List of mammals of Georgia (U.S. state)
This is a list of the mammals native to the U.S. state of Georgia.
Family | Scientific name | Common names | Range within Georgia | Conservation status |
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Didelphidae | Didelphis virginiana[1]: 35–38 [2]: 122 | Virginia opossum | Statewide | least concern |
Trichechidae | Trichechus manatus[1]: 197 [2]: 131 | West Indian manatee | Savannah harbor, Jekyll Creek, Little Satilla River, and Cumberland Island | vulnerable |
Dasypodidae | Dasypus novemcinctus[1]: 76–77 [2]: 125 | Nine-banded armadillo | Common in lower Coastal Plain sand hills | least concern |
Soricidae | Blarina brevicauda[1]: 43–45 [2]: 122 | Northern short-tailed shrew | North of the fall line | least concern |
Soricidae | Blarina carolinensis[2]: 122–123 | Southern short-tailed shrew | Coastal Plain south of the fall line, and extreme northwest Georgia | least concern |
Soricidae | Cryptotis parva[1]: 45–47 [2]: 123 | Least shrew | Statewide, most abundant in the Coastal Plain | least concern |
Soricidae | Sorex cinereus[2]: 122 | Cinereus shrew | Towns County, Georgia | least concern |
Soricidae | Sorex fumeus[1]: 39–41 [2]: 122 | Smoky shrew | Uncommon, found in mountains of Fannin, Murray, Rabun, Towns, and Union counties. | least concern |
Soricidae | Sorex hoyi[2]: 122 | American pygmy shrew | Rare; identified in Towns County, Georgia | least concern |
Soricidae | Sorex longirostris[1]: 41–43 [2]: 122 | Southeastern shrew | Statewide but uncommon | least concern |
Talpidae | Condylura cristata[1]: 51–52 [2]: 123 | Star-nosed mole | Very rare; found in Charlton, Chatham, Clinch, Effingham, Jackson, and Union counties | least concern |
Talpidae | Parascalops breweri[3] | Hairy-tailed mole | Appalachian Mountains, extreme northeastern part of the state | least concern |
Talpidae | Scalopus aquaticus[1]: 48–51 [2]: 123 | Eastern mole | State-wide | least concern |
Leporidae | Sylvilagus aquaticus[1]: 83–85 [2]: 125 | Swamp rabbit | Piedmont and Ridge and Vallye, and western upper Coastal Plain | least concern |
Leporidae | Sylvilagus floridanus[1]: 79–83 | Eastern cottontail, cottontail rabbit | State-wide | least concern |
Leporidae | Sylvilagus obscurus[4] | Appalachian cottontail | Appalachian Mountains | near-threatened |
Leporidae | Sylvilagus palustris[1]: 85–86 [2]: 125 | Marsh rabbit | Eastern Coastal Plain | least concern |
Leporidae | Sylvilagus transitionalis[1]: 83 [2]: 125 | New England cottontail | Extirpated; only known from a few specimens in the Blue Ridge Mountains | vulnerable |
Castoridae | Castor canadensis[1]: 107–110 [2]: 126 | American beaver | State-wide | least concern |
Geomyidae | Geomys pinetis[1]: 105–107 [2]: 126 | Southeastern pocket gopher | Coastal Plain | least concern |
Echimyidae | Myocastor coypus[2]: 129 | Coypu, nutria | Introduced: swamps of south central Georgia | least concern |
Sciurinae | Glaucomys volans[1]: 102–105 [2]: 126 | Southern flying squirrel | State-wide | least concern |
Sciurinae | Marmota monax[1]: 92–94 [2]: 125 | Groundhog, woodchuck | Mountains | least concern |
Sciurinae | Sciurus carolinensis[1]: 96–98 [2]: 125 | Eastern gray squirrel | State-wide | least concern |
Sciurinae | Sciurus niger[1]: 98–101 [2]: 125–126 | Eastern fox squirrel | State-wide, but less common in mountains and Piedmont | least concern |
Sciurinae | Tamias striatus[1]: 94–96 [2]: 125 | Eastern chipmunk | Mountains, Piedmont, and upper-western Coastal Plain | least concern |
Sciurinae | Tamiasciurus hudsonicus[1]: 101–102 [2]: 126 | American red squirrel | Mountains | least concern |
Cricetidae | Microtus pennsylvanicus[1]: 143–146 [2]: 128 | Meadow vole | Clarke, Newton, Oconee, and Polk Counties. | least concern |
Cricetidae | Microtus pinetorum[1][5][2]: 128 | Woodland vole | State-wide, but more common in Piedmont and Mountain regions. | least concern |
Cricetidae | Myodes gapperi[2]: 128 | Southern red-backed vole | Mountains of Union, Towns, and Rabun counties | least concern |
Cricetidae | Neofiber alleni[1]: 149–150 [2]: 128 | Round-tailed muskrat, water rat | Southeastern Georgia, near the Okefenokee Swamp. | least concern |
Cricetidae | Neotoma floridana[1]: 141–143 [2]: 127–128 | Eastern woodrat | Coastal Plain and mountains | least concern |
Cricetidae | Neotoma magister[6] | Allegheny woodrat | north-western part of the state | near-threatened |
Cricetidae | Ochrotomys nuttalli[1]: 131–134 [2]: 127 | Golden mouse | State-wide | least concern |
Cricetidae | Ondatra zibethicus[1]: 150–152 [2]: 128 | Muskrat | Mountains, Ridge and Valley Province, Piedmont, and upper Coastal Plain | least concern |
Cricetidae | Oryzomys palustris[1]: 111–113 [2]: 126 | Marsh rice rat | State-wide | least concern |
Cricetidae | Peromyscus gossypinus[1]: 128–131 [2]: 127 | Cotton mouse | Primarily Coastal Plain, but can also be found in Ridge and Valley Province and Piedmont | least concern |
Cricetidae | Peromyscus leucopus[1]: 123–128 [2]: 127 | White-footed mouse, woodmouse | Restricted to Piedmont and mountains | least concern |
Cricetidae | Peromyscus maniculatus[1]: 118–120 [2]: 127 | Deer mouse | Summits of higher mountains | least concern |
Cricetidae | Peromyscus polionotus[1]: 121–123 [2]: 127 | Oldfield mouse, beach mouse | State-wide, except high mountain areas | least concern |
Cricetidae | Reithrodontomys humulis[1]: 113–117 [2]: 126 | Eastern harvest mouse | State-wide | least concern |
Cricetidae | Sigmodon hispidus[1]: 134–141 [2]: 127 | Hispid cotton rat, cotton rat | State-wide | least concern |
Dipodidae | Napaeozapus insignis[1]: 164–165 [2]: 128 | Woodland jumping mouse | Rare, Mountains | least concern |
Dipodidae | Zapus hudsonius[1]: 160–163 [2]: 128 | Meadow jumping mouse | Rare in Georgia. Recorded in Clarke, Oconee, Hall, and Meriwether Counties. | least concern |
Muridae | Mus musculus [1]: 157–160 [2]: 128 | House mouse | Introduced: state-wide | least concern |
Muridae | Rattus norvegicus[1]: 153–156 [2]: 128 | Brown rat, Norway rat, wharf rat | Introduced: state-wide | least concern |
Muridae | Rattus rattus [1]: 156–157 [2]: 128 | Black rat, roof rat | Introduced: the lower Coastal Plain | least concern |
Bovidae | Bison bison[2]: 132 | American bison | Extirpated from Georgia since the early 1800s[7] | near threatened |
Cervidae | Cervus canadensis[2]: 132 | Elk | Reintroduced; eastern elk subspecies (C. c. canadensis) is extinct, Rocky Mountain elk subspecies (C. c. nelsoni) introduced[8] | least concern |
Cervidae | Dama dama[2]: 131 | Fallow deer | Introduced: Little St. Simons Island[9] | least concern |
Cervidae | Odocoileus virginianus[1]: 199–204 [2]: 132 | White-tailed deer | State-wide | least concern |
Suidae | Sus scrofa[1]: 198–199 [2]: 131 | Wild boar | Introduced: lower Coastal Plain and mountains | least concern |
Canidae | Canis latrans[1]: 172–175 [2]: 130 | Coyote | Primarily in the western half of Georgia | least concern |
Canidae | Canis lupus[2]: 132 | Gray wolf | Extirpated | least concern |
Canidae | Canis lupus rufus[2]: 132 | Red wolf | Extirpated | critically endangered |
Canidae | Urocyon cinereoargenteus[1]: 177–180 [2]: 130 | Gray fox | State-wide | least concern |
Canidae | Vulpes vulpes[1]: 175–177 [2]: 130 | Red fox | Piedmont and mountainous regions, occasionally in the Coastal Plain | least concern |
Felidae | Lynx rufus[1]: 195–196 [2]: 131 | Bobcat | State-wide | least concern |
Felidae | Puma concolor[1]: 194–195 [2]: 131 | Cougar | Extirpated; eastern cougar population is extinct, occasional vagrants from Florida reported[10] | least concern |
Mephitidae | Mephitis mephitis[1]: 190–192 [2]: 131 | Striped skunk | State-wide | least concern |
Mephitidae | Spilogale putorius[1]: 188–190 [2]: 131 | Eastern spotted skunk | State-wide, except not on the eastern portion of the Coastal Plain | vulnerable |
Mustelidae | Lontra canadensis[1]: 192–194 [2]: 131 | North American river otter | Coastal Plain and salt marshes. Rare above the fall line. | least concern |
Mustelidae | Neogale frenata[1]: 184–186 [2]: 130 | Long-tailed weasel | State-wide | least concern |
Mustelidae | Neogale vison[1]: 186–188 [2]: 130–131 | American mink | State-wide | least concern |
Procyonidae | Procyon lotor[1]: 182–184 [2]: 130 | Raccoon | State-wide | least concern |
Ursidae | Ursus americanus[1]: 180–181 [2]: 130 | American black bear | Mountains, Ocmulgee River area, along the fall line, and in the Okefenokee Swamp. | least concern |
Otariidae | Zalophus californianus[2]: 131 | California sea lion | Introduced | least concern |
Phocidae | Cystophora cristata[2]: 131 | Hooded seal | Known only from records – presumed extirpated | vulnerable |
Balaenidae | Eubalaena glacialis[2]: 129–130 | North Atlantic right whale, black right whale | Known from three stranding records | critically endangered |
Balaenopteridae | Balaenoptera brydei[2]: 129 | Bryde's whale | Known from a 1978 stranding | least concern |
Balaenopteridae | Megaptera novaeangliae[2]: 129 | Humpback whale | Known from a stranding on Sapelo Island | least concern |
Delphinidae | Globicephala macrorhynchus[1]: 169 [2]: 129 | Short-finned pilot whale | Known from 17 stranding events | least concern |
Delphinidae | Pseudorca crassidens[1]: 169 [2]: 129 | False killer whale | Known from a single stranding | near threatened |
Delphinidae | Stenella frontalis[1]: 168 [2]: 129 | Atlantic spotted dolphin | Known from sightings off of Georgia's shore | least concern |
Delphinidae | Steno bredanensis[2]: 129 | Rough-toothed dolphin | Known from a stranding event involving two individuals | least concern |
Delphinidae | Tursiops truncatus[1]: 168 [2]: 129 | Common bottlenose dolphin, Atlantic bottlenose dolphin | Known from over forty strandings | least concern |
Kogiidae | Kogia breviceps[1]: 168 [2]: 129 | Pygmy sperm whale | Known from 24 strandings | least concern |
Kogiidae | Kogia simus[2]: 129 | Dwarf sperm whale | Known from strandings | least concern |
Ziphiidae | Mesoplodon densirostris[2]: 129 | Blainville's beaked whale, tropical beaked whale | Known from a stranding on Cumberland Island | data deficient |
Ziphiidae | Mesoplodon europaeus[2]: 129 | Gervais' beaked whale | Known from a stranding on Ossabaw Island | data deficient |
Ziphiidae | Ziphius cavirostris[1]: 168 [2]: 129 | Cuvier's beaked whale, goose-beaked whale | Known from six stranding records. | least concern |
Molossidae | Tadarida brasiliensis[2]: 125 | Mexican free-tailed bat | Uncommon, in Piedmont and Coastal Plain | least concern |
Vespertilionidae | Corynorhinus rafinesquii[2]: 124–125 | Rafinesque's big-eared bat | Uncommon, state-wide | least concern |
Vespertilionidae | Eptesicus fuscus[1]: 66–67 [2]: 124 | Big brown bat | Common state-wide | least concern |
Vespertilionidae | Lasionycteris noctivagans[1]: 64–65 [2]: 124 | Silver-haired bat | Common, except in lower Coastal Plain | least concern |
Vespertilionidae | Lasiurus borealis[1]: 67–69 [2]: 124 | Eastern red bat | State-wide | least concern |
Vespertilionidae | Lasiurus cinereus[1]: 71–72 [2]: 124 | Hoary bat | Uncommon, state-wide | least concern |
Vespertilionidae | Lasiurus intermedius[2]: 124 | Northern yellow bat | Rare, Coastal Plain | least concern |
Vespertilionidae | Lasiurus seminolus[1]: 69–70 [2]: 124 | Seminole bat | State-wide, mostly Coastal Plain and Piedmont | least concern |
Vespertilionidae | Myotis austroriparius[1]: 60–62 [2]: 123 | Southeastern myotis | Southwestern Georgia | least concern |
Vespertilionidae | Myotis grisescens[1]: 62 [2]: 123 | Gray bat, gray myotis | West Georgia | vulnerable |
Vespertilionidae | Myotis leibii[2]: 124 | Eastern small-footed myotis | Rare, Dade and Union counties | endangered |
Vespertilionidae | Myotis lucifugus[1]: 57–60 [2]: 123 | Little brown bat | Bartow, Dade, Polk, Towns, and Walker counties | endangered |
Vespertilionidae | Myotis septentrionalis[1]: 63 [2]: 123 [11] | 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[1]: 63 [2]: 124 | Indiana bat | Dade County in Northwestern Georgia. | near threatened |
Vespertilionidae | Nycticeius humeralis[1]: 72–74 [2]: 124 | Evening bat | State-wide | least concern |
Vespertilionidae | Perimyotis subflavus[1]: 65 [2]: 124 | Tricolored bat, eastern pipistrelle | State-wide | vulnerable |
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