Coyotes are found throughout Florida, having been documented in all 67 Florida counties. FWC
What the sources say
Habitat: This medium-sized canine, a close relative of the domestic dog, is extremely adaptable and can be found in rural, suburban and urban landscapes. (FWC)
NCWRC table: red wolf 4 to 5 ft long nose to tail, 40 to 80 lb, wide head, broad muzzle, large feet, ears proportionally smaller than the head; coyote no more than 3 ft, slimmer, 20 to 30 lb on the Albemarle Peninsula, narrow head, long pointed muzzle, smaller feet, ears proportionally larger. NCWRC warns that color and size overlap, so the two can be hard to tell apart in the field. (AZGFD gives coyote length as 3.5 to 4 ft including the tail, so length alone is not reliable.)
NY DEC: gray wolves are much larger (females typically 50-100 lb, males 70-145 lb, 5-6 ft nose to tail, 27-33 in at the shoulder); eastern coyotes rarely exceed 50 lb and generally stand under 2 ft at the shoulder. Wolves have small rounded ears and a short blocky snout; coyotes have larger, more pointed ears (can look rounded in winter coat) and a long, narrow, pointed snout. Coyote tracks are typically 3 x 2 in, wolf tracks about 5 x 4 in. NY DEC says most wolf reports in New York were coyotes, dogs or wolf-dog hybrids.
When mammals are seen in Florida
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9,452 records (GBIF, CC0 and CC BY).
What official sources advise
Coyotes rarely pose a threat to people; scare them away by yelling, waving arms and making noise. FWC
Living with Coyotes. Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC). archived copy, captured September 15, 2026; checked November 3, 2026.Archived copy. Quoted passages (2)
“Coyotes are found throughout Florida, having been documented in all 67 Florida counties.”
“Coyotes are not large animals and rarely pose a threat to people, especially adults.”
Terrestrial Mammals (FWRI research). Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC). archived copy, captured January 15, 2026; checked November 3, 2026.Archived copy. Quoted passages (1)
“…the subspecies currently lives in seven separated subpopulations throughout Florida”
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