bat

Eptesicus fuscus

Common in North Carolina 199 sightings
Size 7.5 cm3 in Weight 17 g0.6 oz active by night agricultural

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Live black rat climbing through branches

Black Rat

Rattus rattus

Occasional in North Carolina 17 sightings
Size 16–24 cm6.3–9.4 in Weight 75–230 g2.6–8.1 oz active by night agricultural

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Beaked Whale

Blainville's beaked whale

Mesoplodon densirostris

Occasional in North Carolina 55 sightings
Size 4–6 m13.1–19.7 ft Weight 800–1500 kg1763.7–3306.9 lb active day & night river

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Bobcat (Lynx rufus)

Bobcat

Lynx rufus

Common in North Carolina 447 sightings
Size 30–60 cm11.8–23.6 in Weight 4–18 kg8.8–39.7 lb active by night forest edge

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Clymene dolphins leaping clear of the water

Clymene dolphin

Stenella clymene

Occasional in North Carolina 12 sightings
Size 2.5 m8.3 ft Weight 75 kg165.3 lb active day & night coastal

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Common Bottlenose Dolphin (Tursiops truncatus)

Common Bottlenose Dolphin

Tursiops truncatus

Common in North Carolina 315 sightings
Size 2–4 m6.6–13.1 ft Weight 150–650 kg330.7–1433 lb active by day coastal

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Small group of common dolphins surfacing in choppy water, pale hourglass flank patch visible

Common Dolphin

Delphinus delphis

Common in North Carolina 82 sightings
Size 1.6–2.6 m5.2–8.5 ft Weight 70–110 kg154.3–242.5 lb active by night coastal

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Common Raccoon in Hugh Taylor Birch State Park

Common Raccoon

Procyon lotor

Common in North Carolina 4,237 sightings
Size 40–70 cm1.3–2.3 ft Weight 3.5–9 kg7.7–19.8 lb active by night mixed forest

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Hisbid Cotton Mouse Mission TX 2018-03-12 08-18-23 (27112942988)

Cotton Mouse

Peromyscus gossypinus

Occasional in North Carolina 60 sightings
Size 10.3 cm4.1 in Weight 34–51 g1.2–1.8 oz active by night woodland

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Mother Coyote Sitting, Watching Over Den, Photo 1 of 2 (47924154788)

Coyote

Canis latrans

Common in North Carolina 1,385 sightings
Size 0.8–1 m2.5–3.3 ft Weight 7–21 kg15.4–46.3 lb active day & night urban

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Coypus

Coypu

Myocastor coypus

Common in North Carolina 548 sightings
Size 40–60 cm15.7–23.6 in Weight 4–10 kg8.8–22 lb active by night river

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Ziphius cavirostris Mar Ligure

Cuvier's beaked whale

Ziphius cavirostris

Marginal occurrence · 9 records
Size 5–7 m16.4–23 ft Weight 2000–3500 kg4409.2–7716.2 lb active day & night coastal
Dwarf sperm whale logging at the ocean surface

Dwarf Sperm Whale

Kogia sima

Occasional in North Carolina 71 sightings
Size 2.1–2.7 m6.9–8.9 ft Weight 136–270 kg299.8–595.2 lb active day & night coastal

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Eastern Chipmunk (Tamias striatus)

Eastern Chipmunk

Tamias striatus

Common in North Carolina 1,873 sightings
Size 16.6 cm6.5 in Weight 93 g3.3 oz active by day urban

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Blacklick Woods - Eastern cottontail feeding 1

Eastern Cottontail

Sylvilagus floridanus

Common in North Carolina 5,825 sightings
Size 36–43 cm14.2–16.9 in Weight 0.8–1.5 kg1.8–3.3 lb active day & night lake

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Grey squirrel (Sciurus carolinensis) 01

Eastern Gray Squirrel

Sciurus carolinensis

Common in North Carolina 18,617 sightings
Size 23–30 cm9.1–11.8 in Weight 400–710 g0.9–1.6 lb active by day wetland

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Eastern harvest mouse moving through grass and herb stems

Eastern Harvest Mouse

Reithrodontomys humulis

Occasional in North Carolina 15 sightings
Size 7.1 cm2.8 in Weight 9 g0.3 oz active by night grassland

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Eastern Mole (Scalopus aquaticus)

Eastern Mole

Scalopus aquaticus

Common in North Carolina 410 sightings
Size 14.8 cm5.8 in Weight 75 g2.6 oz active day & night river

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Eastern red bat roosting among green leaves, disguised as a dead leaf

Eastern Red Bat

Lasiurus borealis

Common in North Carolina 223 sightings
Size 9.3–11.7 cm3.7–4.6 in Weight 7–13 g0.2–0.5 oz active by night desert

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Eastern small-footed myotis clinging to a weathered wooden post in daylight, unhandled and alert

Eastern Small-footed Myotis

Myotis leibii

Rarely seen in North Carolina 10 sightings
Size 7.5–8.5 cm3–3.3 in Weight 5 g0.2 oz active by night cave

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AI-generated image: Eastern Water Shrew drinking at stream edge beside mossy log. No public-domain photograph of this species exists. This image was generated with AI from verified reference material and reviewed by our editorial team for accuracy

Eastern Water Shrew

Sorex albibarbis

Rarely seen in North Carolina 2 sightings
Size 13–17 cm5.1–6.7 in Weight 8–18 g0.3–0.6 oz active day & night riparian
Eastern woodrat climbing in a shrub

Eastern Woodrat

Neotoma floridana

Rarely seen in North Carolina 10 sightings
Size 21.4 cm8.4 in Weight 208 g7.3 oz active by night coastal

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Elk (Cervus canadensis)

Elk

Cervus canadensis

Common in North Carolina 2,703 sightings
Size 1.6–2.7 m5.2–8.9 ft Weight 178–497 kg392.4–1095.7 lb active day & night forest edge

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European rabbit feeding in dry vegetation

European Rabbit

Oryctolagus cuniculus

Occasional in North Carolina 26 sightings
Size 34–50 cm13.4–19.7 in Weight 1–2.5 kg2.2–5.5 lb active by night grassland

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Evening bat resting, brown fur and dark ears and wings visible, not restrained

Evening Bat

Nycticeius humeralis

Occasional in North Carolina 15 sightings
Size 5 cm2 in Weight 7–15 g0.2–0.5 oz active by night agricultural

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Two false killer whales bow-riding at speed through breaking white spray

False Killer Whale

Pseudorca crassidens

Marginal occurrence · 1 record
Size 4–6.1 m13.1–20 ft Weight 700–2200 kg1543.2–4850.2 lb active day & night coastal

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Fin whale from air

Fin Whale

Balaenoptera physalus

Occasional in North Carolina 14 sightings
Size 17–22 m55.8–72.2 ft Weight 40000–80000 kg88185–176370 lb active by day coastal

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Sciurus niger

Fox Squirrel

Sciurus niger

Common in North Carolina 638 sightings
Size 25.4–38.1 cm10–15 in Weight 804 g1.8 lb active by day river

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Gervais' beaked whale (Mesoplodon europaeus)

Gervais' beaked whale

Mesoplodon europaeus

Rarely seen in North Carolina 2 sightings
Size 6.7 m22 ft Weight 948–1090 kg2090–2403 lb active day & night urban

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Golden Mouse (Ochrotomys nuttalli)

Golden Mouse

Ochrotomys nuttalli

Occasional in North Carolina 52 sightings
Size 9.7 cm3.8 in Weight 22 g0.8 oz active dawn & dusk woodland

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Myotis grisescens colony

Gray Bat

Myotis grisescens

Range-listed · no digitized records yet
Size 7.5–10.1 cm3–4 in Weight 10 g0.4 oz active by night cave
Gray fox standing in dappled woodland

Gray Fox

Urocyon cinereoargenteus

Common in North Carolina 821 sightings
Size 0.8–1.1 m2.5–3.7 ft Weight 3–9 kg6.6–19.8 lb active day & night brushy woodland

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Silver-gray wolf walking along a gravel bank in Alaska

Gray Wolf

Canis lupus

Marginal occurrence · 123 records
Size 1.1–1.6 m3.4–5.2 ft Weight 23–80 kg50.7–176.4 lb active day & night cave
Eschrichtius robustus ALM 1702 p1

Grey Whale

Eschrichtius robustus

Marginal occurrence · 6 records
Size 11–15 m36.1–49.2 ft Weight 15000–40000 kg33069.4–88185 lb active by day desert
Groundhog (Marmota monax)

Groundhog

Marmota monax

Common in North Carolina 2,081 sightings
Size 50.6 cm19.9 in Weight 3.4 kg7.5 lb active by day woodland

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Common seal (Phoca vitulina) 2

Harbor Seal

Phoca vitulina

Occasional in North Carolina 26 sightings
Size 1.4–1.9 m4.6–6.2 ft Weight 55–170 kg121.3–374.8 lb active by day coastal

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Phocoena phocoena.2

Harbour Porpoise

Phocoena phocoena

Occasional in North Carolina 20 sightings
Size 1.4–1.9 m4.6–6.2 ft Weight 45–70 kg99.2–154.3 lb active by night coastal

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Harp Seal (Pagophilus groenlandicus), Greenland Sea IMG 5032

Harp Seal

Pagophilus groenlandicus

Rarely seen in North Carolina 11 sightings
Size 1.8 m5.8 ft Weight 141.1 kg311.1 lb active by day coastal

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Hispid cotton rat moving through short green grass

Hispid cotton rat

Sigmodon hispidus

Common in North Carolina 383 sightings
Size 18.5 cm7.3 in Weight 160 g5.6 oz active day & night river

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House mouse in dry plant litter

House Mouse

Mus musculus

Common in North Carolina 121 sightings
Size 5–10 cm2–3.9 in Weight 12–30 g0.4–1.1 oz active by night agricultural

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Humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) with calf Moorea 2

Humpback Whale

Megaptera novaeangliae

Occasional in North Carolina 24 sightings
Size 12–17 m39.4–55.8 ft Weight 25000–40000 kg55115.6–88185 lb active by day marine

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Indiana bats roosting in a dense cluster on a cave ceiling with several individuals in flight below

Indiana bat

Myotis sodalis

Rarely seen in North Carolina 11 sightings
Size 5.5 cm2.2 in Weight 5–10 g0.2–0.4 oz active by night agricultural

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Least Weasel (Mustela nivalis)

Least Weasel

Mustela nivalis

Range-listed · no digitized records yet
Size 26 cm10.2 in Weight 50 g1.8 oz active by night grassland
Long-finned pilot whale spyhopping at the surface, showing its bulbous forehead

Long-finned Pilot Whale

Globicephala melas

Rarely seen in North Carolina 4 sightings
Size 7.1 m23.3 ft Weight 1060 kg2336.9 lb active by night urban

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AI-generated image: Long-tailed Shrew in side profile on moss-covered wet rocks. No public-domain photograph of this species exists. This image was generated with AI from verified reference material and reviewed by our editorial team for accuracy

Long-tailed Shrew

Sorex dispar

Marginal occurrence · 3 records
Size 6.6 cm2.6 in Weight 3–8 g0.1–0.3 oz active day & night river
Long-tailed weasel standing alert in grass with its black-tipped tail curled behind it, Sonoma County, California

Long-tailed Weasel

Neogale frenata

Occasional in North Carolina 36 sightings
Size 24.8 cm9.8 in Weight 170 g6 oz active day & night wetland

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Marsh Rabbit

Marsh Rabbit

Sylvilagus palustris

Common in North Carolina 488 sightings
Size 40.6 cm16 in Weight 1.2 kg2.7 lb active by night coastal

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Sorex cinereus, Harwich, Chatham, Ontario, Canada 1

Masked Shrew

Sorex cinereus

Size 6.9 cm2.7 in Weight 5 g0.2 oz active day & night grassland

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Tadarida brasiliensis - Bahamas - Long Island (sic) - Cartwright Cave - March 2006 - 2

Mexican Free-tailed Bat

Tadarida brasiliensis

Occasional in North Carolina 50 sightings
Size 3.1–4.1 cm1.2–1.6 in Weight 7–12 g0.2–0.4 oz active by night cave

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Common minke whale (Balaenoptera acutorostrata). Teriberka

Minke Whale

Balaenoptera acutorostrata

Marginal occurrence · 4 records
Size 7–10 m23–32.8 ft Weight 5000–10000 kg11023.1–22046.2 lb active by day wetland
Muskrats resting on a floating log in open water

Muskrat

Ondatra zibethicus

Common in North Carolina 394 sightings
Size 25–36 cm9.8–14.2 in Weight 0.6–2 kg1.3–4.4 lb active day & night wetland

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Nine-banded Armadillo

Nine-banded Armadillo

Dasypus mexicanus

Size 60–90 cm2–3 ft Weight 3–8 kg6.6–17.6 lb active by night forest

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Deer Mouse (Peromyscus maniculatus) (9310532204)

North American Deermouse

Peromyscus maniculatus

Common in North Carolina 536 sightings
Size 8–10 cm3.1–3.9 in Weight 21 g0.7 oz active by night river

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North American least shrew moving through short grass

North American Least Shrew

Cryptotis parvus

Occasional in North Carolina 51 sightings
Size 5–8 cm2–3.1 in Weight 6 g0.2 oz active by night grassland

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River Otter (Lontra canadensis)

North American River Otter

Lontra canadensis

Common in North Carolina 877 sightings
Size 0.7–1.1 m2.2–3.5 ft Weight 5–15 kg11–33.1 lb active day & night river

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Live North Atlantic right whale head at the surface, rough pale callosity patches visible on the rostrum

North Atlantic right whale

Eubalaena glacialis

Rarely seen in North Carolina 11 sightings
Size 17.6 m57.8 ft Weight 23000 kg50706.4 lb active day & night coastal

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Live northeastern marsh rice rat peering out from dense dry grass and green shoots

Northeastern Marsh Rice Rat

Oryzomys palustris

Rarely seen in North Carolina 5 sightings
Size 14.2 cm5.6 in Weight 50 g1.8 oz active day & night wetland

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Northern Flying Squirrel (Glaucomys sabrinus)

Northern Flying Squirrel

Glaucomys sabrinus

Marginal occurrence · 7 records
Size 25–37 cm9.8–14.6 in Weight 148 g5.2 oz active by night mixed conifer
Hoary bat in flight against blue sky, wings spread to show its yellow throat patch and heavily frosted fur

Northern Hoary Bat

Lasiurus cinereus

Occasional in North Carolina 15 sightings
Size 13–15 cm5.1–5.9 in Weight 26 g0.9 oz active by night cave

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Northern myotis hanging head-down from a rock ceiling, long ears and tan fur visible

Northern Myotis

Myotis septentrionalis

Marginal occurrence · 5 records
Size 8.6 cm3.4 in Weight 6 g0.2 oz active by night coniferous forest
Northern Short-tailed Shrew (Blarina brevicauda)

Northern Short-tailed Shrew

Blarina brevicauda

Size 11.1 cm4.4 in Weight 21 g0.7 oz active day & night riparian

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AI-generated image: northern yellow bat hanging head-down among dead palm fronds. No public-domain photograph of this species exists. This image was generated with AI from verified reference material and reviewed by our editorial team for accuracy

Northern Yellow Bat

Lasiurus intermedius

Range-listed · no digitized records yet
Size 8.9 cm3.5 in Weight 20 g0.7 oz active by night coastal
Live Norway rat beside shallow water

Norway Rat

Rattus norvegicus

Occasional in North Carolina 75 sightings
Size 15–28 cm5.9–11 in Weight 140–500 g0.3–1.1 lb active by night urban

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Peromyscus polionotus oldfield mouse

Oldfield Mouse

Peromyscus polionotus

Range-listed · no digitized records yet
Size 9.7 cm3.8 in Weight 14 g0.5 oz active by night coastal
Killer Whales Hunting a Seal

Orca

Orcinus orca

Marginal occurrence · 2 records
Size 5–9.8 m16.4–32.2 ft Weight 2600–10000 kg5732–22046.2 lb active day & night coastal
Pantropical spotted dolphin (Stenella attenuata)

Pantropical spotted dolphin

Stenella attenuata

Marginal occurrence · 2 records
Size 1.9–2.1 m6.4–6.9 ft Weight 66.8–107.9 kg147.2–238 lb active day & night coastal
Live pygmy sperm whales logging at the sea surface, backs and dorsal fins exposed

Pygmy Sperm Whale

Kogia breviceps

Occasional in North Carolina 36 sightings
Size 2.7–4 m8.9–13.1 ft Weight 320–450 kg705.5–992.1 lb active day & night urban

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Rafinesques big-eared bat (5494435840)

Rafinesque's Big-eared Bat

Corynorhinus rafinesquii

Occasional in North Carolina 32 sightings
Size 10.5 cm4.1 in Weight 9–11 g0.3–0.4 oz active by night cave

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Red Fox (Vulpes vulpes)

Red Fox

Vulpes vulpes

Common in North Carolina 711 sightings
Size 43 cm16.9 in Weight 5–10 kg11–22 lb active day & night desert

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Canis rufus running

Red Wolf

Canis rufus

Common in North Carolina 113 sightings
Size 1.4–1.6 m4.5–5.4 ft Weight 20–39 kg44.1–86 lb active by night river

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Risso s Dolphin (Grampus griseus) Catalina (3)

Risso's Dolphin

Grampus griseus

Occasional in North Carolina 23 sightings
Size 2.6–4 m8.5–13.1 ft Weight 342.5–460 kg755.1–1014.1 lb active by night coastal

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Microtus chrotorrhinus

Rock Vole

Microtus chrotorrhinus

Occasional in North Carolina 26 sightings
Size 11.5 cm4.5 in Weight 39 g1.4 oz active day & night coniferous forest

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Rough-toothed dolphin porpoising at the surface of blue ocean water, showing its slender uncreased rostrum and low sloped forehead

Rough-toothed dolphin

Steno bredanensis

Occasional in North Carolina 36 sightings
Size 2.6 m8.5 ft Weight 118.3 kg260.7 lb active day & night river

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Sei whale surfacing in deep blue ocean water, small curved dorsal fin visible with a splash at the blowhole

Sei Whale

Balaenoptera borealis

Marginal occurrence · 2 records
Size 12–20 m39.4–65.6 ft Weight 14000–30000 kg30864.7–66138.7 lb active by day urban
Seminole bat resting on leaf litter at night with wings partly folded

Seminole Bat

Lasiurus seminolus

Occasional in North Carolina 20 sightings
Size 10.8–11.4 cm4.3–4.5 in Weight 13 g0.5 oz active by night coastal

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Short-finned Pilot Whale off Tenerife

Short-finned Pilot Whale

Globicephala macrorhynchus

Common in North Carolina 119 sightings
Size 6.1 m20 ft Weight 726 kg1600.6 lb active by night coastal

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Silver-haired bat tucked into loose bark

Silver-haired Bat

Lasionycteris noctivagans

Occasional in North Carolina 61 sightings
Size 9.5–11.5 cm3.7–4.5 in Weight 11 g0.4 oz active by night river

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Smoky shrew moving through dense green grass

Smoky Shrew

Sorex fumeus

Rarely seen in North Carolina 2 sightings
Size 7.4 cm2.9 in Weight 8 g0.3 oz active day & night river

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Lepus americanus 5459 cropped

Snowshoe Hare

Lepus americanus

Range-listed · no digitized records yet
Size 41–52 cm16.1–20.5 in Weight 1.4–1.6 kg3.2–3.4 lb active by night coniferous forest
Southeastern Myotis (Myotis austroriparius)

Southeastern Myotis

Myotis austroriparius

Occasional in North Carolina 13 sightings
Size 7.7–8.9 cm3–3.5 in Weight 6–7 g0.2 oz active by night coastal

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AI-generated image: Southern bog lemming alert among wet sedges and sphagnum at a bog edge. No public-domain photograph of this species exists. This image was generated with AI from verified reference material and reviewed by our editorial team for accuracy

Southern Bog Lemming

Synaptomys cooperi

Occasional in North Carolina 23 sightings
Size 11.8 cm4.6 in Weight 35 g1.2 oz active day & night mixed conifer

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Southern Flying Squirrel

Glaucomys volans

Common in North Carolina 289 sightings
Size 17.1 cm6.7 in Weight 65 g2.3 oz active by night deciduous forest

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Southern red-backed vole feeding among sunflower seeds on snow

Southern Red-backed Vole

Clethrionomys gapperi

Size 12–16.5 cm4.7–6.5 in Weight 6–42 g0.2–1.5 oz active by night mixed forest

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Southern short-tailed shrew walking through moss and leaf litter beside green plant shoots

Southern Short-tailed Shrew

Blarina carolinensis

Common in North Carolina 394 sightings
Size 10.2 cm4 in Weight 20 g0.7 oz active day & night agricultural

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Sperm whale pod recolored

Sperm Whale

Physeter macrocephalus

Rarely seen in North Carolina 6 sightings
Size 10.7–11 m35–36 ft Weight 13500–57000 kg29762.4–125663.6 lb active day & night urban

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Spinner Dolphin (Stenella longirotris)

Spinner Dolphin

Stenella longirostris

Occasional in North Carolina 22 sightings
Size 2.5 m8.3 ft Weight 72.7 kg160.2 lb active day & night coastal

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Star-nosed mole's fleshy 22-ray nose organ fanned out, close-up macro

Star-nosed mole

Condylura cristata

Occasional in North Carolina 14 sightings
Size 12.1 cm4.8 in Weight 52 g1.8 oz active day & night urban

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Small group of striped dolphins swimming at the surface in open blue ocean

Striped Dolphin

Stenella coeruleoalba

Occasional in North Carolina 52 sightings
Size 1.8–2.6 m5.9–8.5 ft Weight 100–160 kg220.5–352.7 lb active day & night urban

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Mephitis mephitis in Dierenpark Zie-ZOO

Striped Skunk

Mephitis mephitis

Common in North Carolina 448 sightings
Size 46.5–81.5 cm1.5–2.7 ft Weight 0.6–6.3 kg1.3–13.9 lb active by night grassland

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Swamp Rabbit

Sylvilagus aquaticus

Marginal occurrence · 1 record
Size 40–55 cm15.7–21.7 in Weight 1.5–2.7 kg3.3–6 lb active day & night wetland
Two Tamanend's bottlenose dolphins surfacing together, an adult with a smaller paler calf alongside

Tamanend's Bottlenose Dolphin

Tursiops erebennus

Common in North Carolina 527 sightings
Size 2.3–2.9 m7.6–9.4 ft coastal

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Townsend's big-eared bat roosting on a cave wall

Townsend's Big-eared Bat

Corynorhinus townsendii

Marginal occurrence · 4 records
Size 5.8 cm2.3 in Weight 9–11 g0.3–0.4 oz active by night coastal

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Tricolored Bat hibernating on a limestone mine wall

Tricolored Bat

Perimyotis subflavus

Common in North Carolina 103 sightings
Size 7.7–8.9 cm3–3.5 in Weight 5–8 g0.2–0.3 oz active by night cave

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Virginia Opossum clinging to a tree branch in a snowy winter woodland

Virginia Opossum

Didelphis virginiana

Common in North Carolina 2,757 sightings
Size 40.8 cm16.1 in Weight 1.1–1.6 kg2.5–3.6 lb active by night river

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Manatee with calf.PD - colour corrected

West Indian Manatee

Trichechus manatus

Rarely seen in North Carolina 11 sightings
Size 4 m13.1 ft Weight 387.5 kg854.3 lb active day & night coastal

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Little brown myotis roosting alertly on a wooden beam

Western Little Brown Myotis

Myotis lucifugus

Rarely seen in North Carolina 8 sightings
Size 8–9.5 cm3.1–3.7 in Weight 6–13 g0.2–0.5 oz active by night cave

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White-beaked dolphin porpoising beside a boat, showing its pale flank and short beak

White-beaked dolphin

Lagenorhynchus albirostris

Marginal occurrence · 3 records
Size 2.3–3.2 m7.5–10.5 ft Weight 180–350 kg396.8–771.6 lb active day & night river

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White-footed mouse on a fallen log in leaf litter

White-footed Mouse

Peromyscus leucopus

Size 10.1 cm4 in Weight 20–30 g0.7–1.1 oz active by night urban

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White-tailed Deer (Odocoileus virginianus)

White-tailed Deer

Odocoileus virginianus

Common in North Carolina 14,313 sightings
Size 0.9–2.2 m3.1–7.2 ft Weight 68–136 kg149.9–299.8 lb active day & night mixed forest

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Adult wild boar foraging in grass

Wild Boar

Sus scrofa

Common in North Carolina 94 sightings
Size 85–90 cm2.8–3 ft Weight 40–50 kg88.2–110.2 lb active day & night lake

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Microtus pinetorum - crlevy - 550023152

Woodland Vole

Microtus pinetorum

Occasional in North Carolina 48 sightings
Size 10.3 cm4.1 in Weight 26 g0.9 oz active day & night woodland

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