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Alabama Ancient Savannah Species List

The U.S. state of Alabama is and was home to these known indigenous mammal species. Historically, the state's indigenous species included two armadillo species, sixteen bat species, thirteen carnivore species, six insectivore species, one opossum species, four rabbit species, twenty-two rodent species, and three ungulate species.


Least Concern - 2

Near Threatened - 0

Vulnerable - 0

Endangered - 0

Critically Endangered - 0

Extinct in State - 1

Permanently Extinct - 7

Data Deficient - 0


(‡) Permanently Extinct - A native species which is permanently extinct on earth.

(†) Extinct in the wild/Extinct in State - A native species which is extinct in the State of Alabama.

Armadillos

Image Scientific Name Common Name Genus Temporal Range
(Age)
Year of
Extinction
Extinction Event
Glyptotherium texanum North American Glyptodont/North American Giant Armadillo (‡) Glyptotherium Approx.
3.6Ma11,300
years ago
~9280 B.C. Holocene
Dasypus novemcinctus Nine-Banded Armadillo Dasypus Approx.
50,000Present

Bison

Image Scientific Name Common Name Genus Temporal Range
(Age)
Year of
Extinction
Extinction Event
Bison bison American Bison/American Buffalo (†) Bison Approx.
30,000254
years ago
1770 Holocene
Bison latifrons Great Bison (‡) Bison Approx.
120,00011,000
years ago
~10,000 B.C. Holocene
Bison antiquus Ancient Bison (‡) Bison Approx.
60,00010,000
years ago
~9,000 B.C. Holocene

Deer

Image Scientific Name Common Name Genus Temporal Range
(Age)
Year of
Extinction
Extinction Event
Odocoileus virginianus White Tail Deer Odocoileus Approx.
3.5MaPresent

Elephants/Mammoths/Mastodons

Image Scientific Name Common Name Genus Temporal Range
(Age)
Year of
Extinction
Extinction Event
Mammut americanum American Mastodon (‡) Mammut Approx.
8Ma11,345
years ago
9300 B.C. Holocene

Elk

Image Scientific Name Common Name Genus Temporal Range
(Age)
Year of
Extinction
Extinction Event
Cervus canadensis canadensis Eastern Elk/Wapiti (‡) Cervus Approx.
5,000147
years ago
1877 Holocene

Sloths

Image Scientific Name Common Name Genus Temporal Range
(Age)
Year of
Extinction
Extinction Event
Megalonyx jeffersonii Jefferson Ground Sloth (‡) Megalonyx Approx.
5Ma12,000
years ago
9980 B.C. Pleistocene
Paramylodon harlani Harland’s Ground Sloth (‡) Paramylodon Approx.
4.9Ma12,000
years ago
9980 B.C. Pleistocene