Mammals of Miami, Florida
The mammals most often spotted near Miami, ranked by recent research-grade observations.
Most-observed mammals near Miami
Eastern Gray Squirrel
Sciurus carolinensis
3,946 observations
Common Raccoon
Procyon lotor
1,847 observations
Domestic Cat
Felis catus
1,112 observations
West Indian Manatee
Trichechus manatus
782 observations
Virginia Opossum
Didelphis virginiana
590 observations
Gray Fox
Urocyon cinereoargenteus
336 observations
Black Rat
Rattus rattus
101 observations
Eastern Cottontail
Sylvilagus floridanus
90 observations
Marsh Rabbit
Sylvilagus palustris
86 observations
Coyote
Canis latrans
74 observations
Common Bottlenose Dolphin
Tursiops truncatus
67 observations
European Rabbit
Oryctolagus cuniculus
67 observations · iNaturalist
Mexican Free-tailed Bat
Tadarida brasiliensis
46 observations
Tamanend's Bottlenose Dolphin
Tursiops erebennus
44 observations · iNaturalist
Florida Bonneted Bat
Eumops floridanus
43 observations · iNaturalist
White-tailed Deer
Odocoileus virginianus
36 observations
North American River Otter
Lontra canadensis
29 observations
Brown Rat
Rattus norvegicus
17 observations
Hispid Cotton Rat
Sigmodon hispidus
17 observations
Northern Yellow Bat
Lasiurus intermedius
14 observations
Wild Boar
Sus scrofa
13 observations · iNaturalist
House Mouse
Mus musculus
13 observations
Domestic Dog
Canis familiaris
6 observations · iNaturalist
Mexican Long-nosed Armadillo
Dasypus mexicanus
6 observations · iNaturalist
Alleghanian Spotted Skunk
Spilogale putorius
4 observations
Green Monkey
Chlorocebus sabaeus
4 observations · iNaturalist
Sperm Whale
Physeter macrocephalus
3 observations
Domestic Sheep
Ovis aries
3 observations · iNaturalist
Evening Bat
Nycticeius humeralis
2 observations
Atlantic Spotted Dolphin
Stenella frontalis
2 observations · iNaturalist
American Black Bear
Ursus americanus
2 observations
Bobcat
Lynx rufus
2 observations
North American Least Shrew
Cryptotis parvus
2 observations · iNaturalist
Red-rumped Agouti
Dasyprocta leporina
2 observations · iNaturalist
Seminole Bat
Lasiurus seminolus
1 observation
Pygmy Sperm Whale
Kogia breviceps
1 observation
Pantropical Spotted Dolphin
Stenella attenuata
1 observation
Short-finned Pilot Whale
Globicephala macrorhynchus
1 observation
Striped Skunk
Mephitis mephitis
1 observation
Cotton Mouse
Peromyscus gossypinus
1 observation
Round-tailed Muskrat
Neofiber alleni
1 observation
Eastern Fox Squirrel
Sciurus niger
1 observation
Black-tailed Prairie Dog
Cynomys ludovicianus
1 observation
Domestic Guinea Pig
Cavia porcellus
1 observation · iNaturalist
Domestic Goat
Capra hircus
1 observation · iNaturalist
Everglades Short-tailed Shrew
Blarina peninsulae
1 observation · iNaturalist