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Mammals of Georgia

Species list and descriptions are provided courtesy of the Georgia Wildlife Web (a project of the Georgia Museum of Natural History and the Georgia Department of Natural Resources) or eNature.com.


Marsupials
Order Didelphimorphia

Opossum (Family Didelphidea)

Virginia Opossum Didelphis virginiana

Shrews & Moles
Order Insectivora

Moles (Family Talpidae)

Eastern Mole Scalopus aquaticus

Star-nosed Mole  Condylura cristata High Priority Species

Hairy-tailed Mole Parascalops breweri High Priority Species

 

Shrews (Family Soricidae)
Pigmy Shrew Microsorex hoyi
Smoky Shrew Sorex fumeus
Southeastern Shrew Sorex longirostris
Masked Shrew Sorex cinereus High Priority Species
Northern Short-tailed Shrew Blarina brevicauda
Southern Short-tailed Shrew Blarina carolinensis
Least Shrew Cryptotis parva

Long-tailed or Rock Shrew Sorex dispar High Priority Species

Water Shrew Sorex palustris High Priority Species

 

Bats
Order Chiroptera

Bats (Family Vespertilionidae)

Little Brown Myotis Myotis lucifugus
Southeastern Myotis Myotis austroriparius High Priority Species
Gray Myotis  Myotis grisescens endangered High Priority Species

Indiana Myotis Myotis sodalis endangered High Priority Species
Eastern Small-footed Myotis Myotis leibii High Priority Species

Northern Long-eared Myotis  Myotis septentrionalis
Silver-haired Bat  Lasionycteris noctivagans
Eastern Pipistrelle  Pipistrellus subflavus
Big Brown Bat  Eptesicus fuscus
Eastern Red Bat  Lasiurus borealis
Seminole Bat  Lasiurus seminolus
Hoary Bat  Lasiurus cinereus
Northern Yellow Bat  Lasiurus intermedius High Priority Species
Evening Bat  Nycticeius humeralis
Rafinesque's Big-eared Bat  Plecotus rafinesquii   Rare, High Priority Species

 

Free-tailed Bats (Family Molossidae)
Brazilian Free-tailed Bat Tadarida brasiliensis

 

Armadillo
Order Xenarthra

Armadillo (Family Dasypodidae)
Nine-banded Armadillo Dasypus novemcinctus  introduced

Rabbits
Order Lagomorpha

Rabbits (Family Leporidae)
Eastern Cottontail  Sylvilagus floridanus
Appalachian Cottontail  Sylvilagus obscurus  rare High Priority Species
Swamp Rabbit  Sylvilagus aquaticus
Marsh Rabbit  Sylvilagus palustris

Rodents
Order Rodentia

Squirrels & Chipmunks (Family Sciuridae)
Southern Flying Squirrel  Glaucomys volans
Gray Squirrel  Sciurus carolinensis
Fox Squirrel  Sciurus niger

Sherman's Fox Squirrel Sciurus niger shermani High Priority Species
Red Squirrel  Tamiasciurus hudsonicus High Priority Species
Eastern Chipmunk  Tamias striatus 
Woodchuck  Marmota monax

 

Pocket Gopher (Family Geomyidae)
Southeastern Pocket Gopher Geomys pinetis threatened, High Priority Species

 

Beaver (Family Castoridae)
Beaver Castor canadensis

 

Mice, Rats, Voles, Muskrat (Family Muridae)
Woodland Jumping Mouse  Napaeozapus insignis
Eastern Woodrat Neotoma floridana
Golden Mouse Ochrotomys nuttalli
Marsh Rice Rat Oryzomys palustris
Cotton Mouse Peromyscus gossypinus
White-footed Mouse Peromyscus leucopus
Deer Mouse  Peromyscus maniculatus
Oldfield Mouse  Peromyscus polionotus
Eastern Harvest Mouse Reithrodontomys humulis
Hispid Cotton Rat Sigmodon hispidus
Meadow Jumping Mouse  Zapus hudsonius
Black Rat  Rattus rattus  introduced
Norway Rat  Rattus norvegicus  introduced
House Mouse  Mus musculus  introduced
Southern Red-backed Vole  Clethrionomys gapperi
Meadow Vole  Microtus pennsylvanicus
Woodland Vole  Microtus pinetorum
Muskrat Ondatra zibethicus
Round-tailed Muskrat  Neofiber alleni  threatened High Priority Species

 

Nutria (Family Myocastoridae)
Nutria Myocastor coypus  introduced

Foxes, Coyotes, Bear, Cats, Raccoon, etc.
Order Carnivora

Coyote, Wolves, Fox (Family Canidae)
Coyote Canis latrans
Red Wolf, Canis rufus  extirpated, endangered
Gray Wolf, Canis lupus  extirpated, endangered
Red Fox Vulpes vulpes  introduced
Gray Fox Urocyon cinereoargenteus

 

Bear (Family Ursidae)
Black Bear Ursus americanus

Florida Black Bear Ursus americanus floridanus High Priority Species

 

Raccoon (Family Procyonidae)
Raccoon Procyon lotor

 

Weasels, Skunks, Otter (Family Mustelidae)

Least Weasel Mustela nivalis High Priority Species

Long-tailed Weasel Mustela frenata
Mink Mustela vison
Striped Skunk Mephitis mephitis
Eastern Spotted Skunk Spilogale putorius
River Otter Lutra canadensis

 

Cats (Family Felidae)
Mountain Lion Felis concolor couguar  endangered
Florida Panther  Felis concolor coryi  endangered
Bobcat Lynx rufus

 

Seal (Family Phocidae)
Hooded Seal  Cystophora cristata

 

Manatee
Order Sirenia

Mantee (Family Trichechidae)
West Indian Manatee  Trichechus manatus  endangered High Priority Species

 

Whales, Dolphins & Porpoises
Order Cetacea

Rorquals (Family Balaenopteridae)
Humpback Whale Megaptera novaeangliae  endangered
Bryde's Whale Balaenoptera edeni

 

Baleen Whales (Family Balaenidae)
Black Right Whale  Eubalaena glacialis endangered

North Atlantic Right Whale endangered, High Priority Species

 

Dolphins & Small Whales (Family Delphinidae)
Short-finned Pilot Whale  Globicephala macrorhynchus
False Killer Whale Pseudorca crassidens
Pygmy Killer Whale Feresa attenuata
Bottle-nosed Dolphin  Tursiops truncatus High Priority Species
Rough-toothed Dolphin Steno bredanensis
Striped Dolphin Stenella coeruleoalba
Atlantic Spotted Dolphin Stenella frontalis

 

Small Sperm Whales (Family Kogiidae)
Pygmy Sperm Whale  Kogia breviceps
Dwarf Sperm Whale Kogia simus

 

Beaked Whales (Family Ziphiidae)
Dense-beaked Whale Mesoplodon densirostris
Gervais' Beaked Whale Mesoplodon europaeus
Goose-beaked Whale Ziphius cavirostris

Hoofed Mammals
Order Artiodactyla

Boar (Family Suidae)
Wild Boar  Sus scrofa  introduced

 

Deer (Family Cervidae)
White-tailed Deer  Odocoileus virginianus
Fallow Deer  Cervus dama  introduced

 

Bison (Family Bovidae)
Bison  Bos bison  extirpated