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- What animal is Florida known for?
- What animals live on Florida beaches?
- What is Florida's mammal?
- Are skunks rodents or felines?
- What kind of animal live in Florida?
- What is Florida state reptile?
- What is Florida State Fish?
- Do armadillos live in Florida?
- What animals live in the Florida Peninsula?
- Where are armadillos found in Florida?
- Do anteaters live in Florida?
- What is Florida's state dog?
What animal is Florida known for?
The most endangered of all Florida's symbols is its state animal, the panther (Felis concolor coryi) which was chosen in 1982 by a vote of students throughout the state. The Florida Panther is a large, long-tailed, pale brown cat that grows to six feet or longer.
What animals live on Florida beaches?
Manatees, wild birds, sea turtles, dolphins... Florida's wildlife and sealife are abundant on the beaches of Fort Myers and Sanibel.
What is Florida's mammal?
The manatee (Trichechus manatus), also called a sea cow, is a gray, waterplant-eating, gentle giant that reaches eight to fourteen feet in length and can weigh more than a ton. It was designated the state marine mammal in 1975.
Are skunks rodents or felines?
North and South American Skunks are carnivorous mammals, but they're not rodents. Scientists originally placed them into the weasel subfamily, Mustelidae. Members of that family include ferrets, badgers, minks, otters, wolverines, and several others. Rodents belong to the mammalian group, Rodentia.
What kind of animal live in Florida?
Florida's mammals include panther, otter, bears, raccoons, bats, bobcats, otters, beavers, squirrels, fox, deer, and rodents. One of Florida's best known mammals is the manatee.
What is Florida state reptile?
In 1987 the Florida legislature designated the American alligator (Alligator mississippiensis) as the official state reptile. Long an unofficial symbol of the state, the alligator originally symbolized Florida's extensive untamed wilderness and swamps.
What is Florida State Fish?
Largemouth bass usually live in quiet waters that contain bountiful vegetation. The 1975 legislature designated the Florida largemouth bass as the official state freshwater fish.
Do armadillos live in Florida?
This native mammal of southwestern North America has expanded its range into Florida. Introductions of armadillos also occurred along the east coast of Florida as early as the 1920s and in southern Alabama in the 1960s. Armadillos are now common throughout most of the state and are considered to be naturalized.
What animals live in the Florida Peninsula?
Florida's wildlife includes mammals like armadillos, black bears, and the Florida panther; reptiles such as alligators, crocodiles, and snakes; sea life like manatees, sea turtles, dolphins, and whales; and birds such as raptors, owls, cranes, and Florida's state bird, the mockingbird.
Where are armadillos found in Florida?
The nine-banded armadillo, Dasypus novemcinctus, is a medium-size, armored mammal that is mostly nocturnal and lives in a great deal of the Americas. It is fairly common throughout Florida except for the Keys, Everglades and Big Cypress swamp.
Do anteaters live in Florida?
They are related to anteaters and sloths found in South America. However, Florida's subtropical climate is perfect for these ancient creatures with low body temperatures and sluggish metabolisms.
What is Florida's state dog?
TALLAHASSEE, Fla — Florida's official state animal is the Florida panther.
