State Animals
This is the official state Wild Animal
Raccoon
These animals are a popular game animal and are known for their antlers.
White-tail Deer
This National Park is home to many species of animals, it is also the most visited national park in the united states
Great Smoky Mountains National Park
This is the only mammal that can fly.
Bat
The study of this type of animal is known as Ichthyology.
Fish
This is the official state Agricultural insect
Honeybee
This animal is the only marsupial native to Tennessee
This is the only known species of bird that can fly backwards.
Hummingbird
This invasive mammal is nocturnal, lives in packs, and root up large areas looking for food and causing erosion in the process.
Feral Hog
Turtles are this kind of animal.
Reptile
This is the official state Horse
Tennessee Walking Horse
These large, imposing animals native to east TN are impressive climbers and hibernate during the winter.
Black Bear
This animal has an adult lifespan of just 24 hours, making it the shortest living animal in the world. It is commonly found in the spring and can be seen swarming around lights at night.
Mayfly
This semi-aquatic mammal is a rodent who loves to block waterways.
Beaver
For a long time people have looked at these insects to forecast the weather.
Wooly worm/Wooly bear catepillar
This is the official state fish
smallmouth bass or channel catfish
Although they look cute and cuddly, these felines are vicious predators that are named for their distinctive short white-and-black striped tail.
Bobcat
This mollusk can have over 14,000 teeth.
Snail
These pocket-sized, striped rodents prefer subterranean living, burrowing vast underground burrows.
Chipmunk
This migratory animal is known for its distinctive orange and black wings, and travels up to 3,000 miles each year from its summer breeding grounds in North America to its wintering grounds in Mexico.
Monarch Butterfly
This is the official state bird
Mockingbird
Coming in both red and grey varieties, these small animals belong to the family canidae and has babies called kits.
Tennessee is home to over 60 species of this animal, more than anywhere in the world, making it the ____ capital of the world.
Salamander
This mammal is heavily armored, with only its underbelly being exposed.
Armadillo
This group of animals are known for chewing their cud.
Ruminants