Zim, Herbert S. [Everglades] National Park and the Nearby Florida [Keys]. New York: Golden Press, 1985.
Rare and [Endangered] Animals
Here is a partial list of the rare and [endangered] species and subspecies found in [Everglades] National Park and Fort Jefferson National Monument.
Mammals Florida Panther (Cougar) West Indian Manatee (Sea Cow) Birds Snail Kite Southern Bald Eagle Arctic Peregrine Falcon Cape Sable Sparrow Wood Stork Red-cockaded Woodpecker Reptiles and Amphibians Green Turtle Eastern Indigo Snake Hawksbill Turtle Loggerhead Turtle American Crocodile
Checklist of Mammals
More than 40 species of mammals are found in [Everglades] National Park. Many of them are species commonly associated with drier [habitats] that have adapted to the semi-aquatic [environment] that comprises most of the park. It is not uncommon to see whitetail deer wading through the sawgrass prairie or a bobcat foraging for food in a [mangrove] [swamp]. This list is made up of species found within the boundary of the park or in the immediate area. Species considered [exotic] to Everglades National Park are marked with an asterisk (*).
Opossum Didelphis marsupialis Short-tailed shrew Blarina brevicauda Least shrew Cryptotis parva Eastern mole Scalopus aquaticus Seminole bat Lasiurus seminolus Florida yellow bat Lasiurus intermedius Evening bat Nycticeius hymeralis Brazilian free-tailed bat Tadarida brasiliensis Florida mastiff bat Eumops glaucinus Nine-banded armadillo Dasypus novemcinctus* [Marsh] rabbit Sylvilagus palustris Eastern cottontail Sylvilagus floridanus Gray squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Fox squirrel Sciurus niger Southern flying squirrel Glaucomys volans Rice rat Oryzomys palustris Cotton mouse Peromyscus gossypinus Cotton rat Sigmodon hispisus Roundtail muskrat Neofiber alleni Roof rat Rattus rattus* Norway rat Rattus norvegicus House mouse Mus musculus* Atlantic bottlenosed dolphin Tursiops truncatus Short-finned, or Pilot, whale Globicephala marcorhyncha Gray fox Urocyon cineroargenteus Red fox Vulpes vulpes* Domestic dog Canis familiaris* Black bear Ursus americanus Raccoon Procyon lotor Coati Nasua narica* [Everglades] mink Mustela vison Long-tailed weasel Mustela frenata Eastern spotted skunk Spirogale putorius Striped skunk Mephitis mephitis River otter Lutra canadensis Florida panther Felis concolor coryi Bobcat Lynx rufus Domestic cat Felis domesticus* West Indian Manatee Trichechus manatus Domestic pig Sus scrofa* Whitetail deer Odocoileus virginia
Checklist of Birds
This is a complete list of the birds known in the park—347 species as of June 1, 1985—along with a [key] indicating the abundance and seasonal occurrence of each species. As noted in this list many birds are known in the park from only a few sightings. A few are [exotic] birds that have escaped captivity. Species considered exotic to [Everglades] Park are marked with an asterisk (*). Users can contribute to updating future lists by carefully recording details of their observations of less common species and reporting that information to park personnel. For purposes of this listing the seasons are as follows:
Spring: March 1 to May 31 Summer: June 1 to July 31 Fall: August 1 to November 15 Winter: November 16 to February 28