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Everglades National Park
Mammals
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Over 40 species of mammals are found in Everglades National Park. Many species commonly associated with drier habitats of forest and fields have adapted to the semi-aquatic environment that comprise most of the park's acreage.
Click on the species names below for a more detailed account of each.
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Species List for Everglades National Park¹
"E" = Federally Endangered, "T" = Federally Threatened,
"I" = Invasive/Exotic, "U" = Unknown
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Scientific Name |
Status
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Order Artiodactyla (even-toed ungulates)
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| White-tailed deer |
Odocoileus virginianus
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| Domestic pig |
Sus scrofa |
I
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Order Carnivora (meat-eating mammals)
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| Domestic dog |
Canis familiaris
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| Florida panther |
Felis concolor coryi |
E
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| Domestic cat |
Felis domesticus |
I
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| River Otter |
Lutra canadensis |
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| Bobcat |
Lynx rufus |
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| Striped Skunk |
Mephitis mephitis |
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| Long-tailed weasel |
Mustela frenata |
U
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| Everglades mink |
Mustela vison |
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| Coati |
Nasua narica |
I
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| Raccoon |
Procyon lotor |
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| Eastern spotted skunk |
Spilogale putorius |
U
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| Grey Fox |
Urocyon cineroargenteus |
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| Black Bear |
Ursus americanus |
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| Red Fox |
Vulpes vulpes |
I
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Order Cetacea (whales, dolphins & porpoises)
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| Pilot whale |
Globicephala macrorhyncha |
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| Atlantic Bottlenosed Dolphin |
Tursiops truncatus |
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Order Chiroptera (bats)
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| Florida mastiff bat |
Eumops glaucinus |
U
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| Florida yellow bat |
Lasiurus intermedius |
U
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| Seminole bat |
Lasiurus seminolus |
U
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| Evening bat |
Nycticeius hymeralis |
U
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| Brazilian free-tailed bat |
Tadarida brasiliensis |
U
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Order Cingulata (armored mammals)
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| Nine-banded Armadillo |
Dasypus novemcinctus |
I
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Order Didelphimorphia (common opossums)
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| Oppossum |
Didelphis marsupialis |
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Order Lagomorpha (rabbits and hares)
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| Eastern cottontail |
Sylvilagus floridana |
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| Marsh rabbit |
Sylvilagus palustris |
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Order Rodentia (rodents)
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| Southern flying squirrel |
Glaucomys volans |
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| House mouse |
Mus musculus |
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| Roundtail muskrat |
Neofiber alleni |
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| Rice rat |
Oryzomys palustris |
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| Cotton mouse |
Peromyscus gossypinus |
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| Norway rat |
Rattus norvegicus |
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| Roof rat |
Rattus rattus |
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| Gray squirrel |
Sciurus carolinensis |
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| Fox squirrel |
Sciurus niger |
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| Cotton rat |
Sigmodon hispidus |
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Order Sirenia (manatees & dugongs)
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| West Indian Manatee |
Trichechus manatus
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Order Soricomorpha (shrews & moles)
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| Short-tailed shrew |
Blarina brevicauda
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| Least shrew |
Cryptotis parva
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| Eastern Mole |
Scalopus aquaticus
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¹Robertson, W.B. & Kushlan, J.A. (2006) Mammals of Everglades National Park. Miami: Everglades Association.
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Checklist of Mammals
in Everglades National Park
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Did You Know?
Though there are likely thousands of alligators in the Everglades, they remain protected because of their close resemblance to the far more endangered American crocodile. Can you identify which this one is?
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Last Updated: June 18, 2009 at 10:42 EST |
