Mammals of Florida

90 established wild species in Florida. Plus 23 range-listed species with few or no digitized records.

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Alleghanian spotted skunk foraging among rocks and pine needles in daylight

Alleghanian Spotted Skunk

Spilogale putorius

Occasional in Florida 105 sightings
Size 32 cm12.6 in Weight 583 g1.3 lb active by night forest edge

Sightings by month

Beaver swimming low in murky green pond water with only its wet head and back above the surface

American Beaver

Castor canadensis

Occasional in Florida 132 sightings
Size 60–90 cm2–3 ft Weight 11–32 kg24.3–70.5 lb active day & night river

Sightings by month

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American Bison

Bison bison

Common in Florida 313 sightings
Size 1.9–2 m6.1–6.6 ft Weight 360–1000 kg793.7–2204.6 lb active day & night grassland

Sightings by month

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American Black Bear

Ursus americanus

Common in Florida 1,286 sightings
Size 1.2–2 m3.9–6.6 ft Weight 40–250 kg88.2–551.2 lb active by night conifer forest

Sightings by month

Norka amerykańska (neovison vison)

American Mink

Neogale vison

Occasional in Florida 45 sightings
Size 33–45.7 cm13–18 in Weight 0.5–1.4 kg1–3 lb active day & night lake

Sightings by month

Atlantic spotted dolphin (Stenella frontalis) NOAA

Atlantic spotted dolphin

Stenella frontalis

Rarely seen in Florida 10 sightings
Size 2.8 m9.2 ft Weight 100 kg220.5 lb active day & night river

Sightings by month

Swamp deer (Cervus duvaucelii branderi) male

Barasingha

Rucervus duvaucelii

Marginal occurrence · 2 records
Size 1.5 m4.9 ft Weight 171.2 kg377.5 lb grassland
Big Brown Bats (Eptesicus fuscus)

Big Brown Bat

Eptesicus fuscus

Occasional in Florida 21 sightings
Size 7.5 cm3 in Weight 17 g0.6 oz active by night agricultural

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Live black rat climbing through branches

Black Rat

Rattus rattus

Common in Florida 672 sightings
Size 16–24 cm6.3–9.4 in Weight 75–230 g2.6–8.1 oz active by night agricultural

Sightings by month

Black-tailed jackrabbit (6785302534)

Black-tailed Jackrabbit

Lepus californicus

Marginal occurrence · 1 record
Size 47–63 cm1.5–2.1 ft Weight 1.3–3.6 kg2.9–7.9 lb active by night open desert
black-tailed prairie dog (Cynomys ludovicianus)

Black-tailed Prairie Dog

Cynomys ludovicianus

Marginal occurrence · 3 records
Size 28–36 cm11–14.2 in Weight 0.7–1.5 kg1.5–3.3 lb active by day grassland

Sightings by month

Beaked Whale

Blainville's beaked whale

Mesoplodon densirostris

Marginal occurrence · 9 records
Size 4–6 m13.1–19.7 ft Weight 800–1500 kg1763.7–3306.9 lb active day & night river

Sightings by month

Live blue whale surfacing with a tall bushy blow spray rising from its blowhole in sunlit open ocean

Blue Whale

Balaenoptera musculus

Range-listed · no digitized records yet
Size 21–30.5 m68.9–100.1 ft Weight 70000–200000 kg154323.7–440924.9 lb active by day estuary
Bobcat (Lynx rufus)

Bobcat

Lynx rufus

Common in Florida 1,692 sightings
Size 30–60 cm11.8–23.6 in Weight 4–18 kg8.8–39.7 lb active by night forest edge

Sightings by month

Live Bryde's whale surfacing in deep blue open ocean with a small bow wave around its pointed rostrum

Bryde's Whale

Balaenoptera edeni

Marginal occurrence · 8 records
Size 14.4 m47.3 ft Weight 20000 kg44092.5 lb coastal
Buffy Flower Bat, The Bahamas imported from iNaturalist photo 41510517

Buffy flower bat

Erophylla sezekorni

Marginal occurrence · 1 record
Weight 15–16 g0.5–0.6 oz cave
Hydrochoeris hydrochaeris in Brazil in Petrópolis, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 09

Capybara

Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris

Marginal occurrence · 3 records
Size 1.1–1.3 m3.5–4.4 ft Weight 35–65 kg77.2–143.3 lb active by day savanna
FMIB 50857 West Indian Seal

Caribbean Monk Seal

Neomonachus tropicalis

Occasional in Florida 16 sightings
Size 2.4 m8 ft Weight 170.1–272.2 kg375–600 lb active by day coastal

Sightings by month

Clymene dolphins leaping clear of the water

Clymene dolphin

Stenella clymene

Occasional in Florida 44 sightings
Size 2.5 m8.3 ft Weight 75 kg165.3 lb active day & night coastal

Sightings by month

Common Bottlenose Dolphin (Tursiops truncatus)

Common Bottlenose Dolphin

Tursiops truncatus

Common in Florida 3,081 sightings
Size 2–4 m6.6–13.1 ft Weight 150–650 kg330.7–1433 lb active by day coastal

Sightings by month

Small group of common dolphins surfacing in choppy water, pale hourglass flank patch visible

Common Dolphin

Delphinus delphis

Marginal occurrence · 2 records
Size 1.6–2.6 m5.2–8.5 ft Weight 70–110 kg154.3–242.5 lb active by night coastal

Sightings by month

Common Raccoon in Hugh Taylor Birch State Park

Common Raccoon

Procyon lotor

Common in Florida 11,190 sightings
Size 40–70 cm1.3–2.3 ft Weight 3.5–9 kg7.7–19.8 lb active by night mixed forest

Sightings by month

Mono ardilla - Saimiri sciureus

Common Squirrel Monkey

Saimiri sciureus

Rarely seen in Florida 13 sightings
Size 25–37 cm9.8–14.6 in Weight 0.6–1.1 kg1.2–2.4 lb active by day savanna

Sightings by month

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Cotton Mouse

Peromyscus gossypinus

Common in Florida 1,355 sightings
Size 10.3 cm4.1 in Weight 34–51 g1.2–1.8 oz active by night woodland

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Mother Coyote Sitting, Watching Over Den, Photo 1 of 2 (47924154788)

Coyote

Canis latrans

Common in Florida 1,277 sightings
Size 0.8–1 m2.5–3.3 ft Weight 7–21 kg15.4–46.3 lb active day & night urban

Sightings by month

Coypus

Coypu

Myocastor coypus

Occasional in Florida 103 sightings
Size 40–60 cm15.7–23.6 in Weight 4–10 kg8.8–22 lb active by night river

Sightings by month

Ziphius cavirostris Mar Ligure

Cuvier's beaked whale

Ziphius cavirostris

Occasional in Florida 40 sightings
Size 5–7 m16.4–23 ft Weight 2000–3500 kg4409.2–7716.2 lb active day & night coastal

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Dwarf sperm whale logging at the ocean surface

Dwarf Sperm Whale

Kogia sima

Occasional in Florida 76 sightings
Size 2.1–2.7 m6.9–8.9 ft Weight 136–270 kg299.8–595.2 lb active day & night coastal

Sightings by month

Eastern Chipmunk (Tamias striatus)

Eastern Chipmunk

Tamias striatus

Occasional in Florida 19 sightings
Size 16.6 cm6.5 in Weight 93 g3.3 oz active by day urban

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Eastern Cottontail

Sylvilagus floridanus

Common in Florida 6,278 sightings
Size 36–43 cm14.2–16.9 in Weight 0.8–1.5 kg1.8–3.3 lb active day & night lake

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Eastern Gray Squirrel

Sciurus carolinensis

Common in Florida 34,128 sightings
Size 23–30 cm9.1–11.8 in Weight 400–710 g0.9–1.6 lb active by day wetland

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Eastern harvest mouse moving through grass and herb stems

Eastern Harvest Mouse

Reithrodontomys humulis

Occasional in Florida 123 sightings
Size 7.1 cm2.8 in Weight 9 g0.3 oz active by night grassland

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Eastern Mole (Scalopus aquaticus)

Eastern Mole

Scalopus aquaticus

Common in Florida 555 sightings
Size 14.8 cm5.8 in Weight 75 g2.6 oz active day & night river

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Eastern red bat roosting among green leaves, disguised as a dead leaf

Eastern Red Bat

Lasiurus borealis

Rarely seen in Florida 13 sightings
Size 9.3–11.7 cm3.7–4.6 in Weight 7–13 g0.2–0.5 oz active by night desert

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Eastern woodrat climbing in a shrub

Eastern Woodrat

Neotoma floridana

Common in Florida 243 sightings
Size 21.4 cm8.4 in Weight 208 g7.3 oz active by night coastal

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European rabbit feeding in dry vegetation

European Rabbit

Oryctolagus cuniculus

Common in Florida 176 sightings
Size 34–50 cm13.4–19.7 in Weight 1–2.5 kg2.2–5.5 lb active by night grassland

Sightings by month

Evening bat resting, brown fur and dark ears and wings visible, not restrained

Evening Bat

Nycticeius humeralis

Common in Florida 149 sightings
Size 5 cm2 in Weight 7–15 g0.2–0.5 oz active by night agricultural

Sightings by month

AI-generated image: Everglades Short-tailed Shrew in side profile foraging on sandy pine-litter soil. No public-domain photograph of this species exists. This image was generated with AI from verified reference material and reviewed by our editorial team for accuracy

Everglades Short-tailed Shrew

Blarina peninsulae

Rarely seen in Florida 10 sightings
Size 10.2 cm4 in Weight 20 g0.7 oz active day & night desert

Sightings by month

Two false killer whales bow-riding at speed through breaking white spray

False Killer Whale

Pseudorca crassidens

Occasional in Florida 38 sightings
Size 4–6.1 m13.1–20 ft Weight 700–2200 kg1543.2–4850.2 lb active day & night coastal

Sightings by month

Fin whale from air

Fin Whale

Balaenoptera physalus

Marginal occurrence · 4 records
Size 17–22 m55.8–72.2 ft Weight 40000–80000 kg88185–176370 lb active by day coastal
AI-generated image: Florida bonneted bat roosting on a palm trunk, huge forward-joined ears visible. No public-domain photograph of this species exists. This image was generated with AI from verified reference material and reviewed by our editorial team for accuracy

Florida Bonneted Bat

Eumops floridanus

Occasional in Florida 62 sightings
Size 13–16.5 cm5.1–6.5 in Weight 40–65 g1.4–2.3 oz active by night agricultural

Sightings by month

AI-generated image: Florida mouse standing alert on white scrub sand beside palmetto fronds. No public-domain photograph of this species exists. This image was generated with AI from verified reference material and reviewed by our editorial team for accuracy

Florida mouse

Podomys floridanus

Occasional in Florida 45 sightings
Size 11.5 cm4.5 in Weight 31 g1.1 oz active by night grassland

Sightings by month

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Florida Saltmarsh Vole

Microtus dukecampbelli

Range-listed · no digitized records yet
Size 17.8–19.8 cm7–7.8 in salt marsh
Sciurus niger

Fox Squirrel

Sciurus niger

Common in Florida 2,018 sightings
Size 25.4–38.1 cm10–15 in Weight 804 g1.8 lb active by day river

Sightings by month

Three Fraser's dolphins porpoising together through open ocean water

Fraser's dolphin

Lagenodelphis hosei

Occasional in Florida 43 sightings
Size 2–2.7 m6.6–8.9 ft Weight 160–210 kg352.7–463 lb active day & night coastal

Sightings by month

Gervais' beaked whale (Mesoplodon europaeus)

Gervais' beaked whale

Mesoplodon europaeus

Occasional in Florida 69 sightings
Size 6.7 m22 ft Weight 948–1090 kg2090–2403 lb active day & night urban

Sightings by month

Golden Mouse (Ochrotomys nuttalli)

Golden Mouse

Ochrotomys nuttalli

Common in Florida 173 sightings
Size 9.7 cm3.8 in Weight 22 g0.8 oz active dawn & dusk woodland

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Myotis grisescens colony

Gray Bat

Myotis grisescens

Common in Florida 265 sightings
Size 7.5–10.1 cm3–4 in Weight 10 g0.4 oz active by night cave

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Gray fox standing in dappled woodland

Gray Fox

Urocyon cinereoargenteus

Common in Florida 597 sightings
Size 0.8–1.1 m2.5–3.7 ft Weight 3–9 kg6.6–19.8 lb active day & night brushy woodland

Sightings by month

Silver-gray wolf walking along a gravel bank in Alaska

Gray Wolf

Canis lupus

Occasional in Florida 107 sightings
Size 1.1–1.6 m3.4–5.2 ft Weight 23–80 kg50.7–176.4 lb active day & night cave

Sightings by month

Green monkeys (Chlorocebus sabaeus)

Green Monkey

Chlorocebus sabaeus

Occasional in Florida 107 sightings
Size 40–60 cm15.7–23.6 in Weight 4.2–5.9 kg9.3–13 lb active by day woodland

Sightings by month

Common seal (Phoca vitulina) 2

Harbor Seal

Phoca vitulina

Marginal occurrence · 3 records
Size 1.4–1.9 m4.6–6.2 ft Weight 55–170 kg121.3–374.8 lb active by day coastal

Sightings by month

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Harbour Porpoise

Phocoena phocoena

Marginal occurrence · 2 records
Size 1.4–1.9 m4.6–6.2 ft Weight 45–70 kg99.2–154.3 lb active by night coastal
Hispid cotton rat moving through short green grass

Hispid cotton rat

Sigmodon hispidus

Common in Florida 2,699 sightings
Size 18.5 cm7.3 in Weight 160 g5.6 oz active day & night river

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House mouse in dry plant litter

House Mouse

Mus musculus

Occasional in Florida 114 sightings
Size 5–10 cm2–3.9 in Weight 12–30 g0.4–1.1 oz active by night agricultural

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Humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) with calf Moorea 2

Humpback Whale

Megaptera novaeangliae

Rarely seen in Florida 7 sightings
Size 12–17 m39.4–55.8 ft Weight 25000–40000 kg55115.6–88185 lb active by day marine

Sightings by month

Jaguar standing in dense green cover

Jaguar

Panthera onca

Common in Florida 355 sightings
Size 1.1–1.9 m3.7–6.1 ft Weight 30–100 kg66.1–220.5 lb active day & night wetland

Sightings by month

Long-tailed weasel standing alert in grass with its black-tipped tail curled behind it, Sonoma County, California

Long-tailed Weasel

Neogale frenata

Occasional in Florida 18 sightings
Size 24.8 cm9.8 in Weight 170 g6 oz active day & night wetland

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Marsh Rabbit

Marsh Rabbit

Sylvilagus palustris

Common in Florida 9,474 sightings
Size 40.6 cm16 in Weight 1.2 kg2.7 lb active by night coastal

Sightings by month

Peponocephala electra Mayotte

Melon-headed Whale

Peponocephala electra

Rarely seen in Florida 14 sightings
Size 2.8 m9.2 ft Weight 206 kg454.2 lb active day & night coastal

Sightings by month

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Mexican Free-tailed Bat

Tadarida brasiliensis

Common in Florida 594 sightings
Size 3.1–4.1 cm1.2–1.6 in Weight 7–12 g0.2–0.4 oz active by night cave

Sightings by month

Mexican gray squirrel (Sciurus aureogaster)

Mexican gray squirrel

Sciurus aureogaster

Marginal occurrence · 4 records
Size 28.3 cm11.1 in Weight 595 g1.3 lb urban
Common minke whale (Balaenoptera acutorostrata). Teriberka

Minke Whale

Balaenoptera acutorostrata

Rarely seen in Florida 14 sightings
Size 7–10 m23–32.8 ft Weight 5000–10000 kg11023.1–22046.2 lb active by day wetland

Sightings by month

Mountain Lion (Puma concolor)

Mountain Lion

Puma concolor

Common in Florida 327 sightings
Size 1–1.5 m3.3–5.1 ft Weight 36–120 kg79.4–264.6 lb active day & night montane forest

Sightings by month

Muskrats resting on a floating log in open water

Muskrat

Ondatra zibethicus

Common in Florida 441 sightings
Size 25–36 cm9.8–14.2 in Weight 0.6–2 kg1.3–4.4 lb active day & night wetland

Sightings by month

Nine-banded Armadillo

Nine-banded Armadillo

Dasypus mexicanus

Common in Florida 6,434 sightings
Size 60–90 cm2–3 ft Weight 3–8 kg6.6–17.6 lb active by night forest

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North American least shrew moving through short grass

North American Least Shrew

Cryptotis parvus

Common in Florida 151 sightings
Size 5–8 cm2–3.1 in Weight 6 g0.2 oz active by night grassland

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River Otter (Lontra canadensis)

North American River Otter

Lontra canadensis

Common in Florida 2,371 sightings
Size 0.7–1.1 m2.2–3.5 ft Weight 5–15 kg11–33.1 lb active day & night river

Sightings by month

Live North Atlantic right whale head at the surface, rough pale callosity patches visible on the rostrum

North Atlantic right whale

Eubalaena glacialis

Occasional in Florida 24 sightings
Size 17.6 m57.8 ft Weight 23000 kg50706.4 lb active day & night coastal

Sightings by month

Live northeastern marsh rice rat peering out from dense dry grass and green shoots

Northeastern Marsh Rice Rat

Oryzomys palustris

Occasional in Florida 20 sightings
Size 14.2 cm5.6 in Weight 50 g1.8 oz active day & night wetland

Sightings by month

Hoary bat in flight against blue sky, wings spread to show its yellow throat patch and heavily frosted fur

Northern Hoary Bat

Lasiurus cinereus

Rarely seen in Florida 3 sightings
Size 13–15 cm5.1–5.9 in Weight 26 g0.9 oz active by night cave

Sightings by month

Northern myotis hanging head-down from a rock ceiling, long ears and tan fur visible

Northern Myotis

Myotis septentrionalis

Marginal occurrence · 1 record
Size 8.6 cm3.4 in Weight 6 g0.2 oz active by night coniferous forest
AI-generated image: northern yellow bat hanging head-down among dead palm fronds. No public-domain photograph of this species exists. This image was generated with AI from verified reference material and reviewed by our editorial team for accuracy

Northern Yellow Bat

Lasiurus intermedius

Occasional in Florida 49 sightings
Size 8.9 cm3.5 in Weight 20 g0.7 oz active by night coastal

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Live Norway rat beside shallow water

Norway Rat

Rattus norvegicus

Occasional in Florida 71 sightings
Size 15–28 cm5.9–11 in Weight 140–500 g0.3–1.1 lb active by night urban

Sightings by month

Peromyscus polionotus oldfield mouse

Oldfield Mouse

Peromyscus polionotus

Occasional in Florida 18 sightings
Size 9.7 cm3.8 in Weight 14 g0.5 oz active by night coastal

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Killer Whales Hunting a Seal

Orca

Orcinus orca

Marginal occurrence · 6 records
Size 5–9.8 m16.4–32.2 ft Weight 2600–10000 kg5732–22046.2 lb active day & night coastal
Pantropical spotted dolphin (Stenella attenuata)

Pantropical spotted dolphin

Stenella attenuata

Occasional in Florida 31 sightings
Size 1.9–2.1 m6.4–6.9 ft Weight 66.8–107.9 kg147.2–238 lb active day & night coastal

Sightings by month

Orques pygmées (Feresa attenuata) (Ifremer 00574-68627 - 46051)

Pygmy Killer Whale

Feresa attenuata

Occasional in Florida 36 sightings
Size 2.7 m8.9 ft Weight 151.5 kg334 lb active day & night coastal

Sightings by month

Live pygmy sperm whales logging at the sea surface, backs and dorsal fins exposed

Pygmy Sperm Whale

Kogia breviceps

Rarely seen in Florida 4 sightings
Size 2.7–4 m8.9–13.1 ft Weight 320–450 kg705.5–992.1 lb active day & night urban

Sightings by month

Rafinesques big-eared bat (5494435840)

Rafinesque's Big-eared Bat

Corynorhinus rafinesquii

Rarely seen in Florida 10 sightings
Size 10.5 cm4.1 in Weight 9–11 g0.3–0.4 oz active by night cave

Sightings by month

Red Fox (Vulpes vulpes)

Red Fox

Vulpes vulpes

Common in Florida 382 sightings
Size 43 cm16.9 in Weight 5–10 kg11–22 lb active day & night desert

Sightings by month

Canis rufus running

Red Wolf

Canis rufus

Rarely seen in Florida 9 sightings
Size 1.4–1.6 m4.5–5.4 ft Weight 20–39 kg44.1–86 lb active by night river

Sightings by month

Red-rumped Agouti (Dasyprocta leporina) in the garden ... (28147035289)

Red-rumped Agouti

Dasyprocta leporina

Marginal occurrence · 6 records
Size 59.6 cm23.5 in Weight 3.1 kg6.9 lb
Rhesus macaque (Macaca mulatta mulatta), male, Gokarna

Rhesus Macaque

Macaca mulatta

Common in Florida 383 sightings
Size 45–64 cm1.5–2.1 ft Weight 5.3–9.2 kg11.8–20.2 lb active by day coastal

Sightings by month

Rice's whale close to surface

Rice's whale

Balaenoptera ricei

Occasional in Florida 53 sightings
Size 12.7 m41.5 ft Weight 27200 kg59965.8 lb coastal

Sightings by month

Risso s Dolphin (Grampus griseus) Catalina (3)

Risso's Dolphin

Grampus griseus

Occasional in Florida 34 sightings
Size 2.6–4 m8.5–13.1 ft Weight 342.5–460 kg755.1–1014.1 lb active by night coastal

Sightings by month

Rough-toothed dolphin porpoising at the surface of blue ocean water, showing its slender uncreased rostrum and low sloped forehead

Rough-toothed dolphin

Steno bredanensis

Occasional in Florida 45 sightings
Size 2.6 m8.5 ft Weight 118.3 kg260.7 lb active day & night river

Sightings by month

Round-tailed muskrat swimming at the surface among aquatic vegetation

Round-tailed Muskrat

Neofiber alleni

Occasional in Florida 40 sightings
Size 21.3 cm8.4 in Weight 265 g9.3 oz active by night coastal

Sightings by month

Sambar (Cervus unicolor unicolor) male

Sambar

Rusa unicolor

Rarely seen in Florida 10 sightings
Size 1.6–2.7 m5.2–8.9 ft Weight 150–320 kg330.7–705.5 lb active by night mixed forest

Sightings by month

Sei whale surfacing in deep blue ocean water, small curved dorsal fin visible with a splash at the blowhole

Sei Whale

Balaenoptera borealis

Marginal occurrence · 2 records
Size 12–20 m39.4–65.6 ft Weight 14000–30000 kg30864.7–66138.7 lb active by day urban
Seminole bat resting on leaf litter at night with wings partly folded

Seminole Bat

Lasiurus seminolus

Occasional in Florida 50 sightings
Size 10.8–11.4 cm4.3–4.5 in Weight 13 g0.5 oz active by night coastal

Sightings by month

Southern short-tailed shrew

Sherman's Short-tailed Shrew

Blarina shermani

Range-listed · no digitized records yet
wetland
Short-finned Pilot Whale off Tenerife

Short-finned Pilot Whale

Globicephala macrorhynchus

Rarely seen in Florida 5 sightings
Size 6.1 m20 ft Weight 726 kg1600.6 lb active by night coastal

Sightings by month

Silver-haired bat tucked into loose bark

Silver-haired Bat

Lasionycteris noctivagans

Marginal occurrence · 1 record
Size 9.5–11.5 cm3.7–4.5 in Weight 11 g0.4 oz active by night river
Southeastern Myotis (Myotis austroriparius)

Southeastern Myotis

Myotis austroriparius

Common in Florida 433 sightings
Size 7.7–8.9 cm3–3.5 in Weight 6–7 g0.2 oz active by night coastal

Sightings by month

AI-generated image: Southeastern pocket gopher half-emerged at its sandy burrow entrance, orange incisors and digging foreclaws visible. No public-domain photograph of this species exists. This image was generated with AI from verified reference material and reviewed by our editorial team for accuracy

Southeastern Pocket Gopher

Geomys pinetis

Common in Florida 362 sightings
Size 24 cm9.4 in Weight 196 g6.9 oz active day & night woodland

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Southern Flying Squirrel

Glaucomys volans

Common in Florida 282 sightings
Size 17.1 cm6.7 in Weight 65 g2.3 oz active by night deciduous forest

Sightings by month

Southern short-tailed shrew walking through moss and leaf litter beside green plant shoots

Southern Short-tailed Shrew

Blarina carolinensis

Occasional in Florida 35 sightings
Size 10.2 cm4 in Weight 20 g0.7 oz active day & night agricultural

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Sperm whale pod recolored

Sperm Whale

Physeter macrocephalus

Rarely seen in Florida 11 sightings
Size 10.7–11 m35–36 ft Weight 13500–57000 kg29762.4–125663.6 lb active day & night urban

Sightings by month

Spinner Dolphin (Stenella longirotris)

Spinner Dolphin

Stenella longirostris

Occasional in Florida 19 sightings
Size 2.5 m8.3 ft Weight 72.7 kg160.2 lb active day & night coastal

Sightings by month

Star-nosed mole's fleshy 22-ray nose organ fanned out, close-up macro

Star-nosed mole

Condylura cristata

Range-listed · no digitized records yet
Size 12.1 cm4.8 in Weight 52 g1.8 oz active day & night urban
Small group of striped dolphins swimming at the surface in open blue ocean

Striped Dolphin

Stenella coeruleoalba

Occasional in Florida 23 sightings
Size 1.8–2.6 m5.9–8.5 ft Weight 100–160 kg220.5–352.7 lb active day & night urban

Sightings by month

Mephitis mephitis in Dierenpark Zie-ZOO

Striped Skunk

Mephitis mephitis

Occasional in Florida 120 sightings
Size 46.5–81.5 cm1.5–2.7 ft Weight 0.6–6.3 kg1.3–13.9 lb active by night grassland

Sightings by month

Two Tamanend's bottlenose dolphins surfacing together, an adult with a smaller paler calf alongside

Tamanend's Bottlenose Dolphin

Tursiops erebennus

Common in Florida 828 sightings
Size 2.3–2.9 m7.6–9.4 ft coastal

Sightings by month

Tricolored Bat hibernating on a limestone mine wall

Tricolored Bat

Perimyotis subflavus

Common in Florida 185 sightings
Size 7.7–8.9 cm3–3.5 in Weight 5–8 g0.2–0.3 oz active by night cave

Sightings by month

Velvety Free-tailed Bat (Molossus molossus)

Velvety Free-tailed Bat

Molossus molossus

Marginal occurrence · 3 records
Size 6.2 cm2.4 in Weight 14 g0.5 oz forest edge
Virginia Opossum clinging to a tree branch in a snowy winter woodland

Virginia Opossum

Didelphis virginiana

Common in Florida 3,901 sightings
Size 40.8 cm16.1 in Weight 1.1–1.6 kg2.5–3.6 lb active by night river

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Manatee with calf.PD - colour corrected

West Indian Manatee

Trichechus manatus

Common in Florida 9,614 sightings
Size 4 m13.1 ft Weight 387.5 kg854.3 lb active day & night coastal

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Little brown myotis roosting alertly on a wooden beam

Western Little Brown Myotis

Myotis lucifugus

Rarely seen in Florida 12 sightings
Size 8–9.5 cm3.1–3.7 in Weight 6–13 g0.2–0.5 oz active by night cave

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White-nosed coati (Nasua narica) Peten

White-nosed Coati

Nasua narica

Marginal occurrence · 1 record
Size 0.8–1.3 m2.6–4.3 ft Weight 3–6 kg6.6–13.2 lb active by day oak-sycamore canyon

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White-tailed Deer (Odocoileus virginianus)

White-tailed Deer

Odocoileus virginianus

Common in Florida 12,281 sightings
Size 0.9–2.2 m3.1–7.2 ft Weight 68–136 kg149.9–299.8 lb active day & night mixed forest

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Adult wild boar foraging in grass

Wild Boar

Sus scrofa

Common in Florida 1,954 sightings
Size 85–90 cm2.8–3 ft Weight 40–50 kg88.2–110.2 lb active day & night lake

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Microtus pinetorum - crlevy - 550023152

Woodland Vole

Microtus pinetorum

Occasional in Florida 77 sightings
Size 10.3 cm4.1 in Weight 26 g0.9 oz active day & night woodland

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