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Most Observed Mammals in the USA

Name the mammals most observed on inaturalist.org!
Source: https://www.inaturalist.org/places/united-states#taxon=40151
Try to be as specific as possible, generic names are only taken if there's only one in the list which it could refer to.
Scientific names taken in addition to the common names.
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# of obs.
Family
Answer
156k
Cervidae
White-tailed Deer
143k
Sciuridae
Eastern Gray Squirrel
83k
Sciuridae
Fox Squirrel
82k
Cervidae
Mule Deer
74k
Leporidae
Eastern Cottontail
73k
Procyonidae
Common Raccoon
59k
Canidae
Coyote
36k
Sciuridae
Eastern Chipmunk
33k
Sciuridae
California Ground Squirrel
31k
Didelphidae
Virginia Opossum
29k
Castoridae
American Beaver
29k
Leporidae
Desert Cottontail
28k
Ursidae
American Black Bear
26k
Canidae
Red Fox
24k
Cervidae
Elk
24k
Felidae
Bobcat
21k
Sciuridae
Groundhog
20k
Sciuridae
American Red Squirrel
18k
Dasypodidae
Nine-banded Armadillo
18k
Phocidae
Harbor Seal
18k
Mephitidae
Striped Skunk
17k
Canidae
Gray Fox
16k
Otariidae
California Sea Lion
16k
Cricetidae
Muskrat
15k
Felidae
Domestic Cat
# of obs.
Family
Answer
14k
Cervidae
Moose
13k
Bovidae
Bighorn Sheep
13k
Mustelidae
North American River Otter
12k
Leporidae
Black-tailed Jackrabbit
11k
Antilocapridae
Pronghorn
11k
Sciuridae
Western Gray Squirrel
10k
Bovidae
American Bison
10k
Sciuridae
Golden-mantled Ground Squirrel
10k
Erethizontidae
North American Porcupine
9k
Sciuridae
Yellow-bellied Marmot
9k
Sciuridae
Rock Squirrel
8k
Sciuridae
Black-tailed Prairie Dog
8k
Geomyidae
Botta's Pocket Gopher
8k
Suidae
Wild Boar
7k
Mustelidae
Sea Otter
7k
Delphinidae
Common Bottlenose Dolphin
7k
Leporidae
Brush Rabbit
6k
Sciuridae
Douglas' Squirrel
6k
Soricidae
Northern Short-tailed Shrew
6k
Phocidae
Northern Elephant Seal
6k
Mustelidae
American Mink
5k
Balaenopteridae
Humpback Whale
5k
Echimyidae
Nutria
5k
Leporidae
Marsh Rabbit
5k
Tayassuidae
Collared Peccary
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Level 71
Aug 9, 2023
Wait, gophers are real?! Also, bison and buffalo were not taken, although there is only one specie on this list.