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List of mammals of Georgia (U.S. state)

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This is a full list of the mammals native to the U.S state of Georgia. NOTE: This list is left for editors to expand.

The right whale is the state mammal of Georgia.

Mammals of Georgia Order: Artiodactyla Family: Bovidae Bos bison American Bison


Family: Cervidae Dama dama Fallow Deer Odocoileus virginianus White-tailed Deer


Family: Suidae Sus scrofa Wild Pig

Order: Carnivora Family: Canidae Canis latrans Coyote Canis lupus Gray Wolf Canis rufus Red Wolf Urocyon cinereoargenteus Gray Fox Vulpes vulpes Red Fox Family: Felidae Lynx rufus Bobcat Puma concolor Mountain Lion Family: Mephitidae Mephitis mephitis Striped Skunk Spilogale putorius Spotted Skunk Family: Mustelidae Lontra canadensis Northern River Otter Mustela frenata Long-tailed Weasel Mustela nivalis Least Weasel Mustela vison Mink Family: Otariidae Zalophus californianus California Sea Lion Family: Phocidae Cystophora cristata Hooded or Crested Seal Phoca vitulina Harbor Seal Family: Procyonidae Procyon lotor Northern Raccoon Family: Ursidae Ursus americanus American Black Bear


Order: Cetacea Family: Balaenidae Eubalaena glacialis Right Whale Family: Balaenopteridae Balaenoptera brydei Bryde's Whale Family: Delphinidae Feresa attenuata Pygmy Killer Whale Globicephala macrorhynchus Short-finned Pilot Whale Pseudorca crassidens False Killer Whale Stenella coeruleoalba Striped Dolphin Stenella frontalis Atlantic Spotted Dolphin Steno bredanensis Rough-toothed Dolphin Tursiops truncatus Bottlenose Dolphin Family: Kogiidae Kogia breviceps Pygmy Sperm Whale Kogia simus Dwarf Sperm Whale Family: Ziphiidae Mesoplodon densirostris Dense-beaked Whale Mesoplodon europaeus Gervais' Beaked Whale Ziphius cavirostris Goose-beaked Whale


Order: Chiroptera Family: Molossidae Tadarida brasiliensis Brazilian Free-tailed Bat Family: Vespertilionidae Corynorhinus rafinesquii Rafinesque's Big-eared Bat Eptesicus fuscus Big Brown Bat Lasionycteris noctivagans Silver-haired Bat Lasiurus borealis Eastern Red Bat Lasiurus cinereus Hoary Bat Lasiurus intermedius Northern Yellow Bat Lasiurus seminolus Seminole Bat Myotis austroriparius Southeastern Myotis Myotis grisescens Gray Myotis Myotis leibii Eastern Small-footed Myotis Myotis lucifugus Little Brown Myotis Myotis septentrionalis Northern Long-eared Myotis Myotis sodalis Indiana Myotis Nycticeius humeralis Evening Bat Pipistrellus subflavus Eastern Pipistrelle


Order: Didelphimorphia Family: Didelphidae Didelphis virginiana Virginia Opossum


Order: Insectivora Family: Soricidae Blarina brevicauda Northern Short-tailed Shrew Blarina carolinensis Southern Short-tailed Shrew Cryptotis parva Least Shrew Sorex cinereus Cinereus or Masked Shrew Sorex dispar Long-tailed or Rock Shrew Sorex fumeus Smoky Shrew Sorex hoyi Pygmy Shrew Sorex longirostris Southeastern Shrew Sorex palustris American Water Shrew Family: Talpidae Condylura cristata Star-nosed Mole Parascalops breweri Hairy-tailed Mole Scalopus aquaticus Eastern Mole


Order: Lagomorpha Family: Leporidae Sylvilagus aquaticus Swamp Rabbit Sylvilagus floridanus Eastern Cottontail Sylvilagus obscurus Appalachian Cottontail Sylvilagus palustris Marsh Rabbit


Order: Primates Family: Hominidae Homo sapiens Human


Order: Rodentia Family: Castoridae Castor canadensis American Beaver Family: Geomyidae Geomys pinetis Southeastern Pocket Gopher Family: Muridae Clethrionomys gapperi Southern Red-backed Vole Microtus pennsylvanicus Meadow Vole Microtus pinetorum Woodland Vole Mus musculus House Mouse Neofiber alleni Round-tailed Muskrat Neotoma floridana Eastern Woodrat Ochrotomys nuttalli Golden Mouse Ondatra zibethicus Common Muskrat Oryzomys palustris Marsh Rice Rat Peromyscus gossypinus Cotton Mouse Peromyscus leucopus White-footed Mouse Peromyscus maniculatus Deer Mouse Peromyscus polionotus Oldfield Mouse Rattus norvegicus Norway Rat Rattus rattus Black Rat Reithrodontomys humulis Eastern Harvest Mouse Sigmodon hispidus Hispid Cotton Rat Family: Myocastoridae Myocastor coypus Nutria Family: Sciuridae Glaucomys volans Southern Flying Squirrel Marmota monax Woodchuck Sciurus carolinensis Eastern Gray Squirrel Sciurus niger Eastern Fox Squirrel Tamias striatus Eastern Chipmunk Tamiasciurus hudsonicus Red Squirrel Family: Zapodidae Napaeozapus insignis Woodland Jumping Mouse Zapus hudsonius Meadow Jumping Mouse


Order: Sirenia Family: Trichechidae Trichechus manatus Manatee


Order: Xenarthra Family: Dasypodidae Dasypus novemcinctus Nine-banded Armadillo