# List of mammals of Georgia (U.S. state)

This is a list of the mammals native to the U.S. state of Georgia.
| Family | Scientific name | Common names | Range within Georgia | Conservation status |
| Didelphidae | Didelphis virginiana$^{:35–38}$$^{:122}$ | Virginia opossum | Statewide | least concern |
| Trichechidae | Trichechus manatus$^{:197}$$^{:131}$ | West Indian manatee | Vagrant; Savannah harbor, Jekyll Creek, Little Satilla River, and Cumberland Island | vulnerable |
| Dasypodidae | Dasypus novemcinctus$^{:76–77}$$^{:125}$ | Nine-banded armadillo | Common in lower Coastal Plain sand hills | least concern |
| Soricidae | Blarina brevicauda$^{:43–45}$$^{:122}$ | Northern short-tailed shrew | North of the fall line | least concern |
| Soricidae | Blarina carolinensis$^{:122–123}$ | Southern short-tailed shrew | Coastal Plain south of the fall line, and extreme northwest Georgia | least concern |
| Soricidae | Cryptotis parva$^{:45–47}$$^{:123}$ | Least shrew | Statewide, most abundant in the Coastal Plain | least concern |
| Soricidae | Sorex cinereus$^{:122}$ | Cinereus shrew | Towns County, Georgia | least concern |
| Soricidae | Sorex fumeus$^{:39–41}$$^{:122}$ | Smoky shrew | Uncommon, found in mountains of Fannin, Murray, Rabun, Towns, and Union counties. | least concern |
| Soricidae | Sorex hoyi$^{:122}$ | American pygmy shrew | Rare; identified in Towns County, Georgia | least concern |
| Soricidae | Sorex longirostris$^{:41–43}$$^{:122}$ | Southeastern shrew | Statewide but uncommon | least concern |
| Talpidae | Condylura cristata$^{:51–52}$$^{:123}$ | Star-nosed mole | Very rare; found in Charlton, Chatham, Clinch, Effingham, Jackson, and Union counties | least concern |
| Talpidae | Parascalops breweri | Hairy-tailed mole | Appalachian Mountains, extreme northeastern part of the state | least concern |
| Talpidae | Scalopus aquaticus$^{:48–51}$$^{:123}$ | Eastern mole | State-wide | least concern |
| Leporidae | Sylvilagus aquaticus$^{:83–85}$$^{:125}$ | Swamp rabbit | Piedmont and Ridge and Vallye, and western upper Coastal Plain | least concern |
| Leporidae | Sylvilagus floridanus$^{:79–83}$ | Eastern cottontail, cottontail rabbit | State-wide | least concern |
| Leporidae | Sylvilagus obscurus | Appalachian cottontail | Appalachian Mountains | near-threatened |
| Leporidae | Sylvilagus palustris$^{:85–86}$$^{:125}$ | Marsh rabbit | Eastern Coastal Plain | least concern |
| Castoridae | Castor canadensis$^{:107–110}$$^{:126}$ | American beaver | State-wide | least concern |
| Geomyidae | Geomys pinetis$^{:105–107}$$^{:126}$ | Southeastern pocket gopher | Coastal Plain | least concern |
| Echimyidae | Myocastor coypus$^{:129}$ | Coypu, nutria | Introduced: swamps of south central Georgia | least concern |
| Sciurinae | Glaucomys volans$^{:102–105}$$^{:126}$ | Southern flying squirrel | State-wide | least concern |
| Sciurinae | Marmota monax$^{:92–94}$$^{:125}$ | Groundhog, woodchuck | Mountains | least concern |
| Sciurinae | Sciurus carolinensis$^{:96–98}$$^{:125}$ | Eastern gray squirrel | State-wide | least concern |
| Sciurinae | Sciurus niger$^{:98–101}$$^{:125–126}$ | Eastern fox squirrel | State-wide, but less common in mountains and Piedmont | least concern |
| Sciurinae | Tamias striatus$^{:94–96}$$^{:125}$ | Eastern chipmunk | Mountains, Piedmont, and upper-western Coastal Plain | least concern |
| Sciurinae | Tamiasciurus hudsonicus$^{:101–102}$$^{:126}$ | American red squirrel | Mountains | least concern |
| Cricetidae | Microtus pennsylvanicus$^{:143–146}$$^{:128}$ | Meadow vole | Clarke, Newton, Oconee, and Polk Counties. | least concern |
| Cricetidae | Microtus pinetorum$^{:128}$ | Woodland vole | State-wide, but more common in Piedmont and Mountain regions. | least concern |
| Cricetidae | Myodes gapperi$^{:128}$ | Southern red-backed vole | Mountains of Union, Towns, and Rabun counties | least concern |
| Cricetidae | Neofiber alleni$^{:149–150}$$^{:128}$ | Round-tailed muskrat, water rat | Southeastern Georgia, near the Okefenokee Swamp. | least concern |
| Cricetidae | Neotoma floridana$^{:141–143}$$^{:127–128}$ | Eastern woodrat | Coastal Plain and mountains | least concern |
| Cricetidae | Neotoma magister | Allegheny woodrat | north-western part of the state | near-threatened |
| Cricetidae | Ochrotomys nuttalli$^{:131–134}$$^{:127}$ | Golden mouse | State-wide | least concern |
| Cricetidae | Ondatra zibethicus$^{:150–152}$$^{:128}$ | Muskrat | Mountains, Ridge and Valley Province, Piedmont, and upper Coastal Plain | least concern |
| Cricetidae | Oryzomys palustris$^{:111–113}$$^{:126}$ | Marsh rice rat | State-wide | least concern |
| Cricetidae | Peromyscus gossypinus$^{:128–131}$$^{:127}$ | Cotton mouse | Primarily Coastal Plain, but can also be found in Ridge and Valley Province and Piedmont | least concern |
| Cricetidae | Peromyscus leucopus$^{:123–128}$$^{:127}$ | White-footed mouse, woodmouse | Restricted to Piedmont and mountains | least concern |
| Cricetidae | Peromyscus maniculatus$^{:118–120}$$^{:127}$ | Deer mouse | Summits of higher mountains | least concern |
| Cricetidae | Peromyscus polionotus$^{:121–123}$$^{:127}$ | Oldfield mouse, beach mouse | State-wide, except high mountain areas | least concern |
| Cricetidae | Reithrodontomys humulis$^{:113–117}$$^{:126}$ | Eastern harvest mouse | State-wide | least concern |
| Cricetidae | Sigmodon hispidus$^{:134–141}$$^{:127}$ | Hispid cotton rat, cotton rat | State-wide | least concern |
| Dipodidae | Napaeozapus insignis$^{:164–165}$$^{:128}$ | Woodland jumping mouse | Rare, Mountains | least concern |
| Dipodidae | Zapus hudsonius$^{:160–163}$$^{:128}$ | Meadow jumping mouse | Rare in Georgia. Recorded in Clarke, Oconee, Hall, and Meriwether Counties. | least concern |
| Muridae | Mus musculus$^{:157–160}$$^{:128}$ | House mouse | Introduced: state-wide | least concern |
| Muridae | Rattus norvegicus$^{:153–156}$$^{:128}$ | Brown rat, Norway rat, wharf rat | Introduced: state-wide | least concern |
| Muridae | Rattus rattus$^{:156–157}$$^{:128}$ | Black rat, roof rat | Introduced: the lower Coastal Plain | least concern |
| Lemuridae | Lemur catta | Ring-tailed lemur | Introduced to St. Catherines Island | Endangered |
| Bovidae | Bison bison$^{:132}$ | American bison | Extirpated from Georgia since the early 1800s | near threatened |
| Cervidae | Cervus canadensis$^{:132}$ | Elk | Reintroduced; eastern elk subspecies (C. c. canadensis) is extinct, Rocky Mountain elk subspecies (C. c. nelsoni) introduced | least concern |
| Cervidae | Dama dama$^{:131}$ | European fallow deer | Introduced: Little St. Simons Island | least concern |
| Cervidae | Odocoileus virginianus$^{:199–204}$$^{:132}$ | White-tailed deer | State-wide | least concern |
| Suidae | Sus scrofa$^{:198–199}$$^{:131}$ | Wild boar | Introduced: lower Coastal Plain and mountains | least concern |
| Canidae | Canis latrans$^{:172–175}$$^{:130}$ | Coyote | Primarily in the western half of Georgia | least concern |
| Canidae | Canis rufus$^{:132}$ | Red wolf | Extirpated | critically endangered |
| Canidae | Urocyon cinereoargenteus$^{:177–180}$$^{:130}$ | Gray fox | State-wide | least concern |
| Canidae | Vulpes vulpes$^{:175–177}$$^{:130}$ | Red fox | Piedmont and mountainous regions, occasionally in the Coastal Plain | least concern |
| Felidae | Lynx rufus$^{:195–196}$$^{:131}$ | Bobcat | State-wide | least concern |
| Felidae | Puma concolor$^{:194–195}$$^{:131}$ | Cougar | Extirpated; eastern cougar population is extinct, occasional vagrant from Florida reported | least concern |
| Mephitidae | Mephitis mephitis$^{:190–192}$$^{:131}$ | Striped skunk | State-wide | least concern |
| Mephitidae | Spilogale putorius$^{:188–190}$$^{:131}$ | Eastern spotted skunk | State-wide, except not on the eastern portion of the Coastal Plain | vulnerable |
| Mustelidae | Lontra canadensis$^{:192–194}$$^{:131}$ | North American river otter | Coastal Plain and salt marshes. Rare above the fall line. | least concern |
| Mustelidae | Neogale frenata$^{:184–186}$$^{:130}$ | Long-tailed weasel | State-wide | least concern |
| Mustelidae | Neogale vison$^{:186–188}$$^{:130–131}$ | American mink | State-wide | least concern |
| Procyonidae | Procyon lotor$^{:182–184}$$^{:130}$ | Raccoon | State-wide | least concern |
| Ursidae | Ursus americanus$^{:180–181}$$^{:130}$ | American black bear | Mountains, Ocmulgee River area, along the fall line, and in the Okefenokee Swamp. | least concern |
| Otariidae | Zalophus californianus$^{:131}$ | California sea lion | Introduced | least concern |
| Phocidae | Cystophora cristata$^{:131}$ | Hooded seal | Known only from records – presumed extirpated | vulnerable |
| Balaenidae | Eubalaena glacialis$^{:129–130}$ | North Atlantic right whale, black right whale | Known from three stranding records | critically endangered |
| Balaenopteridae | Balaenoptera brydei$^{:129}$ | Bryde's whale | Known from a 1978 stranding | least concern |
| Balaenopteridae | Megaptera novaeangliae$^{:129}$ | Humpback whale | Known from a stranding on Sapelo Island | least concern |
| Delphinidae | Globicephala macrorhynchus$^{:169}$$^{:129}$ | Short-finned pilot whale | Known from 17 stranding events | least concern |
| Delphinidae | Pseudorca crassidens$^{:169}$$^{:129}$ | False killer whale | Known from a single stranding | near threatened |
| Delphinidae | Stenella frontalis$^{:168}$$^{:129}$ | Atlantic spotted dolphin | Known from sightings off of Georgia's shore | least concern |
| Delphinidae | Steno bredanensis$^{:129}$ | Rough-toothed dolphin | Known from a stranding event involving two individuals | least concern |
| Delphinidae | Tursiops truncatus$^{:168}$$^{:129}$ | Common bottlenose dolphin, Atlantic bottlenose dolphin | Known from over forty strandings | least concern |
| Kogiidae | Kogia breviceps$^{:168}$$^{:129}$ | Pygmy sperm whale | Known from 24 strandings | least concern |
| Kogiidae | Kogia simus$^{:129}$ | Dwarf sperm whale | Known from strandings | least concern |
| Ziphiidae | Mesoplodon densirostris$^{:129}$ | Blainville's beaked whale, tropical beaked whale | Known from a stranding on Cumberland Island | data deficient |
| Ziphiidae | Mesoplodon europaeus$^{:129}$ | Gervais' beaked whale | Known from a stranding on Ossabaw Island | data deficient |
| Ziphiidae | Ziphius cavirostris$^{:168}$$^{:129}$ | Cuvier's beaked whale, goose-beaked whale | Known from six stranding records. | least concern |
| Molossidae | Tadarida brasiliensis$^{:125}$ | Mexican free-tailed bat | Uncommon, in Piedmont and Coastal Plain | least concern |
| Vespertilionidae | Corynorhinus rafinesquii$^{:124–125}$ | Rafinesque's big-eared bat | Uncommon, state-wide | least concern |
| Vespertilionidae | Eptesicus fuscus$^{:66–67}$$^{:124}$ | Big brown bat | Common state-wide | least concern |
| Vespertilionidae | Lasionycteris noctivagans$^{:64–65}$$^{:124}$ | Silver-haired bat | Common, except in lower Coastal Plain | least concern |
| Vespertilionidae | Lasiurus borealis$^{:67–69}$$^{:124}$ | Eastern red bat | State-wide | least concern |
| Vespertilionidae | Lasiurus cinereus$^{:71–72}$$^{:124}$ | Hoary bat | Uncommon, state-wide | least concern |
| Vespertilionidae | Lasiurus intermedius$^{:124}$ | Northern yellow bat | Rare, Coastal Plain | least concern |
| Vespertilionidae | Lasiurus seminolus$^{:69–70}$$^{:124}$ | Seminole bat | State-wide, mostly Coastal Plain and Piedmont | least concern |
| Vespertilionidae | Myotis austroriparius$^{:60–62}$$^{:123}$ | Southeastern myotis | Southwestern Georgia | least concern |
| Vespertilionidae | Myotis grisescens$^{:62}$$^{:123}$ | Gray bat, gray myotis | West Georgia | vulnerable |
| Vespertilionidae | Myotis leibii$^{:124}$ | Eastern small-footed myotis | Rare, Dade and Union counties | endangered |
| Vespertilionidae | Myotis lucifugus$^{:57–60}$$^{:123}$ | Little brown bat | Bartow, Dade, Polk, Towns, and Walker counties | endangered |
| Vespertilionidae | Myotis septentrionalis$^{:63}$$^{:123}$ | Northern long-eared bat | Rare, in Mountain and Piedmont regions. Often confused with Myotis keenii, Keen's myotis, in older literature. | near threatened |
| Vespertilionidae | Myotis sodalis$^{:63}$$^{:124}$ | Indiana bat | Dade County in Northwestern Georgia. | near threatened |
| Vespertilionidae | Nycticeius humeralis$^{:72–74}$$^{:124}$ | Evening bat | State-wide | least concern |
| Vespertilionidae | Perimyotis subflavus$^{:65}$$^{:124}$ | Tricolored bat, eastern pipistrelle | State-wide | vulnerable |