MAMMALS

  • Name:Eastern Gray Squirrel
  • Official Name:Sciurus Carolinensis
  • Family:Squirrel family
  • Habitat:Broadleaf and mixed woods, esp. oak and hiskory, parks, towns
  • Activity:By day, year-around
  • Name:Common Raccoon
  • Official Name:Procyon lotor
  • Family:Raccoon family
  • Habitat:Woodsand scrub near water, towns
  • Activity:Mainly nocturnal but sometimes seen in daytime
  • Name:Nine-Banded Armadillo
  • Official Name:Dasypus novemcinctus
  • Family:Armadillo family
  • Habitat:Woods, shrub, and fields with soft soil and rotting wood
  • Activity:By nightin hot weather, by day in cool; year-round
  • Range:All Florida, ex. Keys
  • Name:Marsh Rabbit
  • Official Name:Sylvilagus palustris
  • Family:Hare and Rabbit family
  • Habitat:Fresh- and saltwatermarshes and swamps
  • Activity:Day and night, year-round
  • Breeding:Matesfrom February on; 2-5 young per litter, several litters per year
  • Sign:Trails in marshes. Tracks: hindprint about 3.5"
  • Name:Virginia Opossum
  • Official Name:Didelphis virginia
  • Family:Opossum family
  • Habitat:Woods, watersides, farms, towns
  • Activity:Intensely active day and night, year-round
  • Breeding:1-14 (avg. 8) pea-size young attach themselvs to nipples in mother's pouch for 2 months; 2-3 litters per year
  • Name:Eastern Mole
  • Official Name:Scalapus aquaticus
  • Family:Mole family
  • Habitat:Fields, lawns, well-drained woods
  • Activity:Near dawn and dusk, year-round
  • Breeding:2-5 young born in tunnels April-May
  • Sign:Low rised ridges on soil surface
  • Range:All Florida, ex. Keys