List of mammals of Florida

This is a list of mammal species found in the wild on the American State of Florida. In total, 98 species of mammals are known to inhabit, or recently to have inhabited, the state and its surrounding waters. This includes a few species, such as the Black-tailed Jackrabbit and Red Deer, that were introduced after the European colonization of the Americas. It also includes the extinct Caribbean Monk Seal. Rodents account for roughly one quarter of all species, followed closely by mammals from the Cetacea and Carnivora families.

The species included in this list are drawn from the work of The American Society of Mammalogists, which compiled information from five different publications.[3] Information on the international status of species has been drawn from the IUCN Red List.

Contents

Florida mammals by order

Order Members Species Threatened species
Artiodactyla even-toed ungulates 4
Carnivora carnivorans 19 1
Cetacea whales, dolphins and porpoises 21 5
Chiroptera bats 18 2
Cingulata armadillos 1
Didelphimorphia common opossums 1
Lagomorpha hares, rabbits and pikas 4
Primates lemurs, monkeys, and apes 1
Rodentia rodents 23 1
Sirenia aquatic herbivorous mammals 1 1
Soricomorpha shrews, moles and solenodons 5
Total 98 10

How to read international conservation status data

Main article: IUCN Red List

Species are classified in nine groups, set through criteria such as rate of decline, population size, area of geographic distribution, degree of population and distribution fragmentation. The tables below reclassified results before 1994 to reflect the current rating system.

Low Vulnerability Threatened Extinct Insufficient Data
Least Concern
Near Threatened
Vulnerable
Endangered
Critically Endangered
Extinct in the Wild
Extinct
Data Deficient
Not Evaluated

Florida terrestrial mammals

Carnivora

The Coyote arrived in northern Florida in the 1970s as its natural range expanded. Illegal releases were another factor in its occupation of the state. Coyotes are extremely adaptable, living in all types of forests and farms.[4]

Florida has two types of foxes. The native Gray Fox can be found in the United States almost anywhere, except northern plains and Rockies. It is sometimes confounded with the Red Fox due to having patches of red hair.[5] The red fox was introduced to Florida by hunting clubs, although it may have been native in the northern panhandle. Its preferred habitats are open areas, while the gray fox prefers woods.[6]

Red wolves were once common throughout the southeastern US, including Florida. Extinct in the wild in 1980, it has been progressively introduced to select nature preserves. The present population was introduced as part of this recovery program in 1997 to the Saint Vincent National Refuge;[7] once red wolf pups reach 18 months, they are relocated to the North Carolina portion of the program.[8]

Bobcats are well adapted to urban development and are not a conservation concern. They make their home in hammocks, forests or swamps.[9]

The Florida Panther (Puma concolor coryi) is one of the subspecies of cougar. Its main differences from other subspecies are longer legs, smaller size and a shorter darker coat. The skull of the Florida panther is broader and flatter with highly arched nasal bones.[10] Reportedly only seventy adult animals are alive,[11] and a 1992 study estimated that the subspecies would become extinct between 2016 and 2055.[12] It was chosen in 1982 as the Florida State Animal by the state's schoolchildren.[13]

It is believed that some Jaguarundis were unintentionally released in the wild in the 1940s.[14] There is no evidence besides witness accounts, and the existence of Jaguarandis in the state is dubious.[15]

Two of the eleven species of skunks live in Florida. Both the Eastern Spotted Skunk and the Striped Skunk can be found statewide (except for the Keys).

Small populations of the Everglades mink (Mustela vison evergladensis), a subspecies of Mink, are encountered near Lake Okeechobee, and in the Big Cypress Swamp-Everglades National Park area.[16]

Northern River Otters are a common sight close to freshwater streams across Florida. The population is increasing.[17]

Raccoons are prevalent in the lower 48 states, including Florida. Adaptable to almost all kinds of habitats, the animals are among the few who actually benefit from human development, since food becomes more available. Attacks by predators like the bobcat cause minimum mortality, and the main reason for raccoon deaths is considered to be car accidents.[18] They are regarded as predators of sea turtles nests.[19]

All bears in Florida are part of the subspecies Ursus americanus floridanus. Differences between subspecies are very small; the Florida black bear differs from other subspecies by its highly arched forehead and its long and narrow braincase.[20] Estimates for 2002 indicated the number of bears statewide to be between 2,000 and 3,200 individuals, indicating an increase from the previous census in 1998. The biggest cause of concern is roadkill, although the rates of mortality are equivalent to other areas in the country.[21]

Name Species/Authority Order Family ASM state status and native range[3] Red List
Coyote
 Canis latrans
Say, 1823		 Carnivora Canidae uncommon or locally common statewide.
7
[22]
Feral Domestic Dog
 Canis familiaris
Linnaeus, 1758		 Carnivora Canidae locally common; escaped or released statewide.
0
Gray Fox
 Urocyon cinereoargenteus
(Schreber, 1775)		 Carnivora Canidae uncommon or locally common statewide.
7
[23]
Red Fox
 Vulpes vulpes
Linnaeus, 1758		 Carnivora Canidae uncommon or locally common statewide.
7
[24]
Red Wolf
 Canis rufus
Audubon & Bachman, 1851		 Carnivora Canidae rare, introduced on Saint Vincent Island.
3
[25]
Bobcat
 Lynx rufus
(Schreber, 1777)		 Carnivora Felidae common; Peninsula and Northern Keys.
7
[26]
Cougar
 Puma concolor
(Linnaeus, 1771)		 Carnivora Felidae rare, restricted to Green Swamp and Big Cypress areas in SW peninsula.
6
[27]
Feral Domestic Cat
 Felis catus
Schreber, 1775		 Carnivora Felidae abundant; escaped or released statewide.
0
Jaguarundi
 Herpailurus yaguarondi
(Lacépède, 1809)		 Carnivora Felidae possibly introduced to the northern two thirds of peninsula.
7
[28]
Eastern Spotted Skunk
 Spilogale putorius
(Linnaeus, 1758)		 Carnivora Mephitidae common; statewide except northeast corner and Keys.
7
[29]
Striped Skunk
 Mephitis mephitis
(Schreber, 1776)		 Carnivora Mephitidae common; statewide except Keys.
7
[30]
Long-Tailed Weasel
 Mustela frenata
Lichtenstein, 1831		 Carnivora Mustelidae rare; statewide except Everglades and Keys.
7
[31]
Mink
 Mustela vison
Schreber, 1777		 Carnivora Mustelidae rare; coastal marshes in west Panhandle, Big Bend area, northeast area, and Everglades.
7
[32]
Northern River Otter
 Lontra canadensis
(Schreber, 1777)		 Carnivora Mustelidae locally common, mostly freshwater habitats, primarily rivers and streams, statewide except Keys.
7
[33]
Common Raccoon
 Procyon lotor
(Linnaeus, 1758)		 Carnivora Procyonidae abundant, statewide.
7
[34]
American Black Bear
 Ursus americanus
Pallas, 1780		 Carnivora Ursidae rare or uncommon; localized populations statewide except Keys.
7
[35]

Chiroptera

Of the species listed below, 13 are confirmed to be resident species; all of them are insectivorous. Five species had very low numbers reported and can be classified as accidental species: Indiana Bat, Artibeus jamaicensis, Little Brown Bat, Northern Long-eared Myotis and the Silver-haired Bat. Some bats not in this list, but with reported sightings in the Lower Keys, are the Buffy Flower Bat, Cuban Flower Bat and Cuban Fig-eating Bat.[36]

Bats can be classified in two groups by their roosting habits: solitary and colony-roosting bats.

Solitary bats prefer to live in leaves, palm fronds and Spanish moss. Resident bats in this category are the Eastern Red Bat, the Northern Yellow Bat and the Seminole Bat. Hoary Bats are not considered residents because they migrate to Mexico and South America to spend the winter.[37]

The remaining species are considered to be colony-roosting bats. Darker than their solitary counterparts and less furry, these bats prefer to live under bridges, in tree holes or caves. Only 3 Florida species live in caves: the Eastern Pipistrelle, the Gray Bat and the Southeastern Myotis. Florida has the highest concentration of Southeastern Myotis in the world.[37]

The greatest threat to bats in Florida is the disturbance or destruction of roost sites, due to vandalism or urban development.[37]

Name Species/Authority Order Family ASM state status and native range[3] Red List
Velvety Free-tailed Bat Molossus molossus
(Pallas, 1766)		 Chiroptera Molossidae rare; Lower Keys.
7
[38]
Mexican Free-tailed Bat
 Tadarida brasiliensis
(I. Geoffroy, 1824)		 Chiroptera Molossidae common, statewide except for Keys.
6
[39]
Wagner's Bonneted Bat Eumops glaucinus
(Wagner, 1843)		 Chiroptera Molossidae rare, found only in the Miami and Coral Gables area.
7
[40]
Jamaican Fruit Bat
 Artibeus jamaicensis
Leach, 1821		 Chiroptera Phyllostomidae rare, Lower Keys only
7
[41]
Big Brown Bat
 Eptesicus fuscus
(Beauvois, 1796)		 Chiroptera Vespertilionidae common statewide except for Keys.
7
[42]
Eastern Pipistrelle
 Pipistrellus subflavus
(F. Cuvier, 1832)		 Chiroptera Vespertilionidae uncommon; panhandle and northern half of peninsula.
7
[43]
Eastern Red Bat
 Lasiurus borealis
(Müller, 1776)		 Chiroptera Vespertilionidae uncommon; panhandle and northern quarter of peninsula.
7
[44]
Evening Bat
 Nycticeius humeralis
(Rafinesque, 1818)		 Chiroptera Vespertilionidae common; statewide except for Keys.
7
[45]
Gray Bat
 Myotis grisescens
A.H. Howell, 1909		 Chiroptera Vespertilionidae rare, known only from panhandle, Marianna area.
4
[46]
Hoary Bat
 Lasiurus cinereus
(Beauvois, 1796)		 Chiroptera Vespertilionidae uncommon, panhandle and northern half of peninsula.
7
[47]
Indiana Bat
 Myotis sodalis
Miller & Allen, 1928		 Chiroptera Vespertilionidae rare, known only from panhandle, Marianna and Jackson counties.
4
[48]
Little Brown Bat
 Myotis lucifugus
(La Conte, 1831)		 Chiroptera Vespertilionidae rare, known only from panhandle and Okaloosa County .
7
[49]
Northern Long-eared Myotis
 Myotis septentrionalis
(Trouessart, 1897)		 Chiroptera Vespertilionidae rare, known only from panhandle, Marianna and Jackson counties.
7
[50]
Northern Yellow Bat Lasiurus intermedius
H. Allen, 1862		 Chiroptera Vespertilionidae common statewide except southern tip of peninsula and Keys.
7
[51]
Rafinesque's Big-Eared Bat
 Plecotus rafinesquii
Lesson, 1827		 Chiroptera Vespertilionidae rare, statewide except southern tip of peninsula and Keys.
5
[52]
Seminole Bat Lasiurus seminolus
(Rhoads, 1895)		 Chiroptera Vespertilionidae common, statewide except southern tip of peninsula and Keys.
7
[53]
Silver-haired Bat
 Lasionycteris noctivagans
(La Conte, 1831)		 Chiroptera Vespertilionidae rare; known only from north Santa Rosa County and possibly north Nassau County.
7
[54]
Southeastern Myotis
 Myotis austroriparius
(Rhoads, 1897)		 Chiroptera Vespertilionidae common; cave habitats in panhandle and, disjunct, northeastern and northcentral peninsula.
7
[55]

Rodentia

Of the several species of rodents in Florida, the subspecies of Oldfield Mouse are the biggest conservation concern, along with the Florida Mouse. Six of eight subspecies of the Oldfield mouse (commonly named Beach Mice) are in endangered status, and one is extinct. Given causes for their demise is predators like cats and red foxes and destruction of their natural habitats.[56] The Florida Mouse is on the endangered species list because of destruction of their habitat. The mouse is the only mammal that is endemic to Florida. The rodent depends on the Gopher Tortoise (also endangered) for its survival, because it makes its burrows from Tortoise burrows, or in the absence of those, Oldfield mouse burrows.[57]

Non-native species brought in boats by colonizers are the House Mouse, Brown Rat and the Black Rat. Other non-natives are the Capybara, the Nutria and the Mexican Gray Squirrel.[58]

Not listed below, but with reported sightings, are the biggest rat in the world, the Gambian Pouched Rat, which arrived in 2002; and the Prairie Dog. Both are wild releases of animals kept as pets.[58]

Name Species Authority Order Family ASM state status and native range[3] Red List
American Beaver
 Castor canadensis
Kuhl, 1820		 Rodentia Castoridae common; panhandle and northern third of peninsula, except coastal areas.
7
[59]
Southeastern Pocket Gopher Geomys pinetis
Rafinesque, 1817		 Rodentia Geomyidae common; panhandle and northern half of peninsula.
7
[60]
Capybara
 Hydrochaeris hydrochaeris
(Linnaeus, 1766)		 Rodentia Hydrochaeridae introduced; probably several small populations north of peninsula.
7
[61]
Oldfield Mouse
 Peromyscus polionotus
(Wagner, 1843)		 Rodentia Muridae rare; coastal dunes and dunes on some barrier islands; uncommon on panhandle and northern two thirds of peniinsula in dry, sandy, oldfields and grasslands.
7
[62]
Cotton Mouse
 Peromyscus gossypinus
(Le Conte, 1850)		 Rodentia Muridae common; statewide in forests and mixed forest/grasslands.
7
[63]
Eastern Harvest Mouse
 Reithrodontomys humilis
(Audubon & Bachman, 1941)		 Rodentia Muridae common; panhandle and northern two thirds of peninsula in oldfields, grasslands, and fields.
7
[64]
Florida Woodrat
 Neotoma floridana
(Ord, 1818)		 Rodentia Muridae uncommon; panhandle, northern two thirds of peninsula and rare; Key Largo.
7
[65]
Florida Mouse Podomys floridanus
(Chapman, 1889)		 Rodentia Muridae rare; central peninsula, mostly in habitats along central ridges.
5
[66]
Meadow Vole
 Microtus pennsylvanicus
(Ord, 1815)		 Rodentia Muridae rare; salt marsh in Cedar Key area of Gulf coast.
7
[67]
Golden Mouse Ochrotomys nuttalli
(Harlan, 183)2		 Rodentia Muridae rare; panhandle and northern half of peninsula.
7
[68]
Hispid Cotton Rat
 Sigmodon hispidus
Say & Ord, 1825		 Rodentia Muridae common; statewide.
7
[69]
House Mouse
 Mus musculus
Linnaeus, 1758		 Rodentia Muridae common; statewide.
7
[70]
Marsh Rice Rat
 Oryzomys palustris
(Harlan, 1837)		 Rodentia Muridae common; statewide in saltmarsh and associated habitats.
7
[71]
Brown Rat
 Rattus norvegicus
(Berkenhout, 1769)		 Rodentia Muridae common; statewide.
7
[72]
Woodland Vole
 Microtus pinetorum
(Le Conte, 1830)		 Rodentia Muridae uncommon; central portion of northern third of peninsula.
7
[73]
Black Rat
 Rattus rattus
(Linnaeus, 1758)		 Rodentia Muridae common statewide.
7
[74]
Round-tailed Muskrat
 Neofiber alleni
True, 1884		 Rodentia Muridae common; peninsula and isolated populations in Apalachicola and Okefenokee areas.
6
[75]
Coypu
 Myocastor coypus
(Molina, 1782)		 Rodentia Myocastoridae introduced; Duval County and panhandle populations; possibly established statewide except Keys.
7
[76]
Eastern Chipmunk
 Tamias striatus
(Linnaeus, 1758)		 Rodentia Sciuridae uncommon; northern half of western panhandle in mesic forest areas.
7
[77]
Eastern Gray Squirrel
 Sciurus carolinensis
Gmelin, 1788		 Rodentia Sciuridae common; statewide except lower Keys.
7
[78]
Fox Squirrel
 Sciurus niger
Linnaeus, 1758		 Rodentia Sciuridae rare; statewide except Keys; possibly extinct in southeastern peninsula.
7
[79]
Mexican Gray Squirrel
 Sciurus aureogaster
F. Cuvier, 1829		 Rodentia Sciuridae introduced; established on Elliott Key.
7
[80]
Southern Flying Squirrel
 Glaucomys volans
(Linnaeus, 1758)		 Rodentia Sciuridae common; statewide except Keys and possibly southwest peninsula.
7
[81]

Other orders

The only native Artiodactyla is the White-tailed Deer. It is the most economically important hunting mammal in all of North America, and is one of the major prey animals of the Florida Panther. There were only about 20,000 deer in Florida during the late 1930s, and the species was almost extinct in South Florida due to a campaign to eliminate tick-borne diseases. Hunt restraining measures and purchases from other states were very successful bringing the population to more than 700,000 deer statewide. The smaller subspecies, Key Deer, lives only in the Keys and numbers around 800 animals.[82] Sambar Deers were introduced in 1908 as alternative game for hunters on Saint Vincent Island. The population is between 700 and 1,000 deers; 130 hunters are licensed per year, and each can kill up to two animals.[83] Some Red Deers were released from a hunting ranch around 1967 and may still exist as a small herd.[84]

Hogs found their way to Florida in 1539 with Spanish colonist Hernando de Soto. Florida has 12% of the three million hogs that roam in the US.[85] They are a popular hunting prey, but are regarded as a pest due to the damage they inflict to agriculture and environment. More than 21,000 hogs were killed in 1980 alone.[86]

All the confirmed Soricomorpha in Florida are nocturnal; the Black-tailed Jackrabbit—introduced as a training tool for racing greyhounds from 1930 to 1950; the native Eastern Cottontail, which can be found anywhere but in forests and coastal marshes; and the Marsh Rabbit, who prefers freshwater and brackish marshes. The subspecies Lower Keys Marsh Rabbit has the scientific name Sylvilagus palustris hefneri after Hugh Hefner—because research on the subspecies was financed in part by the Playboy Foundation.[87]

Three species of shrews are found across Florida. Two known subspecies are the Homosassa Shrew (Sorex longirostris eionis) and Sherman's Short-tailed Shrew, Blarina carolinensis shermanii.[88] One of their main predators is the cat. Completing the Soricomorpha are two species of moles.

The Rhesus Macaque was introduced to Florida in 1933, as props for Tarzan movies, and have established colonies after escaping from the set.[89] Charles River Laboratories, the world's biggest producer of lab animals, maintained a free-range colony until 1999, when they were forced to remove the animals after they destroyed parts of the mangrove forests in Key Haven.[90] Other primates with reported sightings not included in this list are Vervet Monkeys[91] and Squirrel Monkeys.[92]

Cingulata are represented by the Nine-banded Armadillo, released in 1922 by a Marine who kept them as pets, but other accounts place them as having migrated from Texas. Subsequent introductions and fast breeding spread the species statewide.[86]

The Virginia Opossum is the only marsupial found in North America north of the Rio Grande River. It lives in wooded areas and can be easily found statewide.

Name Species Authority Order Family ASM state status and native range[3] Red List
Red Deer
 Cervus elaphus
Linnaeus, 1758		 Artiodactyla Cervidae introduced; single population in Highlands County.
7
[93]
Sambar deer
 Cervus unicolor
Kerr, 1792		 Artiodactyla Cervidae introduced on St. Vincent Island.
7
[94]
White-tailed deer
 Odocoileus virginianus
Zimmermann, 1780		 Artiodactyla Cervidae common statewide; rare in Keys.
7
[95]
Feral Pig
 Sus scrofa
Linnaeus, 1758		 Artiodactyla Suidae common; statewide except Keys.
7
[96]
Nine-banded Armadillo
 Dasypus novemcinctus
Linnaeus, 1758		 Cingulata Dasypodidae common; statewide, except possibly some parts of Everglades.
7
[97]
Virginia Opossum
 Didelphis virginiana
Kerr, 1792		 Didelphimorphia Didelphidae common; statewide.
7
[98]
Black-tailed Jackrabbit
 Lepus californicus
Gray, 1837		 Lagomorpha Leporidae introduced; established in Homestead area.
7
[99]
Eastern Cottontail
 Sylvilagus floridanus
(J.A. Allen, 1890)		 Lagomorpha Leporidae common; statewide except Keys.
7
[100]
Marsh Rabbit
 Sylvilagus palustris
(Bachman, 1837)		 Lagomorpha Leporidae common; statewide.
7
[101]
Swamp Rabbit
 Sylvilagus aquaticus
(Bachman, 1837)		 Lagomorpha Leporidae rare and unconfirmed; possibly present in Escambia County but no known records.
7
[102]
Rhesus Macaque
 Macaca mulatta
(Zimmermann, 1780)		 Primates Cercopithecidae introduced; Ocala and Silver Springs area.
6
[103]
North American Least Shrew Cryptotis parva
(Say, 1823)		 Soricomorpha Soricidae common; statewide except for Keys.
7
[104]
Southeastern Shrew
 Sorex longirostris
Bachman, 1837		 Soricomorpha Soricidae uncommon; north, south through Central Florida and on central ridge through southcentral.
7
[105]
Southern Short-tailed Shrew
 Blarina carolinensis
(Bachman, 1837)		 Soricomorpha Soricidae common; statewide except for Keys.
7
[106]
Eastern Mole
 Scalopus aquaticus
(Linnaeus, 1758)		 Soricomorpha Talpidae common; statewide except for Keys.
7
[107]
Star-nosed Mole
 Condylura cristata
(Linnaeus, 1758)		 Soricomorpha Talpidae rare; Okefenokee Swamp area and possibly in Leon County.
7
[108]

Florida marine mammals

Carnivora and Sirenia

Trichechus manatus latirostris is one of the two subspecies of the West Indian Manatee. This herbivorous aquatic mammal lives in rivers, springs and shallow coastal waters. It was designated the state marine mammal in 1975[109] and is protected by federal and state laws. Threatened by habitat loss, entanglements in fishing gear and crab traps, or by being asphyxiated or crushed by canal locks and flood gates, the most common cause for manatee deaths is being struck by boats, which caused one quarter of all deaths recorded since 1974. The highest count recorded by statewide surveys was 3,276 in 2001.[110]

Florida does not have seal colonies, but stray seals wash ashore in Florida occasionally. The most prevalent of those species have been the Common Seal and the Hooded Seal, although a Bearded Seal was seen in 2007.[111] The Caribbean Monk Seal was native to the Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico. Once a popular prey for Bahamas fishermen, their numbers diminished greatly in the 1800s. The last sighting of the species in Florida was in 1922, and specimens have not been seen anywhere since 1952.[112]

Name Species/Authority Order Family ASM state status and native range[3] Red List
Common Seal
 Phoca vitulina
Linnaeus, 1758		 Carnivora Phocidae rare; east coastal marine areas to Central Florida.
7
[113]
Hooded Seal
 Cystophora cristata
(Erxleben, 1777)		 Carnivora Phocidae rare; east coastal marine areas to Central Florida.
7
[114]
Caribbean Monk Seal
 Monachus tropicalis
(Gray, 1850)		 Carnivora Phocidae extinct.
1
[115]
West Indian Manatee
 Trichechus manatus
Linnaeus, 1758		 Sirenia Trichechidae rare; coastal marine areas, but not usually north of the Suwannee River in the Gulf of Mexico; enters rivers and connected springs.
5
[116]

Cetacea

Of the several whales seen close to Florida, the most frequent visitor is the Atlantic Northern Right Whale. Named as such because they were the "right" whales to kill, their only known calving ground is located off the coasts of Georgia and Florida. Pregnant females migrate from feeding grounds located far north and deliver calves from mid December to March.[117]

The most common dolphin in the state is the Bottlenose Dolphin. Dolphins, like manatees, are vulnerable to red tide and have mass fatalities when one occurs.[118] Dolphins were designated the Florida State Saltwater Mammal in 1975.[119]

Name Species/Authority Order Family ASM state status and native range[3] Red List
Atlantic Northern Right Whale
 Eubalaena glacialis
P.L.S. Müller, 1776		 Cetacea Balaenidae uncommon; coastal marine areas.
4
[120]
Bryde's Whale
 Balaenoptera edeni
Anderson, 1878		 Cetacea Balaenopteridae rare; coastal marine areas.
0
[121]
Fin Whale
 Balaenoptera physalus
(Linnaeus, 1758)		 Cetacea Balaenopteridae rare; coastal marine areas.
4
[122]
Humpback Whale
 Megaptera novaeangliae
(Borowski, 1781)		 Cetacea Balaenopteridae rare; coastal marine areas.
5
[123]
Minke Whale
 Balaenoptera acutorostrata
Lacépède, 1804		 Cetacea Balaenopteridae rare; coastal marine areas.
6
[124]
Sei Whale
 Balaenoptera borealis
Lesson, 1828		 Cetacea Balaenopteridae rare; coastal marine areas.
4
[125]
Atlantic Spotted Dolphin
 Stenella frontalis
(G. Cuvier, 1829)		 Cetacea Delphinidae rare; coastal marine areas.
0
[126]
Bottlenose Dolphin
 Tursiops truncatus
(Montagu, 1821)		 Cetacea Delphinidae common; coastal marine areas.
0
[127]
Common Dolphin
 Delphinus delphis
Linnaeus, 1758		 Cetacea Delphinidae rare; coastal marine areas.
7
[128]
False Killer Whale
 Pseudorca crassidens
(Owen, 1846)		 Cetacea Delphinidae rare; coastal marine areas.
7
[129]
Risso's Dolphin
 Grampus griseus
(G. Cuvier, 1812)		 Cetacea Delphinidae rare; coastal marine areas.
0
[130]
Orca
 Orcinus orca
(Linnaeus, 1758)		 Cetacea Delphinidae rare; coastal marine areas.
6
[131]
Spinner Dolphin
 Stenella longirostris
(Gray, 1828)		 Cetacea Delphinidae rare; coastal marine areas.
6
[132]
Rough-toothed Dolphin
 Steno bredanensis
(G. Cuvier in Lesson, 1828)		 Cetacea Delphinidae rare; coastal marine areas.
0
[133]
Short-finned Pilot Whale
 Globicephala macrorhynchus
Gray, 1846		 Cetacea Delphinidae uncommon; coastal marine areas.
6
[134]
Striped Dolphin
 Stenella coeruleoalba
(Meyen, 1833)		 Cetacea Delphinidae rare; coastal marine areas.
6
[135]
Pygmy Sperm Whale
 Kogia breviceps
(Blainville, 1838)		 Cetacea Kogiidae uncommon; coastal marine areas.
7
[136]
Sperm Whale
 Physeter macrocephalus
Linnaeus, 1758		 Cetacea Physeteridae rare; coastal marine areas.
5
[137]
Gervais' Beaked Whale
 Mesoplodon europaeus
(Gervais, 1855)		 Cetacea Ziphiidae rare; coastal marine areas.
0
[138]
Cuvier's Beaked Whale
 Ziphius cavirostris
G. Cuvier, 1823		 Cetacea Ziphiidae rare; coastal marine areas.
0
[139]
True's Beaked Whale
 Mesoplodon mirus
True, 1913		 Cetacea Ziphiidae rare, Atlantic coastal marine areas south to Flagler County.
0
[140]

References

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  1. ^ a b "§15.038 2006 Florida Statutes". State of Florida. http://www.leg.state.fl.us/statutes/index.cfm?App_mode=Display_Statute&Search_String=&URL=Ch0015/SEC038.HTM&Title=-%3E2006-%3ECh0015-%3ESection%20038#0015.0383. Retrieved 2007-07-19. 
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