Official State Animals (Mammals), Listed by State, from NETSTATE.COM (original) (raw)
| Official animals (mammals) listed by state. (List by state or year). | |||
|---|---|---|---|
State |
Name | Designated as | Year |
| Alabama | [ None ] | ||
| Alaska | [ None ] | ||
| Arizona | [ None ] | ||
| Arkansas | [ None ] | ||
| California | California Grizzly Bear (Ursus Californicus) | State animal | 1953 |
| Colorado | Rocky mountain bighorn sheep (Ovis canadensis) | State animal of the state of Colorado | 1961 |
| Connecticut | Sperm whale (Physeter macrocephalus) | State animal | 1975 |
| Delaware | Grey fox | Official wildlife animal of the State | 2010 |
| Florida | Florida panther | Official Florida state animal | 1982 |
| Georgia | [ None ] | ||
| Hawaii | [ None ] | ||
| Idaho | [ None ] | ||
| 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 | Gray squirrel | State wild game animal species | 1968 |
| Louisiana | [ None ] | ||
| Maine | Moose | State animal | 1979 |
| Maryland | [ None ] | ||
| Massachusetts | [ None ] | ||
| Michigan | [ None ] | ||
| Minnesota | [ None ] | ||
| Mississippi | [ None ] | ||
| Missouri | Missouri Mule | Official animal of the state of Missouri | 1995 |
| Montana | Grizzly bear, (Ursus arctos horribilis) | Official Montana state animal | 1983 |
| Nebraska | [ None ] | ||
| 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 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 |
| North Carolina | [ None ] | ||
| North Dakota | [ None ] | ||
| Ohio | White-tailed Deer | Official animal of the state | 1988 |
| Oklahoma | Bison | State Animal of the State of Oklahoma | 1972 |
| Oklahoma | White-tail deer | Official game animal of the state of Oklahoma | 1990 |
| Oregon | Beaver | Official animal of the State of Oregon | 1969 |
| Pennsylvania | Whitetail deer | Official State animal of this commonwealth | 1959 |
| Rhode Island | [ None ] | ||
| South Carolina | White-tailed deer | Official animal of the State | 1972 |
| South Carolina | Mule | Official State Heritage Work Animal of South Carolina | 2010 |
| South Dakota | Coyote | State animal of South Dakota | 1949 |
| Tennessee | Raccoon | Official wild animal symbolic of the State of Tennessee | 1972 |
| Texas | [ None ] | ||
| Utah | Elk | State animal | 1971 |
| Vermont | Morgan horse | State animal | 1961 |
| Virginia | [ None ] | ||
| Washington | [ None ] | ||
| West Virginia | Black Bear | Official state animal | 1973 |
| Wisconsin | Badger | State animal | 1957 |
| Wisconsin | Dairy Cow | State domestic animal | 1971 |
| Wisconsin | White-tailed Deer | State wildlife animal | 1957 |
| Wyoming | [ None ] | ||
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