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Mammals

Meet some of Florida’s warm-blooded, furry friends you might encounter at Madera:
	Eastern mole Scalopus aquaticus		Raccoon Procyon lotor
	Gray fox Urocyon cinereoargenteus		Nine-banded armadillo Dasypus novemcinctus
	Southern flying squirrel Glaucomys volans		Eastern gray squirrel Sciurus carlinensis
	Big Brown Bat Eptesicus fuscus		Opossum Didelphis virginiana

 

Madera Highlight

Natural buffer maintained on western boundary of Madera to protect sandhill crane foraging area.

Borax-treated, termite resistant wood used on exterior walls.

Additional Resources

Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission

Wildlife Viewing

Mammal Society

Florida Mammal Images

Patuxent Bird Identification InfoCenter

Featured Creatures

Fact Sheets

Mammals of Florida

Watching Florida’s Wildlife

Threats to Florida’s Biodiversity

Copyright © 2004 UF/IFAS Extension and Mark Hostetler
Content written by Elizabeth Swiman and Mark Hostetler
University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32611