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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 twoarmadillo 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. 3.6Ma – 11,300 years ago	~9280 B.C.	Holocene
	Dasypus novemcinctus	Nine-Banded Armadillo	Dasypus	Approx. 50,000 – Present	–	–

Bison

Image	Scientific Name	Common Name	Genus	Temporal Range (Age)	Year of Extinction	Extinction Event
	Bison bison	American Bison/American Buffalo (†)	Bison	Approx. 30,000 – 254 years ago	1770	Holocene
	Bison latifrons	Great Bison (‡)	Bison	Approx. 120,000 – 11,000 years ago	~10,000 B.C.	Holocene
	Bison antiquus	Ancient Bison (‡)	Bison	Approx. 60,000 – 10,000 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. 3.5Ma – Present	–	–

Elephants/Mammoths/Mastodons

Image	Scientific Name	Common Name	Genus	Temporal Range (Age)	Year of Extinction	Extinction Event
	Mammut americanum	American Mastodon (‡)	Mammut	Approx. 8Ma – 11,345 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. 5,000 – 147 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. 5Ma – 12,000 years ago	9980 B.C.	Pleistocene
	Paramylodon harlani	Harland’s Ground Sloth (‡)	Paramylodon	Approx. 4.9Ma – 12,000 years ago	9980 B.C.	Pleistocene