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List of U.S. state mammals

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This is a list of official mammals of U.S. states.

State mammals

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

Minnesota's unofficial state mammal is the eastern timber wolf.

List of U.S. state mammals
StateLand mammalMarine mammalWildlife mammal/animalDomestic mammal
Alabama
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American black bear (2006)[1]
Racking horse (state horse) (1975)[2]
Alaska
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Moose (1998)[3]
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Bowhead whale (1983)[3]
Arizona
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Ring-tailed cat (1986)[4]
Arkansas
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White-tailed deer (1993)[5]
California
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California grizzly bear (1953)[6]
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Gray whale (1975)[6]
Colorado
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Rocky Mountain bighorn sheep (1961)[7]
Connecticut
Delaware
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Grey fox (2010)[8]
Florida
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Florida panther (1982)[9]
Image
Manatee (marine mammal) (1975)[10]
Image
Florida Cracker Horse (state horse) (2008)[11]
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"Porpoise or dolphin" (salt water mammal) (1975)[12]
Georgia
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Right whale (1985)[13]
Hawaii
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Hawaiian monk seal (2008)[14]
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Humpback whale (1979)[13]
Idaho
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Appaloosa horse (1975)[15]
Illinois
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White-tailed deer (state animal) (1982)[16]
Kansas
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American bison (state animal) (1955)[17]
Kentucky
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Gray squirrel (state wild animal game species) (1968)[18]
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Thoroughbred (state horse) (1996)[18]
Louisiana
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Black bear (1992)[19]
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Catahoula Leopard Dog (state dog) (1979)[20]
Maine
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Moose[21] (1979)[22]
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Maine Coon cat (state cat)[21] (1985)[23]
Maryland
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Thoroughbred (state horse) (2003)[24]
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Chesapeake Bay Retriever (state dog) (1964)[25]
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Calico cat (state cat) (2001) [26]
Massachusetts
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Right whale (1980)[27]
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Morgan horse (state horse) (1970)[27]
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Tabby cat (state cat) (1988)[27]
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Boston Terrier (state dog) (1979)[27]
Michigan
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White-tailed deer (1997)[28]
Mississippi
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White-tailed deer (1974)[29]
Missouri
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Missouri mule (1995)[30]
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Missouri Fox Trotting horse (state horse) (2002)[31]
Montana
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Grizzly bear (1983)[32]
Nebraska
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White-tailed deer (1981)[33]
Nevada
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Desert bighorn sheep (1973)[33]
New Hampshire
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White-tailed deer (1983)[33]
Bobcat (state cat) (2015)[34]
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Chinook (state dog) (2009)[35]
New Jersey
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Horse (1977)[36]
New Mexico
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American black bear (1963)[37]
New York
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Beaver (1975)[38]
North Carolina
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Gray Squirrel (1969)[39]
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Plott Hound (state dog) (1989)[39]
North Dakota
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Nokota horse (honorary state equine)[40] (1993)[41]
Ohio
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White-tailed deer (1988)[42]
Oklahoma
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Bison (1972)[42]
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White-tailed deer (game animal)[43] (1990)[44]
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Raccoon (furbearer) (1989)[43]
Oregon
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American Beaver (state animal)(1969)[42]
Pennsylvania
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White-tailed deer (1959)[45]
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Great Dane (state dog)(1965)[45]
South Carolina
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White-tailed deer (1972) [46]
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Bottlenose dolphin (2009)[46]
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Boykin Spaniel (state dog) (1985)[46]
Marsh Tacky (heritage horse) (2010)[46]
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Right whale (migratory marine mammal) (2009)[46]
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Mule (heritage work animal) (2010)[46]
South Dakota
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Coyote (1949)[47]
Tennessee
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Raccoon (state wild animal)(1972)[48]
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Tennessee Walking Horse (state horse) (2000)[49]
Texas
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Nine-banded Armadillo (small mammal) (1995)[48]
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Blue Lacy (state dog) (2005)[50]
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Texas Longhorn (large mammal) (1995)[48]
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Mexican Free-tailed Bat (flying) (1995)[48]
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American Quarter Horse (state horse) (2009)[50]
Utah
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Rocky Mountain elk (1971)[51]
Vermont
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Morgan horse (state animal)[52] (1961)[53]
Virginia Virginia Big-Eared Bat (state bat)[54] (2005)[55]
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American Foxhound (state dog)[54] (1966)[56]
Washington
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Olympic marmot (endemic mammal) (2009)[57]
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Orca (2005)[57]
West Virginia
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Black bear (state animal) (1973)[58]
Wisconsin
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Badger (1957)[59]
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White-tailed deer (1957)[60]
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Dairy cow (1971)[60]
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American Water Spaniel (state dog) (1985)[60]
Wyoming
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Bison (1985)[61]

References

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  1. ↑ "State Mammal of Alabama". Alabama Emblems, Symbols and Honors. Alabama Department of Archives & History. 2006-04-20. Archived from the original on 2008-04-15. Retrieved 2007-03-19.
  2. ↑ "Official Alabama Horse". Alabama Emblems, Symbols and Honors. Alabama Department of Archives and History. 2003-11-17. Archived from the original on 2008-01-10. Retrieved 2007-03-19.
  3. 1 2 "Alaska's Kids' Corner: State Symbols". State of Alaska. Retrieved 2012-04-27.
  4. ↑ "Arizona's State Symbols". Capitol Museum. Arizona State Library, Archives and Public Records. Archived from the original on 2011-09-08. Retrieved 2011-09-02.
  5. ↑ "State Symbols". The Traveler's Guide To Arkansas For Kids. Arkansas Secretary of State. Archived from the original on 2013-05-26. Retrieved 2011-09-02.
  6. 1 2 "History and Culture - State Symbols". California State Library. Archived from the original on 2019-01-05. Retrieved 2011-09-02.
  7. ↑ "Colorado State Archives: Symbols & Emblems". Colorado Department of Personnel & Administration. Archived from the original on 2019-01-07. Retrieved 2011-09-02.
  8. ↑ "Delaware State Animals". State of Delaware. Archived from the original on December 19, 2012. Retrieved Sep 1, 2011.
  9. ↑ "Florida State Senate: Symbols, page 2". Flsenate.gov. Retrieved 2012-04-20.
  10. ↑ "Florida State Senate: Symbols: Page 4". Flsenate.gov. Retrieved 2012-04-20.
  11. ↑ "SB 230 - State Symbols/Fla. Cracker Horse/Loggerhead Turtle [RPCC]". Florida House of Representatives. Retrieved Apr 7, 2012.
  12. ↑ "Florida State Senate: Symbols, Page 3". Flsenate.gov. Retrieved 2012-04-20.
  13. 1 2 Shearer, Benjamin F. & Barbara S. Shearer. State Names, Seals, Flags, and Symbols: A Historical Guide. Westport, CT: Greenwood, 2002. 230.
  14. ↑ Char, Sherie (June 15, 2008). "Hawaiian monk seal named Hawaii's state mammal". Hawai'i Magazine. Retrieved 2011-09-02.
  15. ↑ "Facts about Idaho". Idaho Division of Tourism Development. Archived from the original on September 3, 2011. Retrieved Sep 2, 2011.
  16. ↑ "State Symbols". State of Illinois. Archived from the original on 2010-06-30. Retrieved 2011-09-02.
  17. ↑ "Quick Facts". Kansas Office of the Governor. Archived from the original on 2011-09-28. Retrieved 2011-09-02.
  18. 1 2 "Kentucky's State Symbols". Kentucky Legislative Research Commission. Archived from the original on 2013-08-30. Retrieved 2011-09-02.
  19. ↑ "Louisiana State Mammal". State Symbols USA. Retrieved 2011-09-02.
  20. ↑ "Louisiana State Dog". State Symbols USA. Retrieved 2011-09-02.
  21. 1 2 "Facts about Maine". State of Maine. Archived from the original on 2015-03-18. Retrieved 2011-09-02.
  22. ↑ "Maine State Animal". State Symbols USA. Retrieved 2011-09-02.
  23. ↑ "Maine State Cat". State Symbols USA. Retrieved 2011-09-02.
  24. ↑ "State of Maryland: Maryland State Horse - Thoroughbred Horse". Msa.md.gov. Archived from the original on 2012-10-01. Retrieved 2012-04-20.
  25. ↑ "State of Maryland: Maryland State Dog - Chesapeake Bay Retriever". Msa.md.gov. 2004-06-17. Archived from the original on 2011-05-21. Retrieved 2012-04-20.
  26. ↑ "State of Maryland: Maryland State Cat - Calico Cat". Msa.md.gov. Archived from the original on 2011-05-22. Retrieved 2012-04-20.
  27. 1 2 3 4 "Massachusetts Secretary of State: State Symbols". Sec.state.ma.us. Retrieved 2012-04-20.
  28. ↑ Shearer, Benjamin F. & Barbara S. Shearer. State Names, Seals, Flags, and Symbols: A Historical Guide. Westport, CT: Greenwood, 2002. 234.
  29. ↑ Shearer, Benjamin F. & Barbara S. Shearer. State Names, Seals, Flags, and Symbols: A Historical Guide. Westport, CT: Greenwood, 2002. 235.
  30. ↑ "State Symbols of Missouri: Missouri's State Animal". Office of the Secretary of State, Missouri. Retrieved 2011-09-02.
  31. ↑ "State Symbols of Missouri: The State Horse". Office of the Secretary of State, Missouri. Retrieved 2011-09-02.
  32. ↑ "Symbols of Montana". Montana Historical Society. Archived from the original on 2009-12-18. Retrieved 2011-09-02.
  33. 1 2 3 Shearer, Benjamin F. & Barbara S. Shearer. State Names, Seals, Flags, and Symbols: A Historical Guide. Westport, CT: Greenwood, 2002. 236.
  34. ↑ "New Hampshire State Wildcat, Bobcat (Lynx rufus), from NETSTATE.COM". www.netstate.com. Archived from the original on 2018-01-24. Retrieved 2018-06-28.
  35. ↑ "TITLE I THE STATE AND ITS GOVERNMENT CHAPTER 3 STATE EMBLEMS, FLAG, ETC., Section 3:25". New Hampshire General Court. Retrieved 2011-09-02.
  36. ↑ "The New Jersey State Animal". State of New Jersey. Retrieved 2011-09-02.
  37. ↑ "Kid's Corner: State Symbols". New Mexico Secretary of State. Archived from the original on 2008-05-01. Retrieved 2012-04-07.
  38. ↑ "New York State Symbols". New York State Department of State. Archived from the original on 2012-02-07. Retrieved 2011-09-02.
  39. 1 2 "North Carolina State Symbols". North Carolina Secretary of State's Office. Archived from the original on 2011-09-06. Retrieved 2011-09-02.
  40. ↑ "State Symbols". State of North Dakota. Archived from the original on 2012-01-27. Retrieved 2011-09-02.
  41. ↑ "North Dakota State Honorary Equine". State Symbols USA. Retrieved 2011-09-02.
  42. 1 2 3 Shearer, Benjamin F. & Barbara S. Shearer. State Names, Seals, Flags, and Symbols: A Historical Guide. Westport, CT: Greenwood, 2002. 239.
  43. 1 2 "Oklahoma State Symbols". Oklahoma Historical Society. Archived from the original on 2011-08-13. Retrieved 2011-09-02.
  44. ↑ "Oklahoma State Symbols, Songs, and Emblems". Netstate. Archived from the original on 2012-09-05. Retrieved 2011-09-02.
  45. 1 2 Shearer, Benjamin F. & Barbara S. Shearer. State Names, Seals, Flags, and Symbols: A Historical Guide. Westport, CT: Greenwood, 2002. 240.
  46. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "South Carolina State House Student Connection: Animals & Other Living Things". South Carolina General Assembly. Retrieved 2011-09-02.
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  48. 1 2 3 4 Shearer, Benjamin F. & Barbara S. Shearer. State Names, Seals, Flags, and Symbols: A Historical Guide. Westport, CT: Greenwood, 2002. 242.
  49. ↑ "Tennessee Symbols and Honors" (PDF). Tennessee Blue Book 2009-2010. Tennessee Department of State. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-10-13. Retrieved 2011-09-02.
  50. 1 2 "Texas State Symbols". Texas State Library and Archives Commission. Retrieved 2011-09-02.
  51. ↑ "Utah State Animal - Rocky Mountain Elk". Pioneer: Utah's Online Library. Archived from the original on 2012-09-07. Retrieved 2011-09-02.
  52. ↑ "State Symbols". Vermont Secretary of State. Archived from the original on 2007-03-12. Retrieved 2011-09-02.
  53. ↑ "Vermont State Animal". State Symbols USA. Retrieved 2011-09-02.
  54. 1 2 "1-510. Official emblems and designations". State of Virginia. Archived from the original on 2011-05-24. Retrieved 2011-09-02.
  55. ↑ "Commonwealth symbols and emblems". Netstate. Archived from the original on 2011-09-03. Retrieved 2011-09-02.
  56. ↑ "Virginia State Dog". State Symbols USA. Retrieved 2011-09-02.
  57. 1 2 "State Symbols". Washington State Legislature. Retrieved 2011-09-02.
  58. ↑ "State Symbols". West Virginia Legislature. Retrieved 2011-09-02.
  59. ↑ "Wisconsin State Animal". Wisconsin Historical Society. Archived from the original on 2012-08-07. Retrieved 2012-04-07.
  60. 1 2 3 "Wisconsin State Symbols". State of Wisconsin. Archived from the original on 2010-01-12. Retrieved 2012-04-07.
  61. ↑ "State Symbols". Wyoming Secretary of State's Office. Archived from the original on 2011-09-06. Retrieved 2011-09-02.