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! Common Name !! Nomenclature !! Notes | ! Common Name !! Nomenclature !! Notes | ||
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− | | Agouti || ''Dasyprocta'' || Seen in Quintana Roo, Mexico | + | | [[Wikipedia:Agouti|Agouti]] || ''Dasyprocta'' || Seen in Quintana Roo, Mexico |
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− | | Bat || || Unable to identify | + | | [[Wikipedia:Bat|Bat]] || || Unable to identify |
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− | | Bear, Black || ''Ursus americanus'' || Seen in | + | | [[Wikipedia:American black bear|Bear, American Black]] || ''Ursus americanus'' || Seen in Tennessee |
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− | | Chipmunk, Eastern || ''Tamias striatus'' || | + | | [[Wikipedia:Eastern chipmunk|Chipmunk, Eastern]] || ''Tamias striatus'' || |
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− | | Coati || ''Nasua'' || Seen in Quintana Roo, Mexico | + | | [[Wikipedia:Coati|Coati]] || ''Nasua'' || Seen in Quintana Roo, Mexico |
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− | | Coyote || ''Canis latrans'' || Seen in California | + | | [[Wikipedia:Coyote|Coyote]] || ''Canis latrans'' || Seen in California |
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− | | Deer, White-tailed || ''Odocoileus virginianus'' || Male, female, fawns | + | | [[Wikipedia:White-tailed deer|Deer, White-tailed]] || ''Odocoileus virginianus'' || Male, female, fawns |
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− | | Groundhog || ''Marmota monax'' || | + | | [[Wikipedia:Groundhog|Groundhog]] || ''Marmota monax'' || |
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− | | Hare, Snowshoe || ''Lepus americanus'' || | + | | [[Wikipedia:Snowshoe hare|Hare, Snowshoe]] || ''Lepus americanus'' || |
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| [[Wikipedia:West Indian manatee|Manatee, Florida]] || ''Trichechus manatus latirostris'' || Seen in Florida | | [[Wikipedia:West Indian manatee|Manatee, Florida]] || ''Trichechus manatus latirostris'' || Seen in Florida | ||
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− | | Mink, American || ''Neovison vison'' || | + | | [[Wikipedia:American mink|Mink, American]] || ''Neovison vison'' || |
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− | | Mouse, House || ''Mus musculus'' || | + | | [[Wikipedia:House mouse|Mouse, House]] || ''Mus musculus'' || |
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− | | Muskrat, || ''Ondatra zibethicus'' || | + | | [[Wikipedia:Muskrat|Muskrat]], || ''Ondatra zibethicus'' || |
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− | | Opossum, Virginia || ''Didelphis virginiana'' || | + | | [[Wikipedia:Virginia opossum|Opossum, Virginia]] || ''Didelphis virginiana'' || |
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− | | Rabbit, Eastern Cottontail || ''Sylvilagus floridanus'' || | + | | [[Wikipedia:Eastern cottontail|Rabbit, Eastern Cottontail]] || ''Sylvilagus floridanus'' || |
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− | | Raccoon || ''Procyon lotor'' || Adults and kits | + | | [[Wikipedia:Raccoon|Raccoon]] || ''Procyon lotor'' || Adults and kits |
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− | | Seal, Northern Fur || ''Callorhinus ursinus'' || Seen in Seattle | + | | [[Wikipedia:Northern fur seal|Seal, Northern Fur]] || ''Callorhinus ursinus'' || Seen in Seattle |
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− | | Squirrel, American Red || ''Tamiasciurus hudsonicus'' || | + | | [[Wikipedia:American red squirrel|Squirrel, American Red]] || ''Tamiasciurus hudsonicus'' || |
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− | | Squirrel, | + | | [[Wikipedia:Black squirrel|Squirrel, Black]] || ''Sciurus carolinensis'' || Variant of the gray squirrel |
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− | | Squirrel, | + | | [[Wikipedia:Fox squirrel|Squirrel, Fox]] || ''Sciurus niger'' || |
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− | | | + | | [[Wikipedia:Eastern gray squirrel|Squirrel, Eastern Gray]] || ''Sciurus carolinensis'' || |
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− | | Vole, Meadow || ''Microtus pennsylvanicus'' || | + | | [[Wikipedia:Striped skunk|Skunk, Striped]] || ''Mephitis mephitis'' || |
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+ | | [[Wikipedia:Meadow vole|Vole, Meadow]] || ''Microtus pennsylvanicus'' || | ||
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Revision as of 10:50, 3 November 2017
This is a list of animals I have personally seen alive in their natural habitat and was able to identify (to some extant). Unless otherwise mentioned, I first saw the animal in Michigan.
Contents
Amphibians
Common Name | Nomenclature | Notes |
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Frog, Bull | Rana catesbeiana | |
Frog, Northern Green | Rana clamitans melanota | Adult and tadpoles |
Frog, Pickerel | Lithobates palustris | |
Salamander, Spotted | Ambystoma maculatum | |
Toad, Fowler's | Anaxyrus fowleri |
Annelids
Common Name | Nomenclature | Notes |
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Leech, Freshwater Jawless | Glossiphoniidae | |
Worm, Earth | Lumbricus terrestris |
Birds
Common Name | Nomenclature | Notes |
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Blackbird, Red-winged | Agelaius phoeniceus | Female, male |
Bluebird, Eastern | Sialia sialis | |
Cardinal, Northern | Cardinalis cardinalis | Female, male |
Chickadee, Black-capped | Poecile atricapillus | |
Cowbird, Brown-headed | Molothrus ater | |
Crane, Sandhill | Grus canadensis | |
Crow, America | Corvus brachyrhynchos | |
Dove, Mourning | Zenaida macroura | Adult, hatchlings |
Dove, Rock | Columba livia | |
Eagle, Bald | Haliaeetus leucocephalus | |
Egret, Great | Ardea alba | |
Finch, American Gold | Carduelis tristis | |
Goose, Canada | Branta canadensis | Female, male, hatchlings |
Grackle, Common | Quiscalus quiscula | Female, male |
Grackle, Great-tailed | Quiscalus mexicanus | Seen in New Mexico and Quintana Roo, Mexico |
Gull, American Herring | Larus smithsonianus | |
Gull, Common | Larus canus | |
Hawk, Broad-winged | Buteo platypterus | |
Heron, Great Blue | Ardea herodias | |
Hummingbird | Seen several, couldn't identify | |
Jay, Blue | Cyanocitta cristata | |
Killdeer | Charadrius vociferus | |
Kingfisher, Belted | Megaceryle alcyon | Female |
Mallard | Anas platyrhynchos | Female, male, hatchlings |
Nuthatch, Red-breasted | Sitta canadensis | |
Owl | Couldn't identify | |
Oriole, Baltimore | Icterus galbula | |
Osprey | Pandion haliaetus | |
Pelican, Brown | Pelecanus occidentalis | |
Pheasant, Common | Phasianus colchicus | |
Raven, Common | Corvis corax | |
Redpoll, Common | Acanthis flammea | |
Robin, American | Turdus migratorius | Female, male, nest, eggs |
Sparrow, Eurasian Tree | Passer montanus | |
Sparrow, House | Passer domesticus | Female, male |
Starling, Common | Sturnus vulgaris | |
Swallow, Barn | Hirundo rustica | Female, male |
Swan, Mute | Cygnus olor | |
Turkey, Wild | Meleagris gallopavo | Female |
Vulture, Turkey | Cathartes aura | |
Woodpecker, Pileated | Dryocuopus pileatus | |
Woodpecker, Red-bellied | Melanerpes carolinus |
Crustaceans
Common Name | Nomenclature | Notes |
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Crayfish, Rusty | Orconectes rusticus | |
Pill-bug, Common | Armadillidium vulgare | AKA Roly-poly |
Sow-bug | Kind that can't roll up |
Fish
Common Name | Nomenclature | Notes |
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Bass, Smallmouth | Micropterus dolomieu | |
Bluegill | Lepomis macrochirus | |
Catfish, Flathead | Pylodictis olivaris | |
Trout, Lake | Salvelinus namaycush |
Insects
Common Name | Nomenclature | Notes |
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Ant, Black Carpenter | Camponotus pennsylvanicus | Female, Male, larva, eggs |
Ant, Black Garden | Lasius niger | |
Ant, Pavement | Tetramorium caespitum | |
Bee, American Bumble | Bombus pensylvanicus | |
Bee, Western Honey | Apis mellifera | |
Beetle, False Mealworm | Alobates pennsylvanica | |
Beetle, May | Phyllophaga | |
Boxelder Bug | Boisea trivittata | |
Butterfly, Canadian Tiger Swallowtail | Papilio canadensis | |
Butterfly, Clouded Sulfur | Colias philodice | |
Butterfly, Monarch | Danaus plexippus | |
Centipede, House | Scutigeridae | |
Centipede, Bark | Cormocephalus | |
Cricket, Field | Gryllus pennsylvanicus | |
Damselfly | Ischnura | |
Dragonfly, Blue Dasher | Pachydiplax longipennis | |
Dragonfly | Unable to identify species | |
Earwig, European | Forficula auricularia | Female, male, young, larva, eggs |
Firefly, Common Eastern | Photinus pyralis | |
Fly, Common Fruit | Drosophila melanogaster | |
Fly, Crane | Tipulidae | |
Fly, Horse | Tabanidae | |
Fly, House | Musca domestica | |
Gnat | Unable to identify species | |
Grasshopper, Differential | Melanoplus differentialis | |
Grasshopper, Two-striped | Melanoplus bivittatus | |
Harvestman, Eastern | Leiobunum vittatum | |
Ladybeetle, Asian | Harmonia axyridis | |
Lady Bug | Coccinellidae | |
Mantis, Chinese | Tenodera sinensis | |
Mantis, European | Mantis religiosa | |
Mayfly | Palaeoptera | Seen in Ohio off Lake Erie |
Millipede | Diplopoda | Unable to identify species |
Mite, Clover | Bryobia praetiosa | |
Mosquito | Culicidae | Unable to identify species |
Moth, Eastern Tent Caterpillar | Malacosoma americanum | |
Moth, Five-spotted Hawk / Tomato Hornworm | Manduca quinquemaculata | Caterpillar |
Moth, Hummingbird | Hemaris | Unable to identify species |
Moth, Isabella Tiger / Caterpillar, Woollybear | Pyrrharctia isabella | Adult, caterpillar |
Moth, Winter / Inch Worm | Operophtera brumato | Adult, caterpillar |
Pseudoscorpion | Pseudoscorpionida | |
Spider, American Yellow Sac | Cheiracanthium inclusum | |
Spider, Longbodied Cellar | Pholcus phalangioides | |
Spider, Tan Jumping | Platycryptus undatus | |
Spider, Zebra Back | Salticus scenicus | |
Stink Bug, Brown Marmorated | Halyomorpha halys | |
Tick, Deer | Ixodes scapularis | |
Walking Stick, Common | Diapheromera femorata | |
Wasp, Eastern Yellow Jacket | Vespula maculifrons | |
Wasp, European Paper | Polistes dominula | |
Wasp, Metricus Paper | Polistes metricus | |
Weevil, Black Vine | Otiorhynchus sulcatus |
Mammals
Common Name | Nomenclature | Notes |
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Agouti | Dasyprocta | Seen in Quintana Roo, Mexico |
Bat | Unable to identify | |
Bear, American Black | Ursus americanus | Seen in Tennessee |
Chipmunk, Eastern | Tamias striatus | |
Coati | Nasua | Seen in Quintana Roo, Mexico |
Coyote | Canis latrans | Seen in California |
Deer, White-tailed | Odocoileus virginianus | Male, female, fawns |
Groundhog | Marmota monax | |
Hare, Snowshoe | Lepus americanus | |
Manatee, Florida | Trichechus manatus latirostris | Seen in Florida |
Mink, American | Neovison vison | |
Mouse, House | Mus musculus | |
Muskrat, | Ondatra zibethicus | |
Opossum, Virginia | Didelphis virginiana | |
Rabbit, Eastern Cottontail | Sylvilagus floridanus | |
Raccoon | Procyon lotor | Adults and kits |
Seal, Northern Fur | Callorhinus ursinus | Seen in Seattle |
Squirrel, American Red | Tamiasciurus hudsonicus | |
Squirrel, Black | Sciurus carolinensis | Variant of the gray squirrel |
Squirrel, Fox | Sciurus niger | |
Squirrel, Eastern Gray | Sciurus carolinensis | |
Skunk, Striped | Mephitis mephitis | |
Vole, Meadow | Microtus pennsylvanicus |
Mollusks
Common Name | Nomenclature | Notes |
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Clam, Freshwater | Many kinds, unable to identify | |
Mussel, Zebra | Dreissena polymorpha | |
Slug, Grey Garden | Deroceras reticulatum | |
Slug, Pacific Banana | Ariolimax columbianus | Seen in Seattle |
Snail, Garden | Cornu aspersum |
Reptiles
Common Name | Nomenclature | Notes |
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Iguana | Seen in Quintana Roo, Mexico | |
Snake, Black King | Lampropeltis nigra | Seen in Kentucky |
Snake, Blue Racer | Coluber constrictor foxii | |
Snake, Butler's Garter | Thamnophis butleri | |
Snake, Eastern Garter | Thamnophis sirtalis | |
Snake, Smooth Green | Liochlorophis vernalis | |
Turtle, Common Snapping | Chelydra serpentina | Adult, hatchlings |
Turtle, Western Painted | Chrysemys picta | |
Turtle, Spiny Soft-shell | Apalone spinifera spinifera |