Mammals of Everglades National Park
The mammals most often spotted in Everglades, ranked by recent research-grade observations.
Most-observed mammals in Everglades
West Indian Manatee
Trichechus manatus
790 observations
Eastern Gray Squirrel
Sciurus carolinensis
397 observations
White-tailed Deer
Odocoileus virginianus
271 observations
Common Bottlenose Dolphin
Tursiops truncatus
233 observations
Common Raccoon
Procyon lotor
228 observations
Domestic Cat
Felis catus
147 observations
Eastern Fox Squirrel
Sciurus niger
107 observations
Virginia Opossum
Didelphis virginiana
103 observations
Hispid Cotton Rat
Sigmodon hispidus
93 observations
Coyote
Canis latrans
73 observations
Eastern Cottontail
Sylvilagus floridanus
65 observations
American Black Bear
Ursus americanus
62 observations
Mexican Free-tailed Bat
Tadarida brasiliensis
53 observations
Gray Fox
Urocyon cinereoargenteus
44 observations
Black Rat
Rattus rattus
26 observations
Marsh Rabbit
Sylvilagus palustris
23 observations
North American River Otter
Lontra canadensis
22 observations
Florida Bonneted Bat
Eumops floridanus
20 observations · iNaturalist
Bobcat
Lynx rufus
18 observations
Wild Boar
Sus scrofa
18 observations · iNaturalist
Mountain Lion
Puma concolor
17 observations
European Rabbit
Oryctolagus cuniculus
17 observations · iNaturalist
Northern Yellow Bat
Lasiurus intermedius
10 observations
North American Least Shrew
Cryptotis parvus
7 observations · iNaturalist
Mexican Long-nosed Armadillo
Dasypus mexicanus
6 observations · iNaturalist
Domestic Dog
Canis familiaris
5 observations · iNaturalist
Tri-coloured Bat
Perimyotis subflavus
5 observations
American Mink
Neogale vison
4 observations
Domestic Sheep
Ovis aries
3 observations · iNaturalist
Everglades Short-tailed Shrew
Blarina peninsulae
3 observations · iNaturalist
Tamanend's Bottlenose Dolphin
Tursiops erebennus
3 observations · iNaturalist
Evening Bat
Nycticeius humeralis
2 observations
Cotton Mouse
Peromyscus gossypinus
2 observations
Northeastern Marsh Rice Rat
Oryzomys palustris
2 observations
Red-rumped Agouti
Dasyprocta leporina
2 observations · iNaturalist
Velvety Free-tailed Bat
Molossus molossus
1 observation
Brown Rat
Rattus norvegicus
1 observation
House Mouse
Mus musculus
1 observation
Eastern Woodrat
Neotoma floridana
1 observation
Domestic Goat
Capra hircus
1 observation · iNaturalist
Rice's Whale
Balaenoptera ricei
1 observation · iNaturalist
Red Bats
Lasiurus
1 observation · iNaturalist