Mammals of North Carolina:
their Distribution and Abundance
The 30 most recent entries.
comNamecountydateobservernumbercommentsphoto_linkobsType
Striped SkunkChowan2024-09-21J. Russell Jinnette1Bushy tail, short front legs. - 36.047171, -76.660548photo02_Photo
Eastern Fox SquirrelUnion2026-01-29Hermes Goudes2Two Fox Squirrels on same tree: one gray with black and white head markings and one black with white marking on nose. - Off of Doster Rd, Mineral Springs NC near Solar Farmphoto02_Photo
CoypuChatham2025-07-01William Baker1Larger than muskrat, white whiskers, square jaw - (35.759650, -79.045271)photo02_Photo
BobcatChowan2024-09-30J. Russell Jinnette1Signature "bobbed" tail. - 36.047183, -76.660570photo02_Photo
BobcatAlamance2026-01-29Clinton C Yarbrough3Captured on Moultrie Edge 2 Pro trail camera. Have never seen Bobcats or evidence of them in this area until this fall. We have been using trail cameras for about 15 years. - GRAHAM (near Swepsonville) photo02_Photo
Silver-haired BatOrange2026-02-11Jason R Smith1Medium sized bat with dark brown white stuffed fur. - Inside a building near Johnston Mill Nature Preserve in Chapel Hill.photo02_Photo
Silver-haired BatRichmond2026-02-12Kolton Phillips1Dark fur with silver tips, short rounded ears - (35.019113, -79.520280)photo02_Photo
North American River OtterMoore2026-01-23Terrell Tucker 2Trail camera photo - Aberdeen Lake Park Aberdeen NC photo02_Photo
Hispid Cotton RatTransylvania2026-02-06 Khaos 1Small ears and white belly photo02_Photo
Roof RatWatauga2022-05-09Guy McGrane1All gray large rat, long smooth tail. - Near MM 300 on Blue Ridge Parkway. NOTE:appeared to have been dumped here from a car, after it was killed in a trap. Seems likely to have originated nearby.photo02_Photo
Northern Short-tailed ShrewAshe2025-09-29Guy McGrane1Short tail, long snout, gray fur, long body. More pics if needed. - Glendale Springs on Blue Ridge Parkwayphoto02_Photo
Meadow VoleMadison2026-01-29Pat Momich1Short tail, roundish body (not the commonly found short-tailed shrew) bi-colored tail, long fur, silvery on the belly, brown on the back. - In field, under snow. Found and unfortunately killed by my dog.photo02_Photo
BobcatMoore2026-01-13Terrell Tucker 1Trail camera photo - Aberdeen Lake Park Aberdeen NC photo02_Photo
Red SquirrelSwain2025-03-19Hunter Phillips1Small red squirrel with bold white eye ring - Appalachian Trail just north of Newfound Gap on the NC side. (Trail weaves between TN and NC border here)05_Sight
Red FoxMoore2026-01-17Terrell Tucker 1Trail camera photo - Aberdeen Lake Park Aberdeen NC photo02_Photo
North American River OtterMoore2025-12-30Terrell Tucker 2Trail camera photo - Aberdeen Lake Park Aberdeen NC photo02_Photo
North American River OtterMoore2025-03-07Erin Meany1Color, body shape, movement - N May St Southern Pines between Yadkin and Valley View roads05_Sight
Gray FoxCleveland2025-11-27Jon Bowman1Identified by body shape, tail size, snout size, fur patterns on tail and face. The photo is a still image from a trailcam video. The animal's features are easier to ascertain in the full video. - Just outside Bellwood, NC.photo02_Photo
Virginia OpossumGuilford2025-11-29Stephanie Willis1Looks like a opossum. There have been two of them around my home recently. Wish the photo was better. - Tree in my side yard. 36.07623, -79.7983 photo02_Photo
North American River OtterRockingham2025-11-30J. Reynolds1Sleek brown fur, white on face, thick long tail, holding a fish - MARIphoto02_Photo
Eastern Spotted SkunkBuncombe2021-02-19Wendy Walton, Gordon Walton1Skunk with white spot on forehead, white tipped tail. - Black Mountainphoto02_Photo
Eastern Fox SquirrelPitt2025-11-01Tracy Alexander1Where woods start after fields end at intersection - Near 258 Hwy and Toddy Rd photo02_Photo
Eastern Fox SquirrelAshe2025-11-08Christian Ayers1Large size, On ground predominantly, brown on face/tail. - New River State Park, 221 Access, riverside by campground.photo02_Photo
North American River OtterWatauga2025-10-25Guy McGrane1Large fast swimming mammal, with skinny round tail, too large for anything but beaver and otter, tail shape rules out beaver. Have pic of tail. - Price Lake, BRPphoto02_Photo
North American River OtterMecklenburg2025-11-03Carson NaleThe tail is long, shaped like an otter and the size of one - Behind my house in Charlotte NC 5400 Carmel park drive 28226photo02_Photo
Seminole BatGraham0000-00-00N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission biologistsMist-netted, so ID in the hand - Graham County; species netted in August 2025 during a bat blitz (Wildlife in North Carolina magazine, Nov-Dec 2025 issue02_Captured
Rafinesque's Big-eared BatGraham0000-00-00N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission biologistsID in the hand by biologists, from mist-netting - Graham County; August 202502_Captured
North American River OtterPamlico2025-11-01George Daughety4otter - bay riverphoto02_Photo
North American River OtterMoore2025-10-19Terrell Tucker 2Trail camera - Aberdeen Lake Park Aberdeen NC photo02_Photo
North American River OtterMoore2025-10-12Terrell Tucker 2Trail camera - Aberdeen Lake Park Aberdeen NC photo02_Photo