Mammals of Tampa, Florida
The mammals most often spotted near Tampa, ranked by recent research-grade observations.
Most-observed mammals near Tampa
Eastern Gray Squirrel
Sciurus carolinensis
7,291 observations
Marsh Rabbit
Sylvilagus palustris
1,209 observations
Mexican Long-nosed Armadillo
Dasypus mexicanus
918 observations · iNaturalist
White-tailed Deer
Odocoileus virginianus
855 observations
Common Raccoon
Procyon lotor
845 observations
Common Bottlenose Dolphin
Tursiops truncatus
721 observations
West Indian Manatee
Trichechus manatus
681 observations
Eastern Cottontail
Sylvilagus floridanus
678 observations
Virginia Opossum
Didelphis virginiana
458 observations
Domestic Cat
Felis catus
219 observations
North American River Otter
Lontra canadensis
179 observations
Eastern Fox Squirrel
Sciurus niger
138 observations
Coyote
Canis latrans
129 observations
Wild Boar
Sus scrofa
75 observations · iNaturalist
Black Rat
Rattus rattus
74 observations
Bobcat
Lynx rufus
66 observations
Hispid Cotton Rat
Sigmodon hispidus
46 observations
Evening Bat
Nycticeius humeralis
35 observations
Mexican Free-tailed Bat
Tadarida brasiliensis
29 observations
Southeastern Pocket Gopher
Geomys pinetis
19 observations
Southern Flying Squirrel
Glaucomys volans
16 observations
Red Fox
Vulpes vulpes
15 observations
European Rabbit
Oryctolagus cuniculus
14 observations · iNaturalist
Southeastern Myotis
Myotis austroriparius
9 observations · iNaturalist
Eastern Mole
Scalopus aquaticus
9 observations
Brown Rat
Rattus norvegicus
7 observations
House Mouse
Mus musculus
7 observations
Gray Fox
Urocyon cinereoargenteus
6 observations
Seminole Bat
Lasiurus seminolus
4 observations
Coypu
Myocastor coypus
4 observations
Tri-coloured Bat
Perimyotis subflavus
4 observations
Striped Skunk
Mephitis mephitis
3 observations
Domestic Dog
Canis familiaris
3 observations · iNaturalist
False Killer Whale
Pseudorca crassidens
2 observations
Mountain Lion
Puma concolor
2 observations
Capybara
Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris
2 observations
Red-rumped Agouti
Dasyprocta leporina
2 observations · iNaturalist
Alleghanian Spotted Skunk
Spilogale putorius
1 observation
Cotton Mouse
Peromyscus gossypinus
1 observation
Northeastern Marsh Rice Rat
Oryzomys palustris
1 observation
Eastern Woodrat
Neotoma floridana
1 observation
Golden Mouse
Ochrotomys nuttalli
1 observation
Southern Short-tailed Shrew
Blarina carolinensis
1 observation