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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?
The Everglades Ecosystem provides a home to over 350 documented species of birds. Numerous visitors make the journey to the park every year to see some of our more rare and endangered species.
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Last Updated: October 27, 2009 at 13:46 EST |
