Mammals of Jacksonville, Florida
The mammals most often spotted near Jacksonville, ranked by recent research-grade observations.
2,552
recent observations
47
species listed
47
mammals
Naturalists have logged 2,552 research-grade observations across the 47 most-recorded species near Jacksonville. The most frequently seen is the Eastern Gray Squirrel, with 617 recorded sightings.
Rarer finds confirmed near Jacksonville include Bobcat, West Indian Manatee, Southeastern Myotis and North Atlantic Right Whale - uncommon enough that a sighting is worth logging.
Most-observed mammals near Jacksonville
Eastern Gray Squirrel
Sciurus carolinensis
617 observations
Common Raccoon
Procyon lotor
282 observations
Marsh Rabbit
Sylvilagus palustris
268 observations
Mexican Long-nosed Armadillo
Dasypus mexicanus
237 observations
White-tailed Deer
Odocoileus virginianus
204 observations
Domestic Cat
Felis catus
147 observations
Virginia Opossum
Didelphis virginiana
115 observations
Coypu
Myocastor coypus
74 observations
Tamanend's Bottlenose Dolphin
Tursiops erebennus
68 observations
Eastern Fox Squirrel
Sciurus niger
57 observations
Bobcat
Lynx rufus
49 observations
West Indian Manatee
Trichechus manatus
47 observations
North American River Otter
Lontra canadensis
43 observations
Wild Boar
Sus scrofa
41 observations · iNaturalist
Eastern Cottontail
Sylvilagus floridanus
40 observations
Eastern Mole
Scalopus aquaticus
40 observations
Coyote
Canis latrans
34 observations
Red Fox
Vulpes vulpes
28 observations
Black Rat
Rattus rattus
28 observations
American Beaver
Castor canadensis
17 observations
Hispid Cotton Rat
Sigmodon hispidus
17 observations
American Black Bear
Ursus americanus
13 observations
Southern Flying Squirrel
Glaucomys volans
12 observations
Evening Bat
Nycticeius humeralis
9 observations
Mexican Free-tailed Bat
Tadarida brasiliensis
8 observations
Tri-coloured Bat
Perimyotis subflavus
8 observations
Southeastern Myotis
Myotis austroriparius
7 observations
Seminole Bat
Lasiurus seminolus
5 observations
Brown Rat
Rattus norvegicus
5 observations
Eastern Red Bat
Lasiurus borealis
4 observations
European Rabbit
Oryctolagus cuniculus
4 observations · iNaturalist
North Atlantic Right Whale
Eubalaena glacialis
3 observations
Southern Short-tailed Shrew
Blarina carolinensis
3 observations
Big Brown Bat
Eptesicus fuscus
2 observations
Northeastern Marsh Rice Rat
Oryzomys palustris
2 observations
Eastern Woodrat
Neotoma floridana
2 observations
Domestic Horse
Equus caballus
2 observations · iNaturalist
Northern Yellow Bat
Lasiurus intermedius
1 observation
Dwarf Sperm Whale
Kogia sima
1 observation
Spinner Dolphin
Stenella longirostris
1 observation
Atlantic Spotted Dolphin
Stenella frontalis
1 observation · iNaturalist
Humpback Whale
Megaptera novaeangliae
1 observation
Harbor Seal
Phoca vitulina
1 observation
Striped Skunk
Mephitis mephitis
1 observation
Gray Fox
Urocyon cinereoargenteus
1 observation
House Mouse
Mus musculus
1 observation
American Mink
Neogale vison
1 observation
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