Mammals of North Carolina:
their Distribution and Abundance
The 30 most recent entries.
comNamecountydateobservernumbercommentsphoto_linkobsType
Northern Long-eared BatOnslow2025-05-06Gary Jordan (USFWS), Hailey Grossman (Camp Lejeune)1Adult male. Ears >17mm, sharp and symmetrical stiletto-shaped tragus, FA=35mm, Wt=6.5g - Eastern side of Camp Lejeune Marine Corps Base on Wallace Creekphoto02_Captured
Killer Whale_Currituck_inshore2014-03-28Todd Pusser4Large dolphins with tall, erect fins and distinct black and white pigmentation; white eye patch - Approximately 50 miles east of Corolla at 36.5000 N and 75.0000 Wphoto02_Photo
North American River OtterMoore2025-04-25Web Tucker Trail camera photo - Page Lake Aberdeen North Carolinaphoto02_Photo
Marsh RabbitMoore2024-03-01Terrell Tucker 1trail camera photo - Weymouth woods Beaver pond areaphoto02_Photo
Gray FoxWake2025-03-12Carolyne Whiting1Gray, healthy thick fur, Full bushy tail. My cat was in the crawlspace at the time, but she just stayed in her bed. She is almost 17 years old. I use a trailcam in my crawlspace, which you can actually walk in. The vent has been opened for the cats. Possum's come in during the winter to get a drink. - Crawlspace of 5544 Old Still Road Wake Forest, NCphoto02_Photo
Eastern Fox SquirrelBladen2025-04-21Stephen Oneufer1Black head, large size - On my property adjacent to Baker Lake State Natural Areaphoto02_Photo
Red FoxMoore2023-12-15Terrell Tucker 1trail camera photo - WEWO Beaver pond areaphoto02_Photo
North American River OtterMoore2025-03-17Terrell Tucker1TRAIL CAMERA CAPTURE - Page's Lake at Aberdeen Lake Park Aberdeen, NCphoto03_Roadkill
North American River OtterMoore2025-03-17Terrell Tucker 2TRAIL CAMERA CAPTURE - Page's at Aberdeen Lake Park Aberdeen, NCphoto02_Photo
Killer Whale_north_offshore2025-03-13Clearwater Marine Aquarium Research Institute crew1Reported widely in news media: https://www.13newsnow.com/article/tech/science/environment/orca-spotted-outer-banks-coast/ - Offshore of Kitty Hawk, NC05_Sight
Humpback WhaleDare2025-02-23B. Patteson, D. Irons, E. Corey30Large dark baleen whales with long flippers and large caudal fins with white blaze outlined in black. Dorsal small and often squarish. Several loose pods seen - 30+NM E of Oregon Inlet05_Sight
Fin WhaleDare2025-02-23B. Patteson, D. Irons, E. Corey1Large, sleek, pale rorqual with white lower right jaw, seen with loose gathering of Humpback Whales - ~30+nm E of Oregon Inlet05_Sight
Common Minke WhaleDare2025-02-23B. Patteson, D. Irons, E. Corey1Seen briefly, smaller rorqual with very diffuse blow, moderately tall falcate dorsal. - 30+NM E of Oregon Inlet05_Sight
BobcatMacon2024-05-27Alina Martin1large tanish brown cat with faint dark spotting, bobbed tail, and ear and cheek tufts ran across the road in front of the car while I was driving. - 35.0390430, -83.1384180 05_Sight
American MinkStanly2025-03-03James Phillipy 1Brown fur, long slender body and tail. - Stanly County photo02_Photo
Virginia OpossumWilkes2025-02-20Guy McGrane1Whitish color with prehensile tailm long snout pink nose small black ears. Appeared to have been frozen to death by cold windy snowy weather. - 1828 Browntown Roadphoto02_Photo
Smoky ShrewMadison2025-01-13Pat Momich1Having just seen a N. short-tail shrew (dug up and killed by our dog), this shrew was a surprise found on the snow. Smaller than the shorttail with a longer tail. Determined it was Sorex fumeus. - 2200' in rich cove forest photo02_Photo
Common RaccoonWilkes2025-02-14Guy McGrane1Black and white face, stripes, shape - 1828 Browntown Roadphoto02_Photo
CoypuCabarrus0000-00-00Frederic Roth1Reported in January 2025 as "living in our subdivision retention pond" - Cabarrus County05_Sight
Gray FoxForsyth2025-01-27Tom Stratton1See Photo - Kernersville cityphoto06_Sign w/photo
Eastern Spotted SkunkWatauga2023-11-01iNaturalist1https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/189894364 - Watauga County05_Sight
Striped SkunkAvery2023-11-14iNaturalist1https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/191058081 - Avery County05_Sight
Striped SkunkLincoln2024-04-29iNaturalist1https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/211942102 - Lincoln County05_Sight
Striped SkunkDavie2024-06-05iNaturalist1https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/220867859 - Davie County05_Sight
Striped SkunkPerson2021-08-15iNaturalist1https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/91227135 - Person County05_Sight
Striped SkunkColumbus2024-01-20iNaturalist1https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/199689778 - Columbus County05_Sight
American MinkHenderson2024-02-20iNaturalist1https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/201869602 - Henderson County05_Sight
American MinkMadison2023-10-18iNaturalist1https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/189670255 - Madison County05_Sight
American MinkRowan2024-12-16iNaturalist1https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/255292697 - Rowan County05_Sight
American MinkCaswell2024-03-26iNaturalist1https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/204365618 - Caswell County05_Sight