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 Didelphidae Didelphis virginiana Virginia opossum Statewide least concern Trichechidae Trichechus manatus West Indian manatee Vagrant; 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 concernSoricidaeBlarina brevicaudaNorthern short-tailed shrew North of the fall lineleast concernSoricidaeBlarina carolinensisSouthern short-tailed shrew Coastal Plain south of the fall line, and extreme northwest Georgialeast concernSoricidaeCryptotis parvaLeast shrew Statewide, most abundant in the Coastal Plainleast concernSoricidaeSorex cinereusCinereus shrewTowns County, Georgialeast concernSoricidaeSorex fumeusSmoky shrew Uncommon, found in mountains of Fannin, Murray, Rabun, Towns, and Union counties.least concernSoricidaeSorex hoyiAmerican pygmy shrew Rare; identified in Towns County, Georgialeast concernSoricidaeSorex longirostrisSoutheastern shrew Statewide but uncommonleast concernTalpidaeCondylura cristataStar-nosed mole Very rare; found in Charlton, Chatham, Clinch, Effingham, Jackson, and Union countiesleast concernTalpidaeParascalops breweriHairy-tailed mole Appalachian Mountains, extreme northeastern part of the stateleast concernTalpidaeScalopus aquaticusEastern mole State-wideleast concernLeporidaeSylvilagus aquaticusSwamp rabbit Piedmont and Ridge and Valley, and western upper Coastal Plainleast concernLeporidaeSylvilagus floridanusEastern cottontail, cottontail rabbit State-wideleast concernLeporidaeSylvilagus obscurusAppalachian cottontailAppalachian Mountainsnear-threatenedLeporidaeSylvilagus palustrisMarsh rabbit Eastern Coastal Plainleast concern 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 concernSciurinaeGlaucomys volansSouthern flying squirrel State-wideleast concernSciurinaeMarmota monaxGroundhog, woodchuck Mountainsleast 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 concernSciurinaeTamias striatusEastern chipmunk Mountains, Piedmont, and upper-western Coastal Plainleast 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 concernCricetidaeNeotoma magisterAllegheny woodratnorth-western part of the statenear-threatened Cricetidae Ochrotomys nuttalli Golden mouse State-wide least concernCricetidaeOndatra zibethicusMuskrat Mountains, Ridge and Valley Province, Piedmont, and upper Coastal Plainleast concernCricetidaeOryzomys palustrisMarsh rice rat State-wideleast 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 concernLemuridaeLemur cattaRing-tailed lemurIntroduced to St. Catherines IslandEndangered Bovidae Bison bison American bison Extirpated from Georgia since the early 1800s near threatenedCervidaeCervus canadensisElkReintroduced; eastern elk subspecies (C. c. canadensis) is extinct, Rocky Mountain elk subspecies (C. c. nelsoni) introducedleast concern Cervidae Dama dama European 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 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, occasional vagrant from Florida reported 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 Neogale frenata Long-tailed weasel State-wide least concern Mustelidae Neogale vison American mink State-wide least concernProcyonidaeProcyon lotorRaccoon State-wideleast concernUrsidaeUrsus americanusAmerican 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 vulnerableVespertilionidaeMyotis leibiiEastern small-footed myotis Rare, Dade and Union countiesendangeredVespertilionidaeMyotis lucifugusLittle brown bat Bartow, Dade, Polk, Towns, and Walker countiesendangered 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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