page_title: List of mammals of Florida
section_title: Rodentia
hierarchical_section_title: List of mammals of Florida / Terrestrial mammals / Rodentia
caption_attribution_description: English: Eastern Gray Squirrel - Sciurus carolinensis - Babe Zaharias Golf Course in Tampa, Florida
context_page_description: This is a list of mammal species found in the wild in the American state of Florida. Ninety-nine species of mammals are known to inhabit, or have recently 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 arrival of Europeans. It also includes the extinct Caribbean monk seal. Rodents account for roughly one quarter of all species, followed closely by mammals from the families Cetacea and Carnivora.
  The species included in this list are drawn from the work of the American Society of Mammalogists, which compiled information from five different publications. Information on the international conservation status of species has been drawn from the IUCN Red List.
context_section_description: 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. 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.
  Non-native species brought in boats by colonizers are the black rat, brown rat and house mouse. Other non-natives are the capybara, the nutria and the Mexican gray squirrel.
  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.
caption: Eastern gray squirrel in Tampa
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