Family Didelphidae
Virginia Opossum(Didelphis virginiana)
A dark colored, nocturnal marsupial with a white face and leathery ears. Body fur is bi-colored: white at the base and dark at the tip. Guard hairs are long and white. Adults have 50 teeth which is more than any other Louisiana mammal. Males are slightly larger than females. They are about the size of a domestic cat. Will eat just about anything; insects, fruits, berries, birds, eggs, and carrion as well as scavenge in trash cans. Extremely common in the park.

Family Soricidae
Short-tailed Shrew (Blarina brevicauda)
A dark gray furred, nocturnal mammal with a short-tail, long snout, and small eyes. Often mistaken for a mole because of its size, small eyes, and long snout. Shrews have five digits with toenails on each limb. Nest under semi-permanent structures and burrow into the ground a few inches with several tunnels leading to nest. Have a voracious appetite and eat just about anything it can catch, especially insects. Its saliva is toxic and causes severe pain with a bite. Common in the park.

Family Talpidae
Eastern Mole (Scalopus aquaticus)
A dark gray furred, burrowing mammal with a short-tail, long snout, and small eyes. Often mistaken for the shrew because of its size, small eyes, and long snout. Have five webbed digits (that help move dirt) with very long toenails on front limbs and palms facing outward to aid in digging. Common in the park.

Family Vespertilionidae
Red Bat (Lasiurus borealis)
A red bat with some frosting on the upper body. Has short, round ears. Average length about 4 inches. Weigh 3/8 - ½ oz. A nocturnal insectivore. Females have from 1 to 4 young. Roost in open, exposed places like branches or in Spanish moss. Present in Lafayette Parish. No documentation at the park.

Family Vespertilionidae
Seminole Bat (Lasiurus seminolus)
A brownish-red bat with some frosting on the upper body. Has short, round ears. Average length about 4 inches. Weigh 1/4 to ½ oz. A nocturnal insectivore. Females have 1 to 4 young. Roost in clumps of Spanish moss. Present in Lafayette Parish. No documentation at the park.

Family Vespertilionidae
Hoary Bat (Lasiurus cinereus)
A dark-brown bat with white tipped body hairs and a yellow face and chin. Average length about 5 inches. Weigh 3/4 - 1 1/4 oz. A nocturnal insectivore. The largest bat in Louisiana. Uncommon in Lafayette Parish. No documentation at the park.

Family Vespertilionidae
Northern Yellow Bat (Lasiurus intermedius)
A large yellowish brown bat with long wings and short ears. Average length about 4 2/3 inches. Weigh 3/8 - 3/4 oz. A nocturnal insectivore. Roost in clumps of Spanish moss or leaves. Present in Lafayette Parish. No documentation at the park.

Family Molossidae
Brazilian Free-tailed bat (Tadarida brasiliensis)
Brazilian Free-tailed bat Tadarida brasiliensis A dark brown or dark gray bat with leathery ears. Average length is about 4 inches. A nocturnal insectivore. Roost in buildings, in colonies. Females have 1 to 2 young. Will not reject any young wanting to nurse. Eat up to one-third its body weight. Most common bat in the United States. No documentation at the park.

Family Dasypodidae
Nine-banded armadillo (Dasypus novemcinctus) 
A mostly nocturnal mammal with brownish bony plates covering its head, body and tail. Stomach and ears are soft and sparsely haired. It has long toenails and can dig very fast. Many animals use abandoned armadillo burrows. Four young are always born and they are either all female or all male. Primary food is earthworms and arthropods. They scratch surface of soil for insects but in times of drought will dig deep to find insects. Many times they dig up gardens to consume insects during droughts. Extremely common in the park.

Family Leporidae
Eastern Cottontail (Sylvilagus floridanus) 
A brownish to grayish rabbit with a rust colored nape. Has distinct white tail that looks like a ball of cotton. Average weight is 2½ pounds. Will swim only if it has to. Average litter size is 3.7 and average number of litters per year is 3 to 4. They nest in thickets or in a thick stand of grass, they do not nest in burrows. Human activity takes a heavy toll on young in nests. Principal predators include humans, great horned owls, bobcats, foxes, and coyotes as well as snakes and domestic dogs and cats. Strictly an herbivore. They are mostly nocturnal. Common in the park.

Family Leporidae
Swamp Rabbit (Sylvilagus aquaticus)
A brownish rabbit mottled with black above. Has distinct white tail that looks like a ball of cotton. Is the largest of the cottontails. Average weight is 4½ pounds. Average litter size is 2-3 and average litters per year is 2. The species "aquaticus" means "found in water." This refers to the rabbits preference for moist habitat's and its choice to swim just to move about. The Eastern Cottontail (Sylvilagus floridanus) will swim only if it has to. They nest in dense brush as well as logs and maybe in burrows. They feed on aquatic and terrestrial vegetation. They are mostly nocturnal. No documentaion in the park.

Family Sciuridae
Fox Squirrel (Sciurus niger)
A rust colored squirrel with black and gray highlights that has a solid black color phase. Average weight is 1 1/8-2 1/3 lbs. Average litter size is 2-4 and average litters per year is 2. Largest tree squirrel in the United States. Diurnal, most active in morning and afternoon. Mostly arboreal. In summer leaf nests are built in tree crotch; in winter they nest in tree cavities. Feed on nuts, acorns, seeds, buds, fruits, grains, insects, roots, bulbs, and berries. Extremely common in the park.

Family Sciuridae
Southern Flying Squirrel(Glaucomys volans)

Family Canidae
Coyote (Canis latrans)

Family Procyonidae
Northern Raccoon (Procyon lotor)