Mammals of St. Petersburg, FL
The mammals most often spotted near St. Petersburg, ranked by recent research-grade observations.
11,741
recent observations
41
species listed
41
mammals
Naturalists have logged 11,741 research-grade observations across the 41 most-recorded species near St. Petersburg. The most frequently seen is the Eastern Gray Squirrel, with 5,497 recorded sightings.
Rarer finds confirmed near St. Petersburg include West Indian Manatee, Bobcat, Southeastern Myotis and Pygmy Sperm Whale - uncommon enough that a sighting is worth logging.
Most-observed mammals near St. Petersburg
Eastern Gray Squirrel
Sciurus carolinensis
5,497 observations
Common Bottlenose Dolphin
Tursiops truncatus
935 observations
West Indian Manatee
Trichechus manatus
931 observations
Marsh Rabbit
Sylvilagus palustris
896 observations
Common Raccoon
Procyon lotor
811 observations
Eastern Cottontail
Sylvilagus floridanus
694 observations
Mexican Long-nosed Armadillo
Dasypus mexicanus
484 observations
Virginia Opossum
Didelphis virginiana
427 observations
White-tailed Deer
Odocoileus virginianus
198 observations
Domestic Cat
Felis catus
186 observations
North American River Otter
Lontra canadensis
153 observations
Coyote
Canis latrans
127 observations
Black Rat
Rattus rattus
72 observations
Hispid Cotton Rat
Sigmodon hispidus
43 observations
Wild Boar
Sus scrofa
42 observations · iNaturalist
Eastern Fox Squirrel
Sciurus niger
42 observations
Evening Bat
Nycticeius humeralis
32 observations
Bobcat
Lynx rufus
30 observations
Mexican Free-tailed Bat
Tadarida brasiliensis
23 observations
Southern Flying Squirrel
Glaucomys volans
17 observations
Red Fox
Vulpes vulpes
15 observations
Eastern Mole
Scalopus aquaticus
13 observations
Southeastern Pocket Gopher
Geomys pinetis
11 observations
European Rabbit
Oryctolagus cuniculus
10 observations · iNaturalist
Southeastern Myotis
Myotis austroriparius
7 observations
House Mouse
Mus musculus
7 observations
Brown Rat
Rattus norvegicus
6 observations
Tri-coloured Bat
Perimyotis subflavus
6 observations
Striped Skunk
Mephitis mephitis
4 observations
Gray Fox
Urocyon cinereoargenteus
3 observations
Coypu
Myocastor coypus
3 observations
Domestic Dog
Canis familiaris
3 observations · iNaturalist
Seminole Bat
Lasiurus seminolus
2 observations
Pygmy Sperm Whale
Kogia breviceps
2 observations
False Killer Whale
Pseudorca crassidens
2 observations
North American Least Shrew
Cryptotis parvus
2 observations · iNaturalist
Atlantic Spotted Dolphin
Stenella frontalis
1 observation · iNaturalist
Cotton Mouse
Peromyscus gossypinus
1 observation
Eastern Woodrat
Neotoma floridana
1 observation
Domestic Cattle
Bos taurus
1 observation · iNaturalist
Capybara
Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris
1 observation
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