List of state mammals of the states of the United States

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This is a list of the official state mammals of the United States.

The mammals are considered federal landmarks in the respective states of the United States .

State Illustration mammal Scientific name year
Alabama Ursus americanus PO 03.jpg American black bear ( Ursus americanus )
Alaska Moose 983 LAB.jpg Moose ( Alces alces americanus )
Arizona Squaw-ringtail-28073.jpg North American cat frett ( Bassariscus astutus )
Colorado Ovis canadensis 2.jpg Bighorn sheep ( Ovis canadensis ) 1961
Connecticut Mother and baby sperm whale.jpg sperm whale ( Physeter macrocephalus ) 1975
Delaware Urocyon cinereoargenteus.jpg Gray fox ( Urocyon cinereoargenteus cinereoargenteus ) 2010
Florida A Florida panther using a tree as a scratching post (7656791736) .jpg Floridapuma ( Puma concolor coryi ) 1982
Georgia
Hawaii Monachus schauinslandi.jpg Hawaiian monk seal ( Monachus schauinsland )
Idaho Ovis canadensis 2.jpg Bighorn sheep ( Ovis canadensis )
Illinois White-tailed deer.jpg White-tailed deer ( Odocoileus virginianus ) 1982
California Monarch the bear.jpg California brown bear ( Ursus arctos californicus ) 1953
Kentucky 20080128-3185-2b.jpg Gray squirrel ( Sciurus carolinensis ) 1968
Kansas Bison free photo.jpg American bison ( Bison americanus ) 1955
Louisiana
Maine Moose 983 LAB.jpg Moose ( Alces alces americanus ) 1979
Maryland
Massachusetts
Michigan White-tailed deer.jpg White-tailed deer ( Odocoileus virginianus )
Minnesota
Missouri 09.Moriles Mula.JPG Missouri mule ( Equus asinus x Equus caballus ) 1995
Mississippi White-tailed deer.jpg White-tailed deer ( Odocoileus virginianus )
Montana Grizzlybears ChrisServheenUSFWS.jpg grizzly bear ( Ursus arctos horribilis ) 1983
Nebraska
Nevada Desert Bighorn Barna Cropped.jpg Desert bighorn sheep ( Ovis canadensis nelsoni ) 1973
New Hampshire White-tailed deer.jpg White-tailed deer ( Odocoileus virginianus ) 1983
New Mexico Ursus americanus PO 03.jpg American black bear ( Ursus americanus ) 1963
new York Beaver 2 db.jpg American beaver ( Castor canadensis ) 1975
North Carolina Opossum 1.jpg Northern Opossum ( Didelphis virginianus ) 2013
North Dakota Nokota Horse
Ohio White-tailed deer.jpg White-tailed deer ( Odocoileus virginiuanus ) 1988
Oklahoma White-tailed deer.jpg White-tailed deer ( Odocoileus virginianus ) 1990
Oregon Castor canadensis.jpg Canadian beaver ( Castor canadiensis )
Pennsylvania White-tailed deer.jpg White-tailed deer ( Odocoileus virginianus ) 1959
Rhode Island
South Dakota Canis latrans.jpg coyote ( Canis latrans ) 1949
South carolina White-tailed deer.jpg White-tailed deer ('Odocoileus virginianus') 1972
South carolina Momo 260905.jpg Mule 2010
Tennessee Procyon lotor qtl2.jpg racoon ( Procyon lotor ) 1972
Texas 9-banded-armadillo.jpg Nine banded armadillo ( Dasypus novemcinctus )
Utah Moose 983 LAB.jpg Moose ( Alces alces americanus ) 1971
Vermont SilverMorgan.jpg Morgan 1961
Virginia Rafbat.jpg Rafinesque long-eared ( Corynorhinus rafinesquii )
Washington
West Virginia Ursus americanus PO 03.jpg American black bear 1973
Wisconsin AmericanBadger.JPG Silver badger ( Taxidea taxus ) 1957
Wisconsin Cow female black white.jpg Domestic cattle ( Bos primigenius taurus ) 1971
Wisconsin White-tailed deer.jpg White-tailed deer ( Odocoileus virginianus ) 1957
Wyoming Bison free photo.jpg American bison ( Bison americanus )

See also

Individual evidence

  1. Information on the state mammals of the individual states of the USA (English)

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