List of U.S. state mammals facts for kids
A state mammal is the official mammal of a U.S. state as designated by a state's legislature. The first column of the table is for those denoted as the state mammal, and the second shows the state marine mammals. Animals with more specific designations are also listed. Many states also have separately officially designated state birds, state fish, state butterflies, state reptiles, and other animals. Listed separately are state dogs and state horses.
State mammals
Key: Years in parentheses denote the year of adoption by the state's legislature.
State | Mammal | Marine mammal | Other mammal 1 | Other mammal 2 | Other mammal 3 |
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Alabama | American black bear (2006) |
West Indian manatee (2009) |
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Alaska | Bowhead whale (1983) |
Moose (land mammal) (1998) |
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Arizona | Ringtail (1986) |
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Arkansas | White-tailed deer (1993) |
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California | California grizzly bear (animal) (1953) |
Gray whale (1975) |
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Colorado | Rocky Mountain bighorn sheep (animal) (1961) |
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Connecticut | Sperm whale (animal) (1975) |
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Delaware | Gray fox (wildlife animal) (2010) |
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District of Columbia | Big brown bat (2020) |
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Florida | Florida panther (animal) (1982) |
Manatee (marine mammal) (1975) |
Porpoise or dolphin (salt water mammal) (1975) |
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Georgia | White-tailed deer (2015) |
Right whale (1985) |
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Hawaii | Hawaiian monk seal (2008) |
Humpback whale (1979) |
Hawaiian hoary bat (land mammal) (2015) |
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Idaho | |||||
Illinois | White-tailed deer (1980) |
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Indiana | |||||
Iowa | Muskrat (proposed) | ||||
Kansas | American bison (animal) (1955) |
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Kentucky | Gray squirrel (wild game animal) (1968) |
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Louisiana | Black bear (1992) |
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Maine | Moose (animal) (1979) |
Maine Coon Cat (cat)(1985) |
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Maryland | Calico Cat (cat)(2001) |
Chesapeake Bay Retriever (dog) | |||
Massachusetts | Right whale (1980) |
Tabby Cat (cat)(1988) |
Ms. G (groundhog) (2014) | Morgan Horse (1970) |
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Michigan | White-tailed deer (game mammal) (1997) |
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Minnesota | White-tailed deer (proposed)
Eastern wolf (proposed) Thirteen-lined ground squirrel (proposed) |
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Mississippi | White-tailed deer (1974) Red fox (1997) |
Bottlenosed dolphin (1974) (water mammal) |
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Missouri | Missouri mule (animal) (1995) |
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Montana | Grizzly bear (1983) |
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Nebraska | White-tailed deer (1981) |
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Nevada | Desert bighorn sheep (animal) (1973) |
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New Hampshire | White-tailed deer (1983) |
Bobcat (wildcat) (2015) |
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New Jersey | |||||
New Mexico | American black bear (1963) |
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New York | Beaver (1975) |
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North Carolina | Eastern gray squirrel (1969) |
Virginia opossum (marsupial) (2013) |
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North Dakota | |||||
Ohio | White-tailed deer (1988) |
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Oklahoma | Buffalo (1972) |
Mexican free-tailed bat (flying mammal) (2006) |
Raccoon (furbearer) (1989) |
White-tailed deer (game animal) (1990) |
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Oregon | Beaver (animal) (1969) |
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Pennsylvania | White-tailed deer (1959) |
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Rhode Island | Harbor seal (2016) |
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South Carolina | White-tailed deer (1972) |
Bottlenose dolphin (2009) |
Right whale (migratory marine mammal) (2009) |
Mule (heritage work animal) (2010) |
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South Dakota | Coyote (animal) |
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Tennessee | Raccoon (animal) (1971) |
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Texas | Nine-banded armadillo (small mammal) (1995) |
Texas Longhorn (large mammal) (1995) |
Mexican free-tailed bat (flying mammal) (1995) |
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Utah | Rocky Mountain elk (animal) (1971) |
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Vermont | Randall Lineback (heritage livestock breed) (2005) |
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Virginia | Virginia big-eared bat (bat) (2005) |
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Washington | Orca (2005) |
Olympic marmot (endemic mammal) (2009) |
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West Virginia | American black bear (animal) (1973) |
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Wisconsin | American badger (animal) (1957) |
White-tailed deer (wildlife animal) (1957) |
Dairy cow (domestic animal) (1971) |
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Wyoming | American bison (1985) |
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