Mammals of Orlando, FL
The mammals most often spotted near Orlando, ranked by recent research-grade observations.
17,223
recent observations
50
species listed
50
mammals
Naturalists have logged 17,223 research-grade observations across the 50 most-recorded species near Orlando. The most frequently seen is the Eastern Gray Squirrel, with 8,383 recorded sightings.
Rarer finds confirmed near Orlando include West Indian Manatee, Bobcat, Southeastern Myotis and Rhesus Macaque - uncommon enough that a sighting is worth logging.
Most-observed mammals near Orlando
Eastern Gray Squirrel
Sciurus carolinensis
8,383 observations
Marsh Rabbit
Sylvilagus palustris
1,725 observations
White-tailed Deer
Odocoileus virginianus
1,648 observations
Common Raccoon
Procyon lotor
1,255 observations
Eastern Cottontail
Sylvilagus floridanus
987 observations
Mexican Long-nosed Armadillo
Dasypus mexicanus
676 observations
North American River Otter
Lontra canadensis
323 observations
Virginia Opossum
Didelphis virginiana
320 observations
Domestic Cat
Felis catus
244 observations
West Indian Manatee
Trichechus manatus
222 observations
Eastern Fox Squirrel
Sciurus niger
209 observations
Bobcat
Lynx rufus
207 observations
American Black Bear
Ursus americanus
182 observations
Wild Boar
Sus scrofa
123 observations · iNaturalist
Coyote
Canis latrans
119 observations
Mexican Free-tailed Bat
Tadarida brasiliensis
115 observations
Hispid Cotton Rat
Sigmodon hispidus
85 observations
Eastern Mole
Scalopus aquaticus
82 observations
Southeastern Pocket Gopher
Geomys pinetis
62 observations
Black Rat
Rattus rattus
49 observations
Southeastern Myotis
Myotis austroriparius
38 observations
Evening Bat
Nycticeius humeralis
33 observations
Southern Flying Squirrel
Glaucomys volans
21 observations
Red Fox
Vulpes vulpes
18 observations
Cotton Mouse
Peromyscus gossypinus
17 observations
European Rabbit
Oryctolagus cuniculus
16 observations · iNaturalist
Round-tailed Muskrat
Neofiber alleni
8 observations
Domestic Cattle
Bos taurus
8 observations · iNaturalist
Golden Mouse
Ochrotomys nuttalli
7 observations
House Mouse
Mus musculus
5 observations
Tri-coloured Bat
Perimyotis subflavus
5 observations
Brown Rat
Rattus norvegicus
4 observations
Mountain Lion
Puma concolor
3 observations
Rhesus Macaque
Macaca mulatta
3 observations
Florida Mouse
Podomys floridanus
3 observations
Seminole Bat
Lasiurus seminolus
2 observations
Gray Fox
Urocyon cinereoargenteus
2 observations
North American Least Shrew
Cryptotis parvus
2 observations · iNaturalist
Big Brown Bat
Eptesicus fuscus
1 observation
Northern Yellow Bat
Lasiurus intermedius
1 observation
Striped Skunk
Mephitis mephitis
1 observation
Alleghanian Spotted Skunk
Spilogale putorius
1 observation
Blackbuck
Antilope cervicapra
1 observation
American Beaver
Castor canadensis
1 observation
Coypu
Myocastor coypus
1 observation
Northeastern Marsh Rice Rat
Oryzomys palustris
1 observation
Eastern Woodrat
Neotoma floridana
1 observation
Southern Short-tailed Shrew
Blarina carolinensis
1 observation
Donkey
Equus asinus
1 observation · iNaturalist
Domestic Horse
Equus caballus
1 observation · iNaturalist
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