Official State Mammals (all mammals)
| Official mammals listed by state, including animals, bats, cats, dogs, horses, etc. (List by state or year). | |||
State |
Name | Designated as | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | Racking horse | Official state horse of Alabama | 1975 |
| Alabama | Black Bear, subfamily Ursinae, Ursus americanus Pollas, 1780 | Official state mammal of Alabama | 2006 |
| Alabama | West Indian Manatee, family Trichechidae, order Sirenia, species Trichechus manatus | Official state marine mammal of Alabama | 2009 |
| Alaska | Moose (Alces alces) | State land mammal | 1998 |
| Alaska | Bowhead whale | State marine mammal | 1983 |
| Alaska | Alaskan Malamute | Official state dog | 2010 |
| Arizona | Ringtail or Bassariscus astutus | State mammal | 1986 |
| Arkansas | White-tailed deer | Official mammal of the State of Arkansas | 1993 |
| California | California Grizzly Bear (Ursus Californicus) | State animal | 1953 |
| California | California gray whale (Eschrichtius robustus) | Official State Marine Mammal | 1975 |
| Colorado | Rocky mountain bighorn sheep (Ovis canadensis) | State animal of the state of Colorado | 1961 |
| Colorado | Dogs (Canis lupus familiaris) and cats (Felis catus)that are adopted from Colorado animal shelters and rescues | State pets of the state of Colorado | 2013 |
| Connecticut | Sperm whale (Physeter macrocephalus) | State animal | 1975 |
| Delaware | Grey fox | Official wildlife animal of the State | 2010 |
| Delaware | Golden Retriever | Official dog of the State | 2016 |
| Florida | Florida panther | Official Florida state animal | 1982 |
| Florida | Manatee | Florida state marine mammal | 1975 |
| Florida | Porpoise | Florida state saltwater mammal | 1975 |
| Florida | Florida cracker horse (marshtackie) | Official Florida state horse | 2008 |
| Georgia | Right whale | Official Georgia State marine mammal | 1985 |
| Georgia | White-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) | Official Georgia state mammal | 2015 |
| Georgia | Adoptable dog | Official Georgia state dog | 2016 |
| Hawaii | Humpback whale | Official marine mammal of the State | 1979 |
| Hawaii | Hawaiian monk seal (Monachus schauinslandi) | Official mammal of the State | 2008 |
| Hawaii | Ōpe'ape'a or Hawaiian hoary bat (Lasiurus cinereus semotus) | Official land mammal of the State | 2015 |
| Idaho | Appaloosa horse | State horse of the state of Idaho | 1975 |
| Illinois | White-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) | Official State animal of the State of Illinois | 1982 |
| Indiana | [ None ] | ||
| Iowa | [ None ] | ||
| Kansas | American buffalo (Bos or Bison americanus) | Official animal of the state of Kansas | 1955 |
| Kentucky | Thoroughbred horse | State horse of Kentucky | 1996 |
| Kentucky | Gray squirrel | State wild game animal species | 1968 |
| Louisiana | Louisiana Catahoula Leopard dog | Official state dog | 1979 |
| Louisiana | Black bear | Official state mammal | 1992 |
| Maine | Moose | State animal | 1979 |
| Maine | Maine coon cat | State cat | 1985 |
| Maryland | Calico cat | State cat | 2001 |
| Maryland | Chesapeake Bay retriever | State dog | 1964 |
| Maryland | Thoroughbred horse | State horse | 2003 |
| Massachusetts | Tabby cat | Official cat of the commonwealth | 1988 |
| Massachusetts | Boston terrier | Dog or dog emblem of the commonwealth | 1979 |
| Massachusetts | Morgan horse | Horse or horse emblem of the commonwealth | 1970 |
| Massachusetts | Right whale (Eubalaena glacialis) | Marine mammal or marine mammal emblem of the commonwealth | 1980 |
| Michigan | White-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) | Official game mammal of this state | 1997 |
| Minnesota | [ None ] | ||
| Mississippi | White-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) | State land mammal of Mississippi | 1974 |
| Mississippi | Red fox (Vulpes vulpes) | State land mammal of Mississippi | 1997 |
| Mississippi | Bottlenosed dolphin (Tursiops truncatus) | State water mammal of Mississippi | 1974 |
| Missouri | Missouri Mule | Official animal of the state of Missouri | 1995 |
| Missouri | Missouri Fox Trotting Horse | Official state horse of the state of Missouri | 2002 |
| Montana | Grizzly bear, (Ursus arctos horribilis) | Official Montana state animal | 1983 |
| Nebraska | Whitetail deer (Odocoileus virginianus) | Official state mammal | 1981 |
| Nevada | Desert Bighorn Sheep (Ovis canadensis nelsoni) | Official state animal of the State of Nevada | 1973 |
| New Hampshire | White tail deer | Official state animal of New Hampshire | 1983 |
| New Hampshire | Bobcat | The official state wildcat of New Hampshire | 2015 |
| New Hampshire | Bobcat (Lynx rufus) | Official state wildcat of New Hampshire | 2015 |
| New Jersey | Horse (Equus caballus) | New Jersey State Animal | 1977 |
| New Mexico | Black Bear | Official animal of New Mexico | 1963 |
| New York | American Beaver | Official animal of the state of New York | 1975 |
| New York | Service dog | Official dog of the state | 2015 |
| North Carolina | Gray squirrel (Sciurus carolinensis) | Official State mammal of the State of North Carolina | 1969 |
| North Carolina | Plott Hound | Official dog of the State of North Carolina | 1989 |
| North Carolina | Colonial Spanish Mustang | Official horse of the State of North Carolina | 2010 |
| North Carolina | Virginia opossum (Didelphis virginiana) | Official marsupial of the State of North Carolina | 2013 |
| North Dakota | The Nokota horse | An honorary equine of North Dakota | 1993 |
| Ohio | White-tailed Deer | Official animal of the state | 1988 |
| Oklahoma | Bison | State Animal of the State of Oklahoma | 1972 |
| Oklahoma | Raccoon | Official Furbearer of the State of Oklahoma | 1989 |
| Oklahoma | White-tail deer | Official game animal of the state of Oklahoma | 1990 |
| Oklahoma | Mexican free-tailed bat (Tadarida brasiliensis | Official state flying mammal of the State of Oklahoma | 2006 |
| Oregon | Beaver | Official animal of the State of Oregon | 1969 |
| Pennsylvania | Whitetail deer | Official State animal of this commonwealth | 1959 |
| Pennsylvania | Great dane | Official dog of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania | 1965 |
| Rhode Island | Harbor seal | Official state marine mammal | 2016 |
| South Carolina | White-tailed deer | Official animal of the State | 1972 |
| South Carolina | Boykin spaniel | Official dog of the State | 1985 |
| South Carolina | Bottlenose dolphin | Official state marine mammal | 2009 |
| South Carolina | Northern Right whale | Official migratory marine mammal | 2009 |
| South Carolina | Marsh tacky | Official State Heritage Horse of South Carolina | 2010 |
| South Carolina | Mule | Official State Heritage Work Animal of South Carolina | 2010 |
| South Dakota | Coyote | State animal of South Dakota | 1949 |
| Tennessee | Tennessee walking horse | Official state horse | 2000 |
| Tennessee | Raccoon | Official wild animal symbolic of the State of Tennessee | 1972 |
| Tennessee | Dogs and cats that are adopted from Tennessee animal shelters and rescues | Official state pet | 2014 |
| Texas | Mexican free-tailed bat | Official Flying Mammal | 1995 |
| Texas | Longhorn | Official Large State Mammal of Texas | 1995 |
| Texas | 9-Banded armadillo | Official Small State Mammal of Texas | 1995 |
| Texas | Blue lacy | Official State Dog Breed of Texas | 2005 |
| Texas | American quarter horse | Official State Horse of Texas | 2009 |
| Utah | Elk | State animal | 1971 |
| Vermont | Morgan horse | State animal | 1961 |
| Vermont | Randall lineback | Official state heritage breed of livestock | 2005 |
| Virginia | Virginia big-eared bat | Official bat of the Commonwealth | 2005 |
| Virginia | American Foxhound | Official dog | 1966 |
| Washington | Orca | Official marine mammal of the state of Washington | 2005 |
| Washington | Olympic marmot | Official endemic mammal of the state of Washington | 2009 |
| West Virginia | Black bear | Official state animal | 1973 |
| Wisconsin | Badger | State animal | 1957 |
| Wisconsin | American Water Spaniel | State dog | 1985 |
| Wisconsin | Dairy Cow | State domestic animal | 1971 |
| Wisconsin | White-tailed Deer | State wildlife animal | 1957 |
| Wyoming | Bison | State mammal | 1985 |
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