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List of U.S. state mammals

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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

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Key: Years in parentheses denote the year of adoption by the state's legislature.

List of U.S. state mammals and related mammalian designations
StateMammalMarine mammalOther mammal 1Other mammal 2Other mammal 3
Alabama Image
American black bear (2006)[1][2]		Image
West Indian manatee (2009)[3][4]
Alaska Image
Bowhead whale (1983)[5]		Image
Moose (land mammal) (1998)[5]
Arizona Image
Ringtail (1986)[6]
Arkansas Image
White-tailed deer (1993)[7]
California Image
California grizzly bear (animal) (1953)[8][note 1]		Image
Gray whale (1975)[9]
Colorado Image
Rocky Mountain bighorn sheep (animal) (1961)[10]
Connecticut Image
Sperm whale (animal) (1975)[11]
Delaware Image
Gray fox (wildlife animal) (2010)[12]
District of Columbia Image
Big brown bat (2020)[13]
Florida Image
Florida panther (animal) (1982)[14]		Image
Manatee (marine mammal) (1975)[15]		Image
Porpoise or dolphin (salt water mammal) (1975)[16]
Georgia Image
White-tailed deer (2015)[17]		Image
Right whale (1985)[18]
Hawaii Image
Hawaiian monk seal (2008)[19]		Image
Humpback whale (1979)[18]		Image
Hawaiian hoary bat (land mammal) (2015)[20]
Idaho
Illinois Image
White-tailed deer (1980)[4]
Indiana
Iowa Muskrat (proposed)
Kansas Image
American bison (animal) (1955)[21]
Kentucky Image
Gray squirrel (wild game animal) (1968)[22]
Louisiana Image
Black bear (1992)[23]
Maine Image
Moose (animal) (1979)[24]		Image

Maine Coon Cat (cat) (1985)[25]
Maryland Image
Calico Cat (cat) (2001)[26]		Chesapeake Bay Retriever (dog)[27]
Massachusetts Image
Right whale (1980)[28]		Image

Tabby Cat (cat) (1988)[29]

 Ms. G (groundhog) (2014)[30]Image
Morgan Horse (1970)
Michigan Image
White-tailed deer (game mammal) (1997)[31]
Minnesota Image
White-tailed deer (proposed)[citation needed]

Image
Black bear (proposed)[citation needed]

Eastern wolf (proposed)[citation needed]

Thirteen-lined ground squirrel (proposed)[citation needed]
Mississippi Image
White-tailed deer (1974)[32] Image
Red fox (1997)[33]		Image
Bottlenosed dolphin (1974) (water mammal)[32]
Missouri Image
Missouri mule (animal) (1995)[34]
Montana Image
Grizzly bear (1983)[35]
Nebraska Image
White-tailed deer (1981)[36]
Nevada Image
Desert bighorn sheep (animal) (1973)[37]
New Hampshire Image
White-tailed deer (1983)[38]		Image
Bobcat (wildcat) (2015)[39]
New Jersey
New Mexico Image
American black bear (1963)[40]
New York Image
Beaver (1975)[4]
North Carolina Image
Eastern gray squirrel (1969)[41]		Image
Virginia opossum (marsupial) (2013)[42]
North Dakota
Ohio Image
White-tailed deer (1988)[43]
Oklahoma Image
Buffalo (1972)[44]		 Mexican free-tailed bat (Tadarida brasiliensis)Image
White-tailed deer (game animal) (1990)[44]
Oregon Image
Beaver (animal) (1969)[45]
Pennsylvania Image
White-tailed deer (1959)[46]
Rhode Island Image
Harbor seal (2016)[47]
South Carolina Image
White-tailed deer (1972)[46]		Image
Bottlenose dolphin (2009)[48]		Image
Right whale (migratory marine mammal) (2009)[48]		Image
Mule (heritage work animal) (2010)[49]
South Dakota Image
Coyote (animal)[50]
Tennessee Image
Raccoon (animal) (1971)[51]
Texas Image
Armadillo (small mammal) (1995)[52]		Image
Texas Longhorn (large mammal) (1995)[53]		Image
Mexican free-tailed bat (flying mammal) (1995)[53]
Utah Image
Rocky Mountain elk (animal) (1971)[54]
Vermont Image
Randall Lineback (heritage livestock breed) (2005)[55]
Virginia Image
Virginia big-eared bat (bat) (2005)[56]
Washington Image
Orca (2005)[57]		Image

Olympic marmot (endemic mammal) (2009)[58]
West Virginia Image
American black bear (animal) (1973)[59]
Wisconsin Image
American badger (animal) (1957)[60]		Image
White-tailed deer (wildlife animal) (1957)[60]		Image
Dairy cow (domestic animal) (1971)[60][note 2]
Wyoming Image
American bison (1985)[61]

See also

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References

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  1. ↑ "2014 Code of Alabama :: Title 1 - Reserved power of the state to alter or repeal chapter. :: Chapter 2 - STATE SYMBOLS AND HONORS. :: Section 1-2-36 - State mammal". Justia Law. Retrieved June 16, 2026.
  2. ↑ "State Mammal of Alabama". Alabama Emblems, Symbols and Honors. Alabama Department of Archives & History. April 20, 2006. Archived from the original on April 15, 2008. Retrieved March 19, 2007.
  3. ↑ "2025 Code of Alabama :: Title 1 - General Provisions. :: Chapter 2 - State Symbols and Honors. :: Section 1-2-38 - State Marine Mammal". Justia Law. Retrieved June 16, 2026.
  4. 1 2 3 "Alabama State Marine Mammal | West Indian Manatee". statesymbolsusa.org. April 28, 2014. Retrieved October 17, 2019.
  5. 1 2 "Alaska's Kids' Corner: State Symbols". State of Alaska. Retrieved April 27, 2012.
  6. ↑ "Arizona's State Symbols". Capitol Museum. Arizona State Library, Archives and Public Records. Archived from the original on September 8, 2011. Retrieved September 2, 2011.
  7. ↑ "State Symbols". The Traveler's Guide To Arkansas For Kids. Arkansas Secretary of State. Archived from the original on March 5, 2005. Retrieved September 2, 2011.
  8. ↑ "State Symbols". California State Library. Retrieved July 20, 2020.
  9. ↑ "History and Culture - State Symbols". California State Library. Archived from the original on January 5, 2019. Retrieved September 2, 2011.
  10. ↑ "Colorado State Animal | Rocky Mountain Bighorn Sheep". statesymbolsusa.org. April 25, 2014. Retrieved October 17, 2019.
  11. ↑ "The State Animal". State of Connecticut. Archived from the original on August 16, 2002. Retrieved September 2, 2011.
  12. ↑ "CHAPTER 286". State of Delaware. Retrieved July 20, 2020.
  13. ↑ "Official state mammal of the District of Columbia".
  14. ↑ "State Animal". Florida Department of State. State of Florida. Retrieved July 20, 2020.
  15. ↑ "Florida State Senate: Symbols: Page 4". Flsenate.gov. Retrieved April 20, 2012.
  16. ↑ "Florida State Senate: Symbols, Page 3". Flsenate.gov. Retrieved April 20, 2012.
  17. ↑ Allen, David G. (May 19, 2015). "White-Tailed Deer Named State Mammal of Georgia". State of Georgia. Archived from the original on January 29, 2016. Retrieved January 23, 2016.
  18. 1 2 Shearer, Benjamin F. & Barbara S. Shearer. State Names, Seals, Flags, and Symbols: A Historical Guide. Westport, CT: Greenwood, 2002. 230.
  19. ↑ Char, Sherie (June 15, 2008). "Hawaiian monk seal named Hawaii's state mammal". Hawai'i Magazine. Retrieved September 2, 2011.
  20. ↑ Hawaii State Legislature. "Haw. Rev. Stat. § 5-12.2 (State land mammal)". Retrieved January 26, 2018.
  21. ↑ "Kansas Symbols". Kansapedia. Kansas Historical Society. Retrieved July 20, 2020.
  22. ↑ "Kentucky Revised Statutes". Legislative Research Commission. Kentucky Legislative Research Commission. Retrieved July 20, 2020.
  23. ↑ "Louisiana State Mammal". State Symbols USA. Retrieved September 2, 2011.
  24. ↑ "Title 1, §215: State Animal". Maine State Legislature. Retrieved July 20, 2020.
  25. ↑ "Maine State Cat". State Symbols USA. Retrieved September 2, 2011.
  26. ↑ "State of Maryland: Maryland State Cat - Calico Cat". msa.maryland.gov. Retrieved July 21, 2025.
  27. ↑ "Chesapeake Bay Retriever, Maryland State Dog". msa.maryland.gov. Retrieved December 23, 2023.
  28. ↑ "Massachusetts Secretary of State: State Symbols". Sec.state.ma.us. Retrieved April 20, 2012.
  29. ↑ "Massachusetts Secretary of State: State Symbols". Sec.state.ma.us. Retrieved April 20, 2012.
  30. ↑ "Session Law - Acts of 2014 Chapter 206". The 191st General Court of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. The General Court of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
  31. ↑ Shearer, Benjamin F. & Barbara S. Shearer. State Names, Seals, Flags, and Symbols: A Historical Guide. Westport, CT: Greenwood, 2002. 234.
  32. 1 2 Shearer, Benjamin F. & Barbara S. Shearer. State Names, Seals, Flags, and Symbols: A Historical Guide. Westport, CT: Greenwood, 2002. 235.
  33. ↑ "Mississippi State Mammal". State Symbols USA. September 26, 2014. Retrieved January 26, 2018.
  34. ↑ "Missouri's State Animal". Missouri Secretary of State. Retrieved July 20, 2020.
  35. ↑ "1-1-508. State animal, MCA". Montana Code Annotated. Retrieved July 20, 2020.
  36. ↑ Shearer, Benjamin F. & Barbara S. Shearer. State Names, Seals, Flags, and Symbols: A Historical Guide. Westport, CT: Greenwood, 2002. 236.
  37. ↑ "NRS: Chapter 235 - State Seal, Motto and Symbols; Gifts and Endowments". Nevada Legislature. Legislative Counsel Bureau. Retrieved July 20, 2020.
  38. ↑ "State Animal, New Hampshire Almanac". NH.gov. State of New Hampshire. Retrieved July 20, 2020.
  39. ↑ "hb 0423". NH General Court. State of New Hampshire. Retrieved July 20, 2020.
  40. ↑ "New Mexico State Symbols". New Mexico Secretary of State's Office. Retrieved April 21, 2018.
  41. ↑ "North Carolina State Symbols". North Carolina Secretary of State's Office. Retrieved September 2, 2011.
  42. ↑ "Marsupial, Virginia Opossom | NCpedia". ncpedia.org. Retrieved October 17, 2019.
  43. ↑ Shearer, Benjamin F. & Barbara S. Shearer. State Names, Seals, Flags, and Symbols: A Historical Guide. Westport, CT: Greenwood, 2002. 239.
  44. 1 2 "Oklahoma Symbols". Oklahoma Historical Society. Retrieved July 20, 2020.
  45. ↑ "State of Oregon: Blue Book - State Symbols: A to Z". State of Oregon: Oregon Secretary of State. Retrieved July 20, 2020.
  46. 1 2 "White-tailed Deer State Animal | State Symbols USA". statesymbolsusa.org. September 27, 2014. Retrieved October 17, 2019.
  47. ↑ Gregg, Katherine. "It's official: Harbor seal is R.I.'s state mammal". providencejournal.com. Retrieved January 6, 2018.
  48. 1 2 "South Carolina State House Student Connection: Animals & Other Living Things". South Carolina General Assembly. Retrieved September 2, 2011.
  49. ↑ "2009-2010 Bill 1030: Marsh Tacky". South Carolina Legislature Online. South Carolina Legislative Services Agency. Retrieved July 20, 2020.
  50. ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20161231080741/https://sdsos.gov/general-information/assets/bluebookpdfs/2009bluebook/2009_blue_book_chapter_1.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 31, 2016. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  51. ↑ "BlueBook 1516" (PDF). Tennessee Secretary of State. Retrieved July 20, 2020.
  52. ↑ "74(R) HCR 178 Enrolled version - Bill Text". capitol.texas.gov. Retrieved March 6, 2026.
  53. 1 2 Shearer, Benjamin F. & Barbara S. Shearer. State Names, Seals, Flags, and Symbols: A Historical Guide. Westport, CT: Greenwood, 2002. 242.
  54. ↑ "Utah State Animal - Rocky Mountain Elk". Utah's Online Public Library. Retrieved July 20, 2020.
  55. ↑ "Vermont Laws". Vermont General Assembly. State of Vermont. Retrieved July 20, 2020.
  56. ↑ "Virginia State Bat". www.dcr.virginia.gov. Retrieved February 11, 2020.
  57. ↑ "State Symbols". Washington State Legislature. Retrieved September 2, 2011.
  58. ↑ Washington State Legislature site Law establishing. Retrieved December 15, 2019.
  59. ↑ "State Symbols". West Virginia Legislature. Retrieved July 20, 2020.
  60. 1 2 3 4 "2015-2016 Wisconsin Blue Book: Chapter 11 - State Symbols" (PDF). Wisconsin Legislative Documents. State of Wisconsin. Retrieved July 20, 2020.
  61. ↑ "Wyoming Facts and Symbols". State of Wyoming. Retrieved July 20, 2020.
  1. ↑ The California Grizzly was declared extinct in 1924.
  2. ↑ The Holstein-Friesian breed was the state dairy cow from 1972 to 1973. A different purebred breed is designated the "Cow of the Year" every June 1st, with the seven breeds taking turns.[60]
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