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Mammals of South Carolina
| ORDER/Family |
Common Name |
Species Name |
Status |
Distribution |
ASM Slide Library |
Mammalian Species # |
| MARSUPIALIA |
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| Didelphimorphia |
opossum |
Didelphis virginiana |
abundant |
statewide |
3, 4, 630, 828, 829, 830 |
40 |
| INSECTIVORA |
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| Soricidae |
masked shrew |
Sorex cinereus |
species of concern (state) |
far NW only (Oconee Co.) |
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southeastern shrew |
Sorex longirostris |
uncommon |
statewide |
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143 |
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smoky shrew |
Sorex fumeus |
species of concern (state) |
far NW only |
|
215 |
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pygmy shrew |
Microsorex hoyi |
species of concern (state) |
far NW only |
|
33 |
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short-tailed shrew |
Blarina brevicauda |
common |
far NW only |
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Carolina short-tailed shrew |
Blarina carolinensis |
common |
statewide except far NW |
20, 644 |
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least shrew |
Cryptotis parva |
uncommon |
statewide |
957 |
43 |
| Talpidae |
hairy-tailed mole |
Parascalops breweri |
species of concern (state) |
far NW only (Oconee and Pickens Co.) |
646, 852 |
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eastern mole |
Scalopus aquaticus |
common |
statewide |
647, 648 |
105 |
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star-nosed mole |
Condylura cristata |
species of concern (state) |
E 1/2 of state, far NW |
649, 650 |
129 |
| CHIROPTERA |
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| Vespertilionidae |
little brown bat |
Myotis lucifugus |
species of concern (state) |
far NW, far S |
224, 225, 814 |
142 |
| |
southeastern bat |
Myotis austroriparius |
threatened (state) |
NC only |
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332 |
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keen's bat |
Myotis keenii |
species of concern (state) |
far NW only |
226, 227 |
121 |
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Indiana bat |
Myotis sodalis |
endangered (federal) |
far NW only |
391 |
163 |
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small-footed bat |
Myotis leibii |
threatened (state) |
far NW only |
|
547 |
| |
big brown bat |
Eptesicus fuscus |
common |
statewide |
39, 223 |
356 |
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silver-haired bat |
Lasionycteris noctivagans |
uncommon |
statewide |
658 |
172 |
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eastern pipistrelle bat |
Pipistrellus subflavus |
common |
statewide |
38, 654 |
228 |
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red bat |
Lasiurus borealis |
common |
statewide |
40, 655, 815 |
183 |
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seminole bat |
Lasiurus seminolus |
uncommon |
statewide except far NW |
|
280 |
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hoary bat |
Lasiurus cinereus |
species of concern (state) |
statewide |
41, 42, 656 |
185 |
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northern yellow bat |
Lasiurus intermedius |
species of concern (state) |
S 1/2 of state |
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evening bat |
Nycticeius humeralis |
common |
statewide |
232 |
23 |
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Rafineque's Big-eared bat |
Plecotus rafinesqueii |
endangered (state) |
coastal plains, far NW |
394 |
69 |
| Molossidae |
Brazilian Free-tailed bat |
Tadarida brasiliensis |
uncommon |
coastal plains |
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331 |
| XENARTHRA |
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| Dasypodidae |
nine-banded armadillo |
Dasypus novemcinctus |
common |
coastal plains |
53, 242 |
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| LAGOMORPHA |
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| Leporidae |
eastern cottontail |
Sylvilagus floridanus |
abundant |
statewide |
58, 953 |
136 |
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New England cottontail |
Sylvilagus transitionalis |
species of concern (state) |
far NW only |
|
55 |
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marsh rabbit |
Sylvilagus palustris |
common |
coastal plains |
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153 |
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swamp rabbit |
Sylvilagus aquaticus |
species of concern (state) |
far NW only |
|
151 |
| RODENTIA |
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| Sciuridae |
eastern chipmunk |
Tamias striatus |
common |
NW only |
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168 |
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gray squirrel |
Sciurus carolinensis |
abundant |
statewide |
94, 95 |
480 |
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fox squirrel |
Sciurus niger |
species of concern (state) |
statewide except far NC |
96, 880 |
479 |
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red squirrel |
Tamiasciurus hudsonicus |
species of concern (state) |
far NW only |
111, 260, 826, 827 |
586 |
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southern flying squirrel |
Glaucomys volans |
common |
statewide |
1021, 1022 |
78 |
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woodchuck |
Marmota monax |
abundant |
NW only |
107 |
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| Castoridae |
beaver |
Castor canadensis |
common |
statewide |
247, 248, 408, 409, 410, 1239, 1316, 1317 |
120 |
| Muridae |
rice rat |
Oryzomys palustris |
common |
statewide except NC |
252 |
176 |
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eastern harvest mouse |
Reithrodontomys humulis |
common |
statewide |
685 |
565 |
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deer mouse |
Peromyscus maniculatus |
common |
NW only |
74, 1175 |
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white-footed mouse |
Peromyscus leucopus |
abundant |
N 1/2 of state |
73, 251, 1174 |
247 |
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old-field mouse |
Peromyscus polionotus |
common |
W 1/2 of state |
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cotton mouse |
Peromyscus gossypinus |
common |
statewide except N mountains |
677, 678 |
70 |
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golden mouse |
Ochrotomys nuttalli |
common |
statewide |
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75 |
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hispid cotton rat |
Sigmodon hispidus |
common |
statewide |
76, 1177 |
158 |
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eastern woodrat |
Neotoma floridana |
species of concern (state) |
S 1/2 and far NW |
1016 |
139 |
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red-backed vole |
Clethrionomys gapperi |
species of concern (state) |
far NW only (Oconee Co.) |
69 |
146 |
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meadow vole |
Microtus pennsylvanicus |
species of concern (state) |
far NW, Charleston area |
70 |
159 |
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pine vole |
Microtus pinetorum |
common |
statewide |
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147 |
| |
muskrat |
Ondatra zibethicus |
common |
statewide except far S |
1162, 1163 |
141 |
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black rat |
Rattus rattus |
common |
statewide |
759, 760 |
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Norway rat |
Rattus norvegicus |
common |
statewide |
755, 756, 757, 758 |
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house mouse |
Mus musculus |
abundant |
statewide |
92, 754 |
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| Zapodidae |
meadow jumping mouse |
Zapus hudsonius |
species of concern (state) |
NW only |
|
11 |
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woodland jumping mouse |
Napaeozapus insignis |
species of concern (state) |
far NW only |
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14 |
| CETACEA |
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| Balaenopteridae |
minke whale |
Balaenoptera acutorostrata |
species of concern (state) |
coastal |
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sei whale |
Balaenoptera borealis |
endangered (federal) |
coastal |
577 |
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fin whale |
Balaenoptera physalus |
endangered (federal) |
coastal |
769 |
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humpback whale |
Megaptera novaengliae |
endangered (federal) |
coastal |
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right whale |
Eubalaena glacialis |
endangered (federal) |
coastal |
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bowhead whale |
Balaena mysticetus |
endangered (federal) |
coastal |
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| Delphinidae |
saddleback dolphin |
Delphinus delphis |
rare |
coastal |
579 |
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short-finned pilot whale |
Globicephala macrorhyncha |
species of concern (state) |
coastal |
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Atlantic pilot whale |
Globicephala melaena |
uncommon |
coastal |
929, 930 |
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grampus (Risso's dolphin) |
Grampus griseus |
species of concern (state) |
coastal |
1055 |
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dense-beaked whale |
Mesoplodon densirostris |
species of concern (state) |
coastal |
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Antillean beaked whale |
Mesoplodon europaeus |
rare |
coastal |
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True's beaked whale |
Mesoplodon mirus |
species of concern (state) |
coastal |
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killer whale |
Orcinus orca |
rare |
coastal |
979, 1057, 1058, 1133 |
304 |
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false killer whale |
Pseudorca crassidens |
rare |
coastal |
1059, 1134 |
456 |
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pantropical spotted dolphin |
Stenella attenuata |
species of concern (state) |
coastal |
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striped dolphin |
Stenella coeruleoalba |
species of concern (state) |
coastal |
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spinner dolphin |
Stenella longirostris |
species of concern (state) |
coastal |
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Atlantic spotted dolphin |
Stenella frontalis |
species of concern (state) |
coastal |
580 |
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rough-toothed dolphin |
Steno bredanensis |
rare |
coastal |
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Atlantic bottlenosed dolphin |
Tursiops truncatus |
species of concern (state) |
coastal |
262, 980, 981 |
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| Eschrichtiidae |
gray whale |
Eschrictius robustus |
rare |
coastal |
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| Phocoenidae |
harbor porpoise |
Phocoena phocoena |
common |
coastal |
|
42 |
| Physeteridae |
sperm whale |
Physeter catodon |
endangered (federal) |
coastal |
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pygmy sperm whale |
Kogia breviceps |
species of concern (state) |
coastal |
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dwarf sperm whale |
Kogia simus |
species of concern (state) |
coastal |
|
239 |
| Ziphiidae |
goosebeaked whale |
Ziphius cavirostris |
species of concern (state) |
coastal |
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| CARNIVORA |
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| Canidae |
coyote |
Canis latrans |
common |
statewide |
265, 1126, 1127, 1267 |
79 |
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red fox |
Vulpes vulpes |
common |
statewide |
435, 436, 582 |
537 |
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gray fox |
Urocyon cinereoargenteus |
common |
statewide |
584 |
189 |
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gray wolf |
Canis lupus |
extirpated |
extirpated |
581, 1038, 1128 |
37 |
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red wolf |
Canis rufus |
endangered (federal) |
Bulls Is. |
264, 968, 1292 |
22 |
| Ursidae |
black bear |
Ursus americanus |
species of concern (state) |
NW, coastal |
142, 1132 |
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| Procyonidae |
raccoon |
Procyon lotor |
abundant |
statewide |
140, 709 |
119 |
| Mustelidae |
least weasel |
Mustela nivalis |
species of concern (state) |
no records (probably far NW only) |
440, 1214, 1350 |
454 |
| |
long-tailed weasel |
Mustela frenata |
rare |
statewide |
1348 |
in press |
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mink |
Mustela vison |
uncommon (declining) |
statewide |
1129 |
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striped skunk |
Mephitis mephitis |
common |
statewide |
280 |
173 |
| |
spotted skunk |
Spilogale putorius |
species of concern (state) |
W 1/3 of state |
|
511 |
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river otter |
Lutra canadensis |
uncommon |
statewide |
|
586 |
| Felidae |
bobcat |
Lynx rufus |
uncommon |
statewide |
819, 1293 |
563 |
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mountain lion |
Puma concolor |
species of concern (state), one subspecies endangered (federal) |
coastal and NW records |
275, 276, 586 |
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| Phocidae |
harbor seal |
Phoca vitulina |
species of concern (state) |
coastal |
135, 594, 1131, 1304, 1305 |
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hooded seal |
Cystophora cristata |
rare |
costal |
|
258 |
| SIRENIA |
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| Trichechidae |
manatee |
Trichechus manatus |
endangered (federal) |
coastal |
290, 291, 292, 1139, 1140, 1141, 1309 |
93 |
| ARTIODACTYLA |
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| Cervidae |
white-tailed deer |
Odocoileus virginianus |
abundant, but three subspecies of concern (state) |
statewide |
185, 186, 803, 1279, 1313 |
388 |
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elk |
Cervus elaphus |
extirpated |
extirpated |
189, 190, 191, 318, 809, 863, 864, 1077, 1278 |
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| Suidae |
European wild boar |
Sus scrofa |
common |
coastal plains |
323 |
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| Bovidae |
bison |
Bison bison |
extirpated |
extirpated |
167, 304, 305, 306, 719, 720, 1224, 1273 |
266 |
| PERISSODACTYLA |
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| Equidae |
horse |
Equus caballus |
common |
scattered |
150, 294, 1063 |
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