These creatures are omnivores and their diets vary, although the raccoon prefers turtle eggs and small aquatic animals. Raccoons and opossums are common creatures to most habitats.
and can sometimes be seen swimming, for it has adapted to its 'wet world.' Cottontails also inhabit the park but are not commonly seen. The marsh rabbit is common in higher freshwater marshes, pinelands, and coastal prairies. Only one representative of the rabbit family is frequently seen in the park. It is not unusual to see white-tailed deer foraging for food in the sawgrass prairie, and bobcat can occasionally be seen foraging in the mangroves.
Many species commonly associated with drier habitats of forest and fields have adapted to the semi-aquatic environment that constitutes much of the Everglades. More than 40 species of mammals inhabit Everglades National Park.
