Mammals of Florida
The mammals most often spotted in Florida, ranked by recent research-grade observations.
Most-observed mammals in Florida
Eastern Gray Squirrel
Sciurus carolinensis
34,235 observations
White-tailed Deer
Odocoileus virginianus
12,469 observations
Common Raccoon
Procyon lotor
11,208 observations
West Indian Manatee
Trichechus manatus
9,522 observations
Marsh Rabbit
Sylvilagus palustris
9,387 observations
Mexican Long-nosed Armadillo
Dasypus mexicanus
6,672 observations · iNaturalist
Eastern Cottontail
Sylvilagus floridanus
6,236 observations
Virginia Opossum
Didelphis virginiana
3,928 observations
Common Bottlenose Dolphin
Tursiops truncatus
3,232 observations
Domestic Cat
Felis catus
3,113 observations
North American River Otter
Lontra canadensis
2,391 observations
Eastern Fox Squirrel
Sciurus niger
2,066 observations
Wild Boar
Sus scrofa
1,977 observations · iNaturalist
Bobcat
Lynx rufus
1,729 observations
Hispid Cotton Rat
Sigmodon hispidus
1,362 observations
American Black Bear
Ursus americanus
1,307 observations
Coyote
Canis latrans
1,288 observations
Tamanend's Bottlenose Dolphin
Tursiops erebennus
850 observations · iNaturalist
Domestic Horse
Equus caballus
726 observations · iNaturalist
Black Rat
Rattus rattus
670 observations
Gray Fox
Urocyon cinereoargenteus
613 observations
Mexican Free-tailed Bat
Tadarida brasiliensis
591 observations
Eastern Mole
Scalopus aquaticus
565 observations
Southeastern Myotis
Myotis austroriparius
432 observations · iNaturalist
Red Fox
Vulpes vulpes
381 observations
Rhesus Macaque
Macaca mulatta
381 observations · iNaturalist
Southeastern Pocket Gopher
Geomys pinetis
363 observations
American Bison
Bison bison
312 observations
Southern Flying Squirrel
Glaucomys volans
289 observations
Mountain Lion
Puma concolor
198 observations
Tri-coloured Bat
Perimyotis subflavus
189 observations
European Rabbit
Oryctolagus cuniculus
175 observations · iNaturalist
Cotton Mouse
Peromyscus gossypinus
154 observations
Evening Bat
Nycticeius humeralis
151 observations
American Beaver
Castor canadensis
142 observations
Striped Skunk
Mephitis mephitis
123 observations
Eastern Woodrat
Neotoma floridana
118 observations
Green Monkey
Chlorocebus sabaeus
108 observations · iNaturalist
Alleghanian Spotted Skunk
Spilogale putorius
104 observations
Coypu
Myocastor coypus
103 observations
Brown Rat
Rattus norvegicus
72 observations
Domestic Dog
Canis familiaris
68 observations · iNaturalist
House Mouse
Mus musculus
62 observations
Florida Bonneted Bat
Eumops floridanus
61 observations · iNaturalist
North American Least Shrew
Cryptotis parvus
59 observations · iNaturalist
Golden Mouse
Ochrotomys nuttalli
58 observations
Seminole Bat
Lasiurus seminolus
52 observations
Northern Yellow Bat
Lasiurus intermedius
50 observations
Florida Mouse
Podomys floridanus
45 observations
American Mink
Neogale vison
45 observations