Family
|
Scientific name
|
Common names
|
Range within Georgia
|
Conservation status
|
Didelphidae
|
Didelphis virginiana
[1]: 35–38
[2]: 122
|
Virginia opossum
|
Statewide
|
least concern
|
Trichechidae
|
Trichechus manatus
[1]: 197
[2]: 131
|
West Indian manatee
|
Vagrant;
Savannah harbor, Jekyll Creek,
Little Satilla River, and
Cumberland Island
|
vulnerable
|
Dasypodidae
|
Dasypus novemcinctus
[1]: 76–77
[2]: 125
|
Nine-banded armadillo
|
Common in lower Coastal Plain sand hills
|
least concern
|
Soricidae
|
Blarina brevicauda
[1]: 43–45
[2]: 122
|
Northern short-tailed shrew
|
North of the
fall line
|
least concern
|
Soricidae
|
Blarina carolinensis
[2]: 122–123
|
Southern short-tailed shrew
|
Coastal Plain south of the fall line, and extreme northwest Georgia
|
least concern
|
Soricidae
|
Cryptotis parva
[1]: 45–47
[2]: 123
|
Least shrew
|
Statewide, most abundant in the Coastal Plain
|
least concern
|
Soricidae
|
Sorex cinereus
[2]: 122
|
Cinereus shrew
|
Towns County, Georgia
|
least concern
|
Soricidae
|
Sorex fumeus
[1]: 39–41
[2]: 122
|
Smoky shrew
|
Uncommon, found in mountains of Fannin, Murray, Rabun, Towns, and Union counties.
|
least concern
|
Soricidae
|
Sorex hoyi
[2]: 122
|
American pygmy shrew
|
Rare; identified in
Towns County, Georgia
|
least concern
|
Soricidae
|
Sorex longirostris
[1]: 41–43
[2]: 122
|
Southeastern shrew
|
Statewide but uncommon
|
least concern
|
Talpidae
|
Condylura cristata
[1]: 51–52
[2]: 123
|
Star-nosed mole
|
Very rare; found in Charlton, Chatham, Clinch, Effingham, Jackson, and Union counties
|
least concern
|
Talpidae
|
Parascalops breweri
[3]
|
Hairy-tailed mole
|
Appalachian Mountains, extreme northeastern part of the state
|
least concern
|
Talpidae
|
Scalopus aquaticus
[1]: 48–51
[2]: 123
|
Eastern mole
|
State-wide
|
least concern
|
Leporidae
|
Sylvilagus aquaticus
[1]: 83–85
[2]: 125
|
Swamp rabbit
|
Piedmont and Ridge and Vallye, and western upper Coastal Plain
|
least concern
|
Leporidae
|
Sylvilagus floridanus
[1]: 79–83
|
Eastern cottontail,
cottontail rabbit
|
State-wide
|
least concern
|
Leporidae
|
Sylvilagus obscurus
[4]
|
Appalachian cottontail
|
Appalachian Mountains
|
near-threatened
|
Leporidae
|
Sylvilagus palustris
[1]: 85–86
[2]: 125
|
Marsh rabbit
|
Eastern Coastal Plain
|
least concern
|
Castoridae
|
Castor canadensis
[1]: 107–110
[2]: 126
|
American beaver
|
State-wide
|
least concern
|
Geomyidae
|
Geomys pinetis
[1]: 105–107
[2]: 126
|
Southeastern pocket gopher
|
Coastal Plain
|
least concern
|
Echimyidae
|
Myocastor coypus
[2]: 129
|
Coypu, nutria
|
Introduced: swamps of south central Georgia
|
least concern
|
Sciurinae
|
Glaucomys volans
[1]: 102–105
[2]: 126
|
Southern flying squirrel
|
State-wide
|
least concern
|
Sciurinae
|
Marmota monax
[1]: 92–94
[2]: 125
|
Groundhog,
woodchuck
|
Mountains
|
least concern
|
Sciurinae
|
Sciurus carolinensis
[1]: 96–98
[2]: 125
|
Eastern gray squirrel
|
State-wide
|
least concern
|
Sciurinae
|
Sciurus niger
[1]: 98–101
[2]: 125–126
|
Eastern fox squirrel
|
State-wide, but less common in mountains and
Piedmont
|
least concern
|
Sciurinae
|
Tamias striatus
[1]: 94–96
[2]: 125
|
Eastern chipmunk
|
Mountains,
Piedmont, and upper-western
Coastal Plain
|
least concern
|
Sciurinae
|
Tamiasciurus hudsonicus
[1]: 101–102
[2]: 126
|
American red squirrel
|
Mountains
|
least concern
|
Cricetidae
|
Microtus pennsylvanicus
[1]: 143–146
[2]: 128
|
Meadow vole
|
Clarke,
Newton,
Oconee, and
Polk Counties.
|
least concern
|
Cricetidae
|
Microtus pinetorum
[1]
[5]
[2]: 128
|
Woodland vole
|
State-wide, but more common in Piedmont and Mountain regions.
|
least concern
|
Cricetidae
|
Myodes gapperi
[2]: 128
|
Southern red-backed vole
|
Mountains of Union, Towns, and Rabun counties
|
least concern
|
Cricetidae
|
Neofiber alleni
[1]: 149–150
[2]: 128
|
Round-tailed muskrat, water rat
|
Southeastern Georgia, near the
Okefenokee Swamp.
|
least concern
|
Cricetidae
|
Neotoma floridana
[1]: 141–143
[2]: 127–128
|
Eastern woodrat
|
Coastal Plain and mountains
|
least concern
|
Cricetidae
|
Neotoma magister
[6]
|
Allegheny woodrat
|
north-western part of the state
|
near-threatened
|
Cricetidae
|
Ochrotomys nuttalli
[1]: 131–134
[2]: 127
|
Golden mouse
|
State-wide
|
least concern
|
Cricetidae
|
Ondatra zibethicus
[1]: 150–152
[2]: 128
|
Muskrat
|
Mountains,
Ridge and Valley Province,
Piedmont, and upper
Coastal Plain
|
least concern
|
Cricetidae
|
Oryzomys palustris
[1]: 111–113
[2]: 126
|
Marsh rice rat
|
State-wide
|
least concern
|
Cricetidae
|
Peromyscus gossypinus
[1]: 128–131
[2]: 127
|
Cotton mouse
|
Primarily
Coastal Plain, but can also be found in
Ridge and Valley Province and
Piedmont
|
least concern
|
Cricetidae
|
Peromyscus leucopus
[1]: 123–128
[2]: 127
|
White-footed mouse,
woodmouse
|
Restricted to
Piedmont and mountains
|
least concern
|
Cricetidae
|
Peromyscus maniculatus
[1]: 118–120
[2]: 127
|
Deer mouse
|
Summits of higher mountains
|
least concern
|
Cricetidae
|
Peromyscus polionotus
[1]: 121–123
[2]: 127
|
Oldfield mouse, beach mouse
|
State-wide, except high mountain areas
|
least concern
|
Cricetidae
|
Reithrodontomys humulis
[1]: 113–117
[2]: 126
|
Eastern harvest mouse
|
State-wide
|
least concern
|
Cricetidae
|
Sigmodon hispidus
[1]: 134–141
[2]: 127
|
Hispid cotton rat,
cotton rat
|
State-wide
|
least concern
|
Dipodidae
|
Napaeozapus insignis
[1]: 164–165
[2]: 128
|
Woodland jumping mouse
|
Rare, Mountains
|
least concern
|
Dipodidae
|
Zapus hudsonius
[1]: 160–163
[2]: 128
|
Meadow jumping mouse
|
Rare in Georgia. Recorded in Clarke, Oconee, Hall, and Meriwether Counties.
|
least concern
|
Muridae
|
Mus musculus
[1]: 157–160
[2]: 128
|
House mouse
|
Introduced: state-wide
|
least concern
|
Muridae
|
Rattus norvegicus
[1]: 153–156
[2]: 128
|
Brown rat,
Norway rat,
wharf rat
|
Introduced: state-wide
|
least concern
|
Muridae
|
Rattus rattus
[1]: 156–157
[2]: 128
|
Black rat,
roof rat
|
Introduced: the lower Coastal Plain
|
least concern
|
Lemuridae
|
Lemur catta
|
Ring-tailed lemur
|
Introduced to
St. Catherines Island
[7]
[8]
[9]
|
Endangered
|
Bovidae
|
Bison bison
[2]: 132
|
American bison
|
Extirpated from Georgia since the early 1800s
[10]
|
near threatened
|
Cervidae
|
Cervus canadensis
[2]: 132
|
Elk
|
Reintroduced;
eastern elk subspecies (C. c. canadensis) is extinct,
Rocky Mountain elk subspecies (C. c. nelsoni) introduced
[11]
|
least concern
|
Cervidae
|
Dama dama
[2]: 131
|
European fallow deer
|
Introduced:
Little St. Simons Island
[12]
|
least concern
|
Cervidae
|
Odocoileus virginianus
[1]: 199–204
[2]: 132
|
White-tailed deer
|
State-wide
|
least concern
|
Suidae
|
Sus scrofa
[1]: 198–199
[2]: 131
|
Wild boar
|
Introduced: lower Coastal Plain and mountains
|
least concern
|
Canidae
|
Canis latrans
[1]: 172–175
[2]: 130
|
Coyote
|
Primarily in the western half of Georgia
|
least concern
|
Canidae
|
Canis rufus
[2]: 132
|
Red wolf
|
Extirpated
|
critically endangered
|
Canidae
|
Urocyon cinereoargenteus
[1]: 177–180
[2]: 130
|
Gray fox
|
State-wide
|
least concern
|
Canidae
|
Vulpes vulpes
[1]: 175–177
[2]: 130
|
Red fox
|
Piedmont and mountainous regions, occasionally in the Coastal Plain
|
least concern
|
Felidae
|
Lynx rufus
[1]: 195–196
[2]: 131
|
Bobcat
|
State-wide
|
least concern
|
Felidae
|
Puma concolor
[1]: 194–195
[2]: 131
|
Cougar
|
Extirpated;
eastern cougar population is extinct, occasional vagrant from
Florida reported
[13]
|
least concern
|
Mephitidae
|
Mephitis mephitis
[1]: 190–192
[2]: 131
|
Striped skunk
|
State-wide
|
least concern
|
Mephitidae
|
Spilogale putorius
[1]: 188–190
[2]: 131
|
Eastern spotted skunk
|
State-wide, except not on the eastern portion of the Coastal Plain
|
vulnerable
|
Mustelidae
|
Lontra canadensis
[1]: 192–194
[2]: 131
|
North American river otter
|
Coastal Plain and salt marshes. Rare above the fall line.
|
least concern
|
Mustelidae
|
Neogale frenata
[1]: 184–186
[2]: 130
|
Long-tailed weasel
|
State-wide
|
least concern
|
Mustelidae
|
Neogale vison
[1]: 186–188
[2]: 130–131
|
American mink
|
State-wide
|
least concern
|
Procyonidae
|
Procyon lotor
[1]: 182–184
[2]: 130
|
Raccoon
|
State-wide
|
least concern
|
Ursidae
|
Ursus americanus
[1]: 180–181
[2]: 130
|
American black bear
|
Mountains, Ocmulgee River area, along the fall line, and in the Okefenokee Swamp.
|
least concern
|
Otariidae
|
Zalophus californianus
[2]: 131
|
California sea lion
|
Introduced
|
least concern
|
Phocidae
|
Cystophora cristata
[2]: 131
|
Hooded seal
|
Known only from records – presumed
extirpated
|
vulnerable
|
Balaenidae
|
Eubalaena glacialis
[2]: 129–130
|
North Atlantic right whale,
black right whale
|
Known from three stranding records
|
critically endangered
|
Balaenopteridae
|
Balaenoptera brydei
[2]: 129
|
Bryde's whale
|
Known from a 1978 stranding
|
least concern
|
Balaenopteridae
|
Megaptera novaeangliae
[2]: 129
|
Humpback whale
|
Known from a stranding on
Sapelo Island
|
least concern
|
Delphinidae
|
Globicephala macrorhynchus
[1]: 169
[2]: 129
|
Short-finned pilot whale
|
Known from 17 stranding events
|
least concern
|
Delphinidae
|
Pseudorca crassidens
[1]: 169
[2]: 129
|
False killer whale
|
Known from a single stranding
|
near threatened
|
Delphinidae
|
Stenella frontalis
[1]: 168
[2]: 129
|
Atlantic spotted dolphin
|
Known from sightings off of Georgia's shore
|
least concern
|
Delphinidae
|
Steno bredanensis
[2]: 129
|
Rough-toothed dolphin
|
Known from a stranding event involving two individuals
|
least concern
|
Delphinidae
|
Tursiops truncatus
[1]: 168
[2]: 129
|
Common bottlenose dolphin,
Atlantic bottlenose dolphin
|
Known from over forty strandings
|
least concern
|
Kogiidae
|
Kogia breviceps
[1]: 168
[2]: 129
|
Pygmy sperm whale
|
Known from 24 strandings
|
least concern
|
Kogiidae
|
Kogia simus
[2]: 129
|
Dwarf sperm whale
|
Known from strandings
|
least concern
|
Ziphiidae
|
Mesoplodon densirostris
[2]: 129
|
Blainville's beaked whale, tropical beaked whale
|
Known from a stranding on Cumberland Island
|
data deficient
|
Ziphiidae
|
Mesoplodon europaeus
[2]: 129
|
Gervais' beaked whale
|
Known from a stranding on Ossabaw Island
|
data deficient
|
Ziphiidae
|
Ziphius cavirostris
[1]: 168
[2]: 129
|
Cuvier's beaked whale,
goose-beaked whale
|
Known from six stranding records.
|
least concern
|
Molossidae
|
Tadarida brasiliensis
[2]: 125
|
Mexican free-tailed bat
|
Uncommon, in Piedmont and Coastal Plain
|
least concern
|
Vespertilionidae
|
Corynorhinus rafinesquii
[2]: 124–125
|
Rafinesque's big-eared bat
|
Uncommon, state-wide
|
least concern
|
Vespertilionidae
|
Eptesicus fuscus
[1]: 66–67
[2]: 124
|
Big brown bat
|
Common state-wide
|
least concern
|
Vespertilionidae
|
Lasionycteris noctivagans
[1]: 64–65
[2]: 124
|
Silver-haired bat
|
Common, except in lower Coastal Plain
|
least concern
|
Vespertilionidae
|
Lasiurus borealis
[1]: 67–69
[2]: 124
|
Eastern red bat
|
State-wide
|
least concern
|
Vespertilionidae
|
Lasiurus cinereus
[1]: 71–72
[2]: 124
|
Hoary bat
|
Uncommon, state-wide
|
least concern
|
Vespertilionidae
|
Lasiurus intermedius
[2]: 124
|
Northern yellow bat
|
Rare, Coastal Plain
|
least concern
|
Vespertilionidae
|
Lasiurus seminolus
[1]: 69–70
[2]: 124
|
Seminole bat
|
State-wide, mostly Coastal Plain and Piedmont
|
least concern
|
Vespertilionidae
|
Myotis austroriparius
[1]: 60–62
[2]: 123
|
Southeastern myotis
|
Southwestern Georgia
|
least concern
|
Vespertilionidae
|
Myotis grisescens
[1]: 62
[2]: 123
|
Gray bat, gray myotis
|
West Georgia
|
vulnerable
|
Vespertilionidae
|
Myotis leibii
[2]: 124
|
Eastern small-footed myotis
|
Rare, Dade and Union counties
|
endangered
|
Vespertilionidae
|
Myotis lucifugus
[1]: 57–60
[2]: 123
|
Little brown bat
|
Bartow, Dade, Polk, Towns, and Walker counties
|
endangered
|
Vespertilionidae
|
Myotis septentrionalis
[1]: 63
[2]: 123
[14]
|
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
[1]: 63
[2]: 124
|
Indiana bat
|
Dade County in Northwestern Georgia.
|
near threatened
|
Vespertilionidae
|
Nycticeius humeralis
[1]: 72–74
[2]: 124
|
Evening bat
|
State-wide
|
least concern
|
Vespertilionidae
|
Perimyotis subflavus
[1]: 65
[2]: 124
|
Tricolored bat,
eastern pipistrelle
|
State-wide
|
vulnerable
|