<P> This is a list of mammal species found in the wild in 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 . </P> <P> 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 status of species has been drawn from the IUCN Red List . </P> <Table> <Tr> <Th> Order </Th> <Th> Members </Th> <Th> Species </Th> <Th> Threatened species </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Artiodactyla </Td> <Td> even - toed ungulates </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Carnivora </Td> <Td> carnivorans </Td> <Td> 19 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Cetacea </Td> <Td> whales, dolphins and porpoises </Td> <Td> 21 </Td> <Td> 5 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Chiroptera </Td> <Td> bats </Td> <Td> 18 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Cingulata </Td> <Td> armadillos </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Didelphimorphia </Td> <Td> common opossums </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Lagomorpha </Td> <Td> hares, rabbits and pikas </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Primates </Td> <Td> lemurs, monkeys, and apes </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Rodentia </Td> <Td> rodents </Td> <Td> 23 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Sirenia </Td> <Td> aquatic herbivorous mammals </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Soricomorpha </Td> <Td> shrews, moles and solenodons </Td> <Td> 5 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> Total </Th> <Th> 98 </Th> <Th> 10 </Th> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Th> Order </Th> <Th> Members </Th> <Th> Species </Th> <Th> Threatened species </Th> </Tr>

Three types of native mammals that live in florida