Mammals in Georgia

Golden jackal

Canis aureus

A medium-sized dog-like predator with yellowish-grey fur and a relatively short tail. It is a native resident in Georgia.

Grey wolf

Canis lupus

A large dog-like predator with grey-brown fur, erect ears, and long legs. It is resident in Georgia and is more common in the mountains than in the lowlands.

Wild goat

Capra aegagrus

A wild goat of steep, often forested mountain slopes. Adult males have scimitar-shaped horns and a dark beard. In Georgia it is a resident species with a small, geographically limited population.

Mtskheta — Mtianeti · Kakheti

European roe deer

Capreolus capreolus

A small deer. Summer coat rusty-brown, winter greyer; a white rump patch shows when it flees. It is a resident species in Georgia.

Southern white-breasted hedgehog

Erinaceus concolor

A small spiny mammal with a short tail and a white patch on the chest. It is native and resident in Georgia. The accepted name is Erinaceus concolor, not E. europaeus.

Eurasian otter

Lutra lutra

A semiaquatic mustelid with a long dark-brown body, a flat head, a thick tapering tail, and webbed feet. It is a resident native species in Georgia.

Eurasian lynx

Lynx lynx

A medium-sized cat with ear tufts, a short black-tipped tail, and a spotted coat. It is a native resident in Georgia and is on the national Red List.

Caucasian badger

Meles canescens

A stocky, short-legged mustelid with a black-and-white striped head and a grizzled grey back. It is a resident native species in Georgia.

Least weasel

Mustela nivalis

The smallest carnivore: a long brown body, white belly, and a short tail without a black tip. It is a native resident in Georgia.

Caucasian leopard

Panthera pardus

A large spotted cat with rosettes and a long tail. Confirmed in Georgia, but not as a large resident population.

Raccoon

Procyon lotor

A medium-sized procyonid with a black facial mask and a ringed tail. It is not native to Georgia; it is introduced and established.

Caucasian squirrel

Sciurus anomalus

A medium tree squirrel with a chestnut-grey back, a pale eye-ring, and a rusty to yellowish belly that is not white. It is native and resident in Georgia.

Wild boar

Sus scrofa

A large even-toed ungulate with coarse bristles, a long snout, and, in males, upward-curving tusks. It is a resident species in Georgia.

Brown bear

Ursus arctos

A large omnivore with a shoulder hump, rounded ears, and long front claws. It is a native resident in Georgia and is on the national Red List.

Red fox

Vulpes vulpes

A dog-like predator with rusty-red fur, black-backed ears, and often a white-tipped tail. It is a resident species in Georgia.