Florida has no named hotspot list for the rhesus macaque, but its recorded sightings sit within the Ocala National Forest area and nearby scrub, pine flatwoods, and sandhills, the landscape long associated with the state’s introduced population. Florida marks the species as introduced, so its 383 records reflect escaped or released animals rather than a native wildlife population.
Monthly reports peak in March, at 66, well above the lows in September and November, which sit at just 9 records each. That spring reporting bump doesn’t show how many macaques live in the area, only when observers were reporting them.
