A state mammal is the official or representative animal of a U.S. state. States also have separate state birds, and sometimes state fish or state butterflies. States similarly have state flowers, state trees and state songs.

Years in parentheses denote the year of adoption by the state's legislature
State Land mammal Marine mammal Wildlife mammal/animal Domestic mammal
Alabama
American Black Bear (Ursus americanus) State mammal (2006)[1]
 Racking horse (Equus caballus)
State horse (1975)[2]
Alaska Moose Bowhead whale
Arizona Ring-tailed Cat
Arkansas White-tailed deer
California Grizzly bear Gray Whale
Colorado Rocky Mountain bighorn sheep
Connecticut Sperm whale (state animal)
Florida Florida panther Manatee
Bottle-nosed dolphin
Georgia Right whale
Hawaii Humpback whale
Idaho Appaloosa horse
Illinois White-tailed deer
Kansas American bison Cairn Terrier (state dog, not yet official)
Kentucky Gray squirrel[3] Thoroughbred horse (state horse)[3]
Louisiana Black bear Catahoula Leopard Dog (state dog)
Maine Moose Maine Coon cat
Maryland Thoroughbred horse
Chesapeake Bay Retriever (state dog)
Calico cat (state cat)
Massachusetts Right whale Morgan horse
Tabby cat (state cat) [4]
Boston Terrier (state dog) [5]
Michigan White-tailed deer Wolverine
Mississippi Red fox Bottle-nosed dolphin
White-tailed deer
Minnesota Eastern Timber Wolf
Missouri Mule Missouri Fox Trotting horse
Montana Grizzly bear
Nebraska White-tailed deer
Nevada Desert bighorn sheep
New Hampshire White-tailed deer
New Jersey Horse
New Mexico Black bear
New York Beaver
North Carolina Eastern Gray Squirrel Plott Hound (state dog)
North Dakota Nokota horse
Ohio White-tailed deer
Oklahoma Bison
White-tailed deer (game animal)
Oregon American Beaver
Pennsylvania White-tailed deer Great Dane (state dog)
Puerto Rico West Indian Manatee (Trichechus manatus)
South Carolina White-tailed deer (1972) [6] Boykin Spaniel (state dog) (1985)[6]
South Dakota Coyote
Tennessee Common Raccoon Tennessee walking horse
Texas Armadillo (small) Blue Lacy (state dog)
Texas Longhorn (large)
Mexican free-tailed bat (flying)
Utah Rocky Mountain elk
Cervus canadensis nelsoni (1971)[7]
Vermont White-tailed deer Dairy cow
Morgan horse
Virginia Virginia Big-Eared Bat American Foxhound
Washington Orca (Killer Whale)[8]
West Virginia Black bear
Wisconsin Badger White-tailed deer Dairy cow
American Water Spaniel (state dog)
Wyoming Buffalo
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See also

References

  1. ^ "State Mammal of Alabama". Alabama Emblems, Symbols and Honors. Alabama Department of Archives & History (2006-04-20). Retrieved on 2007-03-19.
  2. ^ "Official Alabama Horse". Alabama Emblems, Symbols and Honors. Alabama Department of Archives & History (2003-11-17). Retrieved on 2007-03-19.
  3. ^ a b "Kentucky's State Symbols". Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives. Commonwealth of Kentucky (2006-02-03). Retrieved on 2007-03-20.
  4. ^ Interactive State House - Mass.Gov
  5. ^ CIS: State Symbols
  6. ^ a b "SC Statehouse Student's web page, State Symbols and Emblems". Retrieved on 2007-07-16.
  7. ^ Utah State Animal - Rocky Mountain Elk from pioneer.utah.gov "Pioneer: Utah's Online Library" page. Retrieved on 2008-09-08
  8. ^ "Symbols of Washington State". Washington State Legislature. Retrieved on 2007-03-11.
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