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This is a list of the mammals native to the U.S. state of Georgia.

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The critically endangered North Atlantic right whale is the state marine mammal of Georgia.
Manatee with calf.PD
West Indian manatee, vulnerable
Little Brown Myotis (cropped)
Little brown bat, endangered
American bison k5680-1
American bison, near threatened
Indiana Bat FWS
Indiana bat, near threatened
Sylvilagus transitionalis (21315229532)
New England cottontail, vulnerable
Eastern small-footed bat
Eastern small-footed myotis, endangered
False killer whale 890002
False killer whale, near threatened
Perimyotis subflavus picture cropped
Tricolored bat, vulnerable
Spilogale putorius (2)
Eastern spotted skunk, vulnerable
Myotis septentrionalis 1870
Northern long-eared bat, near threatened
Hooded seal crop
Hooded seal, vulnerable
Family Scientific name Common names Range within Georgia Conservation status
Didelphidae Didelphis virginiana Virginia opossum State-wide least concern
Trichechidae Trichechus manatus West Indian manatee Savannah harbor, Jekyll Creek, Little Satilla River, and Cumberland Island vulnerable
Dasypodidae Dasypus novemcinctus Nine-banded armadillo Common in lower Coastal Plain sand hills least concern
Soricidae Blarina brevicauda Northern short-tailed shrew North of the fall line least concern
Soricidae Blarina carolinensis Southern short-tailed shrew Coastal Plain south of the fall line, and extreme northwest Georgia least concern
Soricidae Cryptotis parva Least shrew State-wide, most abundant in the Coastal Plain least concern
Soricidae Sorex cinereus Cinereus shrew Towns County, Georgia least concern
Soricidae Sorex fumeus Smoky shrew Uncommon, found in mountains of Fannin, Murray, Rabun, Towns, and Union counties. least concern
Soricidae Sorex hoyi American pygmy shrew Rare, identified in Towns County, Georgia least concern
Soricidae Sorex longirostris Southeastern shrew State-wide but uncommon least concern
Talpidae Condylura cristata Star-nosed mole Very rare, found in Charlton, Chatham, Clinch, Effingham, Jackson, and Union counties least concern
Talpidae Parascalops breweri Hairy-tailed mole Appalachian Mountains, extreme northeastern part of the state least concern
Talpidae Scalopus aquaticus Eastern mole State-wide least concern
Leporidae Sylvilagus aquaticus Swamp rabbit Piedmont and Ridge and Vallye, and western upper Coastal Plain least concern
Leporidae Sylvilagus floridanus Eastern cottontail, cottontail rabbit State-wide least concern
Leporidae Sylvilagus obscurus Appalachian cottontail Appalachian Mountains near-threatened
Leporidae Sylvilagus palustris Marsh rabbit Eastern Coastal Plain least concern
Leporidae Sylvilagus transitionalis New England cottontail Extirpated; only known from a few specimens in the Blue Ridge Mountains vulnerable
Castoridae Castor canadensis American beaver State-wide least concern
Geomyidae Geomys pinetis Southeastern pocket gopher Coastal Plain least concern
Echimyidae Myocastor coypus Coypu, nutria Introduced: swamps of south central Georgia least concern
Sciurinae Glaucomys volans Southern flying squirrel State-wide least concern
Sciurinae Marmota monax Groundhog, woodchuck Mountains least concern
Sciurinae Sciurus carolinensis Eastern gray squirrel State-wide least concern
Sciurinae Sciurus niger Eastern fox squirrel State-wide, but less common in mountains and Piedmont least concern
Sciurinae Tamias striatus Eastern chipmunk Mountains, Piedmont, and upper-western Coastal Plain least concern
Sciurinae Tamiasciurus hudsonicus American red squirrel Mountains least concern
Cricetidae Microtus pennsylvanicus Meadow vole Clarke, Newton, Oconee, and Polk Counties. least concern
Cricetidae Microtus pinetorum Woodland vole State-wide, but more common in Piedmont and Mountain regions. least concern
Cricetidae Myodes gapperi Southern red-backed vole Mountains of Union, Towns, and Rabun counties least concern
Cricetidae Neofiber alleni Round-tailed muskrat, water rat Southeastern Georgia, near the Okefenokee Swamp. least concern
Cricetidae Neotoma floridana Eastern woodrat Coastal Plain and mountains least concern
Cricetidae Neotoma magister Allegheny woodrat north-western part of the state near-threatened
Cricetidae Ochrotomys nuttalli Golden mouse State-wide least concern
Cricetidae Ondatra zibethicus Muskrat Mountains, Ridge and Valley Province, Piedmont, and upper Coastal Plain least concern
Cricetidae Oryzomys palustris Marsh rice rat State-wide least concern
Cricetidae Peromyscus gossypinus Cotton mouse Primarily Coastal Plain, but can also be found in Ridge and Valley Province and Piedmont least concern
Cricetidae Peromyscus leucopus White-footed mouse, woodmouse Restricted to Piedmont and mountains least concern
Cricetidae Peromyscus maniculatus Deer mouse Summits of higher mountains least concern
Cricetidae Peromyscus polionotus Oldfield mouse, beach mouse State-wide, except high mountain areas least concern
Cricetidae Reithrodontomys humulis Eastern harvest mouse State-wide least concern
Cricetidae Sigmodon hispidus Hispid cotton rat, cotton rat State-wide least concern
Dipodidae Napaeozapus insignis Woodland jumping mouse Rare, Mountains least concern
Dipodidae Zapus hudsonius Meadow jumping mouse Rare in Georgia. Recorded in Clarke, Oconee, Hall, and Meriwether Counties. least concern
Muridae Mus musculus House mouse Introduced: state-wide least concern
Muridae Rattus norvegicus Brown rat, Norway rat, wharf rat Introduced: state-wide least concern
Muridae Rattus rattus Black rat, roof rat Introduced: the lower Coastal Plain least concern
Bovidae Bison bison American bison Extirpated from Georgia since the early 1800s near threatened
Cervidae Cervus canadensis canadensis Eastern elk Extirpated; eastern elk subspecies is extinct least concern
Cervidae Dama dama Fallow deer Introduced: Little St. Simons Island least concern
Cervidae Odocoileus virginianus White-tailed deer State-wide least concern
Suidae Sus scrofa Wild boar Introduced: lower Coastal Plain and mountains least concern
Canidae Canis latrans Coyote Primarily in the western half of Georgia least concern
Canidae Canis lupus Gray wolf Extirpated least concern
Canidae Canis lupus rufus Red wolf Extirpated critically endangered
Canidae Urocyon cinereoargenteus Gray fox State-wide least concern
Canidae Vulpes vulpes Red fox Piedmont and mountainous regions, occasionally in the Coastal Plain least concern
Felidae Lynx rufus Bobcat State-wide least concern
Felidae Puma concolor Cougar Extirpated; eastern cougar population is extinct least concern
Mephitidae Mephitis mephitis Striped skunk State-wide least concern
Mephitidae Spilogale putorius Eastern spotted skunk State-wide, except not on the eastern portion of the Coastal Plain vulnerable
Mustelidae Lontra canadensis North American river otter Coastal Plain and salt marshes. Rare above the fall line. least concern
Mustelidae Mustela frenata Long-tailed weasel State-wide least concern
Mustelidae Neovison vison American mink State-wide least concern
Procyonidae Procyon lotor Raccoon State-wide least concern
Ursidae Ursus americanus American black bear Mountains, Ocmulgee River area, along the fall line, and in the Okefenokee Swamp. least concern
Otariidae Zalophus californianus California sea lion Introduced least concern
Phocidae Cystophora cristata Hooded seal Known only from records – presumed extirpated vulnerable
Balaenidae Eubalaena glacialis North Atlantic right whale, black right whale Known from three stranding records critically endangered
Balaenopteridae Balaenoptera brydei Bryde's whale Known from a 1978 stranding least concern
Balaenopteridae Megaptera novaeangliae Humpback whale Known from a stranding on Sapelo Island least concern
Delphinidae Globicephala macrorhynchus Short-finned pilot whale Known from 17 stranding events least concern
Delphinidae Pseudorca crassidens False killer whale Known from a single stranding near threatened
Delphinidae Stenella frontalis Atlantic spotted dolphin Known from sightings off of Georgia's shore least concern
Delphinidae Steno bredanensis Rough-toothed dolphin Known from a stranding event involving two individuals least concern
Delphinidae Tursiops truncatus Common bottlenose dolphin, Atlantic bottlenose dolphin Known from over forty strandings least concern
Kogiidae Kogia breviceps Pygmy sperm whale Known from 24 strandings least concern
Kogiidae Kogia simus Dwarf sperm whale Known from strandings least concern
Ziphiidae Mesoplodon densirostris Blainville's beaked whale, tropical beaked whale Known from a stranding on Cumberland Island data deficient
Ziphiidae Mesoplodon europaeus Gervais' beaked whale Known from a stranding on Ossabaw Island data deficient
Ziphiidae Ziphius cavirostris Cuvier's beaked whale, goose-beaked whale Known from six stranding records. least concern
Molossidae Tadarida brasiliensis Mexican free-tailed bat Uncommon, in Piedmont and Coastal Plain least concern
Vespertilionidae Corynorhinus rafinesquii Rafinesque's big-eared bat Uncommon, state-wide least concern
Vespertilionidae Eptesicus fuscus Big brown bat Common state-wide least concern
Vespertilionidae Lasionycteris noctivagans Silver-haired bat Common, except in lower Coastal Plain least concern
Vespertilionidae Lasiurus borealis Eastern red bat State-wide least concern
Vespertilionidae Lasiurus cinereus Hoary bat Uncommon, state-wide least concern
Vespertilionidae Lasiurus intermedius Northern yellow bat Rare, Coastal Plain least concern
Vespertilionidae Lasiurus seminolus Seminole bat State-wide, mostly Coastal Plain and Piedmont least concern
Vespertilionidae Myotis austroriparius Southeastern myotis Southwestern Georgia least concern
Vespertilionidae Myotis grisescens Gray bat, gray myotis West Georgia vulnerable
Vespertilionidae Myotis leibii Eastern small-footed myotis Rare, Dade and Union counties endangered
Vespertilionidae Myotis lucifugus Little brown bat Bartow, Dade, Polk, Towns, and Walker counties endangered
Vespertilionidae Myotis septentrionalis Northern long-eared bat Rare, in Mountain and Piedmont regions. Often confused with Myotis keenii, Keen's myotis, in older literature. near threatened
Vespertilionidae Myotis sodalis Indiana bat Dade County in Northwestern Georgia. near threatened
Vespertilionidae Nycticeius humeralis Evening bat State-wide least concern
Vespertilionidae Perimyotis subflavus Tricolored bat, eastern pipistrelle State-wide vulnerable


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