The warm and fuzzy quiz! How many species of mammals are on U.S. coins?

How many distinct mammalian species appear on U.S. coins? List them and name one coin on which each species appears. No more than two new ones per post please to give others a chance.

Must be a zoologically recognized mammalian species. All genders, ages, subspecies and breeds of a species are considered as one species. Extinct species do count. Hybrids of two distinct species count as a separate species. Humans count; so there's one species as a starter. Mythical creatures do not count.

Coins must have been minted by a mint of the United States as a United States coin and be listed in the 2018 Redbook or 10th edition Judd book.

Included:
1. all regular issues, business strikes and proofs, of U.S. coins by U.S. mints
2. all patterns of U.S. coins by U.S. mints
3. all bullion and commemorative U.S. coins by U.S. mints

Excluded:
1. colonial, post-colonial, confederate, private, Filipino, Puerto Rican, and Hawaiian coins
2. medals and tokens
3. contract coins and patterns
4. coins of countries other than the U.S.
5. post-mint alterations
6. errors

Cal

 

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Horse - 1900 Lafayette Commem

Oxen - Oregon Trail Half

 

Buffalo.

 

Yup. Example coin? (Do I really need to ask?!)

 

I'm going to assume that you're not looking for the Sacagawea mule here...

 

Human - Capped bust half dollar

I think its a Panther? Battle of Bennington Vermont commemorative half.

 

Horse and rider on Wisconsin state quarter reverse.

 

Looks like NGC calls it a "mountain lion"

I also like this line in their description :
"While pretty, it has absolutely nothing to do with the theme of the coin."

https://www.ngccoin.com/coin-explor...ves-pscid-71/1927-vermont-50c-ms-coinid-19401

 

Bear - 1936 San Diego Commemorative Half Dollar

 

Calf - 1938 New Rochelle Commem

Narwhal - 1935 Hudson Commem

 

Bald Eagle - Morgan dollar.

 

Not a mammal....

 

I can't believe I forgot!

 

I was going to say:

Cow on the Wisconsin State Hood Quarter
Horse on the Delaware State Hood Quarter

 

Badgers better be mammals, or I'll be going crazy now.

Badger - 1936 Wisconsin half dollar

 

Hippocampus on Pan-Pac $2.50 gold and Whale on Hudson commemorative half.

 

Bison on nickel and silver dollar and skull on Montana State quarter. My daughter always reminds me that there are no buffaloes in North America.

 

Horses on Nevada State quarter.

 

Actually it is a catamount, aka mountain lion.

 

Dolphins on $50 gold Pan-Pacs.