Mammals of Corpus Christi, TX
The mammals most often spotted near Corpus Christi, ranked by recent research-grade observations.
5,562
recent observations
50
species listed
50
mammals
Naturalists have logged 5,562 research-grade observations across the 50 most-recorded species near Corpus Christi. The most frequently seen is the Eastern Fox Squirrel, with 973 recorded sightings.
Rarer finds confirmed near Corpus Christi include Bobcat, Rio Grande Ground Squirrel, Attwater's Pocket Gopher and Axis Deer - uncommon enough that a sighting is worth logging.
Most-observed mammals near Corpus Christi
Eastern Fox Squirrel
Sciurus niger
973 observations
Common Bottlenose Dolphin
Tursiops truncatus
647 observations
White-tailed Deer
Odocoileus virginianus
617 observations
Eastern Cottontail
Sylvilagus floridanus
567 observations
Common Raccoon
Procyon lotor
331 observations
Domestic Cat
Felis catus
330 observations
Virginia Opossum
Didelphis virginiana
283 observations
Collared Peccary
Pecari tajacu
255 observations
Coyote
Canis latrans
219 observations
Hispid Cotton Rat
Sigmodon hispidus
181 observations
Wild Boar
Sus scrofa
150 observations · iNaturalist
Striped Skunk
Mephitis mephitis
145 observations
Spotted Ground Squirrel
Xerospermophilus spilosoma
128 observations
Black-tailed Jackrabbit
Lepus californicus
120 observations
Mexican Long-nosed Armadillo
Dasypus mexicanus
120 observations
Coypu
Myocastor coypus
115 observations
Texas Pocket Gopher
Geomys personatus
101 observations
Bobcat
Lynx rufus
54 observations
Black Rat
Rattus rattus
39 observations
Rio Grande Ground Squirrel
Ictidomys parvidens
39 observations
Gray Fox
Urocyon cinereoargenteus
32 observations
Attwater's Pocket Gopher
Geomys attwateri
16 observations
Mexican Free-tailed Bat
Tadarida brasiliensis
15 observations
Donkey
Equus asinus
14 observations · iNaturalist
Gulf Coast Kangaroo Rat
Dipodomys compactus
10 observations · iNaturalist
Eastern Mole
Scalopus aquaticus
10 observations
Chital
Axis axis
7 observations
Southern Plains Woodrat
Neotoma micropus
6 observations
Domestic Dog
Canis familiaris
6 observations · iNaturalist
European Fallow Deer
Dama dama
3 observations
Domestic Cattle
Bos taurus
3 observations · iNaturalist
Eastern Red Bat
Lasiurus borealis
2 observations
Atlantic Spotted Dolphin
Stenella frontalis
2 observations · iNaturalist
House Mouse
Mus musculus
2 observations
West Indian Manatee
Trichechus manatus
2 observations
Sperm Whale
Physeter macrocephalus
2 observations
Domestic Horse
Equus caballus
2 observations · iNaturalist
Northwestern Marsh Rice Rat
Oryzomys texensis
2 observations · iNaturalist
Big Brown Bat
Eptesicus fuscus
1 observation
Northern Hoary Bat
Lasiurus cinereus
1 observation
Melon-headed Whale
Peponocephala electra
1 observation
Fin Whale
Balaenoptera physalus
1 observation
North American River Otter
Lontra canadensis
1 observation
American Badger
Taxidea taxus
1 observation
Sika Deer
Cervus nippon
1 observation
Nilgai
Boselaphus tragocamelus
1 observation
Swamp Rabbit
Sylvilagus aquaticus
1 observation
Fulvous Harvest Mouse
Reithrodontomys fulvescens
1 observation
Brown Rat
Rattus norvegicus
1 observation
Northern Pygmy Mouse
Baiomys taylori
1 observation
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