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This is a list of the mammals native to the U.S. state of Georgia.. The critically endangered North Atlantic right whale is the state marine mammal of Georgia. West Indian manatee, vulnerable Little brown bat, endangered American bison, near threatened Indiana bat, near threatened New England cottontail, vulnerable Eastern small-footed myotis, endangered False killer whale, near threatened ...
They are the mammals most fully adapted to aquatic life with a spindle-shaped nearly hairless body, protected by a thick layer of blubber, and forelimbs and tail modified to provide propulsion underwater. Suborder: Mysticeti. Family: Balaenopteridae (rorquals) Genus: Balaenoptera. Common minke whale, Balaenoptera acutorostrata LC (vagrant) [20]
The Refuge is primarily an upland forest dominated by loblolly pine on the ridges with hardwoods found along the creek bottoms and in scattered upland coves.Clear streams and beaver ponds provide ideal wetland habitat for wood ducks and other wetland dependent species.
The family Hirundinidae is adapted to aerial feeding. They have a slender streamlined body, long pointed wings, and a short bill with a wide gape. The feet are adapted to perching rather than walking, and the front toes are partly joined at the base. Seven species of swallows have been recorded in Georgia. Bank swallow, Riparia riparia
The only animal we have in the Southeast that digs a hole that deep is the gopher tortoise.” Sollenberger said conservation for the gopher tortoises and the indigo snakes go hand in hand.
They are the mammals most fully adapted to aquatic life with a spindle-shaped nearly hairless body, protected by a thick layer of blubber, and forelimbs and tail modified to provide propulsion underwater. Suborder: Mysticeti. Family: Balaenidae. Genus: Eubalaena. Southern right whale, Eubalaena australis LR/cd (Still rarer in these regions)
Most of central and south Georgia house the longleaf pine, a tree which can grow in excess of 100 feet (30 m) in height. The live oak, Georgia's state tree, grows along the coast as well as certain wooded areas. The wood of the live oak is strong and heavy, but not often used. The acorns that grow on the tree are eaten by birds and animals. [4]
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