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Symbols: Animals, 50 States
| State |
Animal & Mammal
Designations |
Date
Adopted |
Scientific
Name |
| Alabama |
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| Alaska |
Moose
(Land Mammal) |
1998 |
Alces alces |
| Alaska |
Bowhead Whale
(Marine Mammal) |
1983 |
Balaena mysticetus |
| Arizona |
Ringtail |
1986 |
Bassariscus astutus |
| Arkansas |
White-tailed Deer |
1993 |
Odocoileus virginianus |
| California |
California Grizzly Bear |
1953 |
Ursus californicus |
| Colorado |
Rocky Mountain Bighorn Sheep |
1961 |
Ovis canadensis |
| Connecticut |
Sperm Whale |
1975 |
Physeter Macrosephalus |
| Delaware |
Horseshoe Crab
(Marine Animal) |
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| Florida |
Florida Panther |
1982 |
Felis concolor coryi |
| Georgia |
Right Whale
(Marine Mammal) |
1985 |
Eubabalena glacialis |
| Hawaii |
Humpback Whale
(Marine Mammal) |
1979 |
Megaptera novaeangliae |
| Idaho |
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| Illinois |
White-tailed Deer |
1982 |
Odocoileus virginianus |
| Indiana |
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| Iowa |
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| Kansas |
American Buffalo |
March 28,
1955 |
Bison bison |
| Kentucky |
Gray Squirrel
(Wild Game Animal) |
1968 |
Sciurus carolinensis |
| Louisiana |
Black Bear |
1992 |
Ursus americanus |
| Maine |
Moose |
1979 |
Alces alces |
| Maryland |
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| Massachusetts |
Right Whale |
1980 |
Eubabalena glacialis |
| Michigan |
White-tailed Deer |
1997 |
Odocoileus virginianus |
| Minnesota |
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| Mississippi |
White-tailed Deer |
April 12,
1974 |
Odocoileus virginianus |
| Mississippi |
Red Fox |
1997 |
Vulpes vulpes |
| Mississippi |
Bottlenose Dolphin |
1974 |
Tursiops truncatus |
| Missouri |
Missouri Mule |
1995 |
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| Missouri |
Paddlefish or Spoonbill
(Aquatic Animal) |
1997 |
Polyodon spathula |
| Montana |
Grizzly Bear |
1862 |
Ursus arctos horribilis |
| Nebraska |
White-tailed Deer |
February 26,
1981 |
Odocoileus virginianus |
| Nevada |
Desert Bighorn Sheep |
1973 |
Ovis canadensis nelsoni |
| New Hampshire |
White-tailed Deer |
1983 |
Odocoileus virginianus |
| New Jersey |
Horse |
August 14,
1977 |
Equus caballus |
| New Mexico |
Black Bear |
February 8,
1963 |
Ursus americanus |
| New York |
Beaver |
1969 |
Castor canadensis |
| North Carolina |
Grey Squirrel
(Mammal) |
1969 |
Sciurus carolinensis |
| North Dakota |
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| Ohio |
White-tailed Deer |
1988 |
Odocoileus virginianus |
| Oklahoma |
Bison |
1972 |
Bison bison |
| Oklahoma |
White-tailed Deer
(Game Animal) |
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Odocoileus virginianus |
| Oklahoma |
Racoon
(Furbearing Animal) |
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Procyon Lotor |
| Oregon |
Beaver |
1969 |
Castor canadensis |
| Pennsylvania |
White-tailed Deer |
October 2,
1959 |
Odocoileus virginianus |
| Rhode Island |
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| South Carolina |
White-tailed Deer |
1972 |
Odocoileus virginianus |
| South Dakota |
Coyote |
March 5,
1949 |
Canis latrans |
| Tennessee |
Racoon
(Wild Animal) |
1972 |
Procynn lotor |
| Texas |
Armadillo
(Small Mammal) |
June 16,
1995 |
Dasypus novemcinctus |
| Texas |
Longhorn
(Large Mammal) |
May 17,
1969 |
Bos bos |
| Texas |
Mexican Free-tailed Bat
(Flying Mammal) |
May 25,
1995 |
Tadarida brasiliensis |
| Utah |
Rocky Mountain elk |
February 1,
1971 |
Cervus canadensis |
| Vermont |
Morgan Horse |
March 23,
1961 |
Equs caballus |
| Virginia |
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| Washington |
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| West Virginia |
Black Bear |
1973 |
Ursus americanus |
| Wisconsin |
Badger |
June 20,
1957 |
Taxidea taxus |
| Wisconsin |
Dairy Cow
(Domestic Animal) |
1971 |
Bos taurus |
| Wisconsin |
White-tailed Deer
(Wildlife Animal) |
1957 |
Odocoileus virginianus |
| Wyoming |
Bison
(Mammal) |
February 23,
1985 |
Bison bison |
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