Mammals of Florida
The mammals most often spotted in Florida, ranked by recent research-grade observations.
126,416
recent observations
50
species listed
50
mammals
Naturalists have logged 126,416 research-grade observations across the 50 most-recorded species in Florida. The most frequently seen is the Eastern Gray Squirrel, with 35,447 recorded sightings.
Rarer finds confirmed in Florida include West Indian Manatee, Bobcat, Southeastern Myotis and Rhesus Macaque - uncommon enough that a sighting is worth logging.
Most-observed mammals in Florida
Eastern Gray Squirrel
Sciurus carolinensis
35,447 observations
White-tailed Deer
Odocoileus virginianus
13,203 observations
Common Raccoon
Procyon lotor
11,822 observations
Marsh Rabbit
Sylvilagus palustris
9,994 observations
West Indian Manatee
Trichechus manatus
9,929 observations
Mexican Long-nosed Armadillo
Dasypus mexicanus
6,943 observations
Eastern Cottontail
Sylvilagus floridanus
6,822 observations
Virginia Opossum
Didelphis virginiana
4,098 observations
Common Bottlenose Dolphin
Tursiops truncatus
3,375 observations
Domestic Cat
Felis catus
3,266 observations
North American River Otter
Lontra canadensis
2,507 observations
Eastern Fox Squirrel
Sciurus niger
2,160 observations
Wild Boar
Sus scrofa
2,076 observations · iNaturalist
Bobcat
Lynx rufus
1,836 observations
Hispid Cotton Rat
Sigmodon hispidus
1,441 observations
Coyote
Canis latrans
1,439 observations
American Black Bear
Ursus americanus
1,395 observations
Tamanend's Bottlenose Dolphin
Tursiops erebennus
909 observations
Domestic Horse
Equus caballus
762 observations · iNaturalist
Black Rat
Rattus rattus
686 observations
Gray Fox
Urocyon cinereoargenteus
631 observations
Mexican Free-tailed Bat
Tadarida brasiliensis
617 observations
Eastern Mole
Scalopus aquaticus
591 observations
Southeastern Myotis
Myotis austroriparius
447 observations
Red Fox
Vulpes vulpes
403 observations
Rhesus Macaque
Macaca mulatta
398 observations
Southeastern Pocket Gopher
Geomys pinetis
374 observations
American Bison
Bos bison
299 observations · iNaturalist
Southern Flying Squirrel
Glaucomys volans
298 observations
Mountain Lion
Puma concolor
204 observations
Tri-coloured Bat
Perimyotis subflavus
201 observations
European Rabbit
Oryctolagus cuniculus
183 observations · iNaturalist
Evening Bat
Nycticeius humeralis
167 observations
Cotton Mouse
Peromyscus gossypinus
155 observations
American Beaver
Castor canadensis
147 observations
Striped Skunk
Mephitis mephitis
126 observations
Eastern Woodrat
Neotoma floridana
121 observations
Green Monkey
Chlorocebus sabaeus
111 observations
Coypu
Myocastor coypus
108 observations
Alleghanian Spotted Skunk
Spilogale putorius
106 observations
Brown Rat
Rattus norvegicus
74 observations
Domestic Dog
Canis familiaris
71 observations · iNaturalist
Florida Mouse
Podomys floridanus
65 observations
House Mouse
Mus musculus
64 observations
Florida Bonneted Bat
Eumops floridanus
64 observations · iNaturalist
North American Least Shrew
Cryptotis parvus
63 observations · iNaturalist
Golden Mouse
Ochrotomys nuttalli
61 observations
Northern Yellow Bat
Lasiurus intermedius
55 observations
Seminole Bat
Lasiurus seminolus
54 observations
American Mink
Neogale vison
48 observations
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