Difference between revisions of "List of animals I've seen in the wild"
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! Common Name !! Nomenclature !! Photos !! Notes | ! Common Name !! Nomenclature !! Photos !! Notes | ||
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− | | [[Wikipedia:American bullfrog|Frog | + | | [[Wikipedia:American bullfrog|Frog - Bull]] || ''Rana catesbeiana'' || [[Image:Animal - Amphibian - Frog - Bull - Rana catesbeiana.jpg|32x32px]] || |
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− | | [[Wikipedia:Northern green frog|Frog, Northern | + | | [[Wikipedia:Northern green frog|Frog - Green, Northern]] || ''Rana clamitans melanota'' || || Adult and tadpoles |
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− | | [[Wikipedia:Northern leopard frog|Frog, Northern | + | | [[Wikipedia:Northern leopard frog|Frog - Leopard, Northern]] || ''Lithobates pipiens'' || || Green morph |
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− | | [[Wikipedia:Pickerel frog|Frog | + | | [[Wikipedia:Pickerel frog|Frog - Pickerel]] || ''Lithobates palustris'' || || |
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− | | [[Wikipedia:Spotted salamander|Salamander | + | | [[Wikipedia:Spotted salamander|Salamander - Spotted]] || ''Ambystoma maculatum'' || || |
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− | | [[Wikipedia:American toad|Toad | + | | [[Wikipedia:American toad|Toad - Eastern American]] || ''Anaxyrus americanus'' || || Adult (brown and tan morph) and young |
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− | | [[Wikipedia:Anaxyrus fowleri|Toad | + | | [[Wikipedia:Anaxyrus fowleri|Toad - Fowler's]] || ''Anaxyrus fowleri'' || || |
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| [[Wikipedia:Glossiphoniidae|Leech, Freshwater Jawless]] || ''Glossiphoniidae'' || || | | [[Wikipedia:Glossiphoniidae|Leech, Freshwater Jawless]] || ''Glossiphoniidae'' || || | ||
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− | | [[Wikipedia:Earthworm|Worm, Earth]] || ''Lumbricus terrestris'' || || | + | | [[Wikipedia:Earthworm|Worm, Earth]] || ''Lumbricus terrestris'' || [[Image:Animal - Annelid - Worm, Earth - Lumbricus terrestris.jpg|32x32px]] || |
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| [[Wikipedia:Northern cardinal|Cardinal, Northern]] || ''Cardinalis cardinalis'' || || Female, male | | [[Wikipedia:Northern cardinal|Cardinal, Northern]] || ''Cardinalis cardinalis'' || || Female, male | ||
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− | | [[Wikipedia:Black-capped chickadee|Chickadee, Black-capped]] || ''Poecile atricapillus'' || || | + | | [[Wikipedia:Black-capped chickadee|Chickadee, Black-capped]] || ''Poecile atricapillus'' || [[Image:Animal - Bird - Chickadee, Black-capped - Poecile atricapillus.jpg|32x32px]] || |
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| [[Wikipedia:Brown-headed cowbird|Cowbird, Brown-headed]] || ''Molothrus ater'' || || | | [[Wikipedia:Brown-headed cowbird|Cowbird, Brown-headed]] || ''Molothrus ater'' || || | ||
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− | | [[Wikipedia:Sandhill crane|Crane, Sandhill]] || ''Grus canadensis'' || || Female, male, hatchlings | + | | [[Wikipedia:Sandhill crane|Crane, Sandhill]] || ''Grus canadensis'' || [[Image:Animal - Bird - Crane, Sandhill - Grus canadensis.jpg|32x32px]] || Female, male, hatchlings |
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| [[Wikipedia:American crow|Crow, American]] || ''Corvus brachyrhynchos'' || || | | [[Wikipedia:American crow|Crow, American]] || ''Corvus brachyrhynchos'' || || | ||
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| [[Wikipedia:Rock dove|Dove, Rock]] || ''Columba livia'' || || | | [[Wikipedia:Rock dove|Dove, Rock]] || ''Columba livia'' || || | ||
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− | | [[Wikipedia:Wood duck|Duck, Wood]] || ''Aix sponsa'' || || Female, | + | | [[Wikipedia:Wood duck|Duck, Wood]] || ''Aix sponsa'' || || Female adult, male/female juvenile |
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| [[Wikipedia:Bald eagle|Eagle, Bald]] || ''Haliaeetus leucocephalus'' || || | | [[Wikipedia:Bald eagle|Eagle, Bald]] || ''Haliaeetus leucocephalus'' || || | ||
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| [[Wikipedia:American goldfinch|Finch, American Gold]] || ''Carduelis tristis'' || || Female, male | | [[Wikipedia:American goldfinch|Finch, American Gold]] || ''Carduelis tristis'' || || Female, male | ||
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− | | [[Wikipedia:Canada goose|Goose, Canada]] || ''Branta canadensis'' || || Female, male, | + | | [[Wikipedia:Canada goose|Goose, Canada]] || ''Branta canadensis'' || [[Image:Animal - Bird - Goose, Canada - Branta canadensis.jpg|32x32px]] || Female, male, hatchling, fledgling |
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| [[Wikipedia:Common grackle|Grackle, Common]] || ''Quiscalus quiscula'' || || Female, male | | [[Wikipedia:Common grackle|Grackle, Common]] || ''Quiscalus quiscula'' || || Female, male | ||
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− | | [[Wikipedia:Great-tailed grackle|Grackle, Great-tailed]] || ''Quiscalus mexicanus'' || || Seen in New Mexico and Quintana Roo, Mexico | + | | [[Wikipedia:Great-tailed grackle|Grackle, Great-tailed]] || ''Quiscalus mexicanus'' || [[Image:Animal - Bird - Great-Tailed Grackle (Female) - Quiscalus mexicanus.jpg|32x32px]] || Seen in New Mexico and Quintana Roo, Mexico. |
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| [[Wikipedia:American herring gull|Gull, American Herring]] || ''Larus smithsonianus'' || || | | [[Wikipedia:American herring gull|Gull, American Herring]] || ''Larus smithsonianus'' || || | ||
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| [[Wikipedia:Common gull|Gull, Common]] || ''Larus canus'' || || | | [[Wikipedia:Common gull|Gull, Common]] || ''Larus canus'' || || | ||
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+ | | [[Wikipedia:Laughing gull|Gull, Laughing]] || ''Leucophaeus atricilla'' || [[Image:Animal - Bird - Gull - Laughing (Alternate) - Leucophaeus atricilla.jpg|32x32px]] || Alternate plumage. Seen in the Bahamas. | ||
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| [[Wikipedia:Broad-winged hawk|Hawk, Broad-winged]] || ''Buteo platypterus'' || || | | [[Wikipedia:Broad-winged hawk|Hawk, Broad-winged]] || ''Buteo platypterus'' || || | ||
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| [[Wikipedia:Dark-eyed_junco|Junco, Dark-eyed]] || ''Junco hyemalis'' || || Male slate-colored | | [[Wikipedia:Dark-eyed_junco|Junco, Dark-eyed]] || ''Junco hyemalis'' || || Male slate-colored | ||
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− | | [[Wikipedia:Killdeer|Killdeer]] || ''Charadrius vociferus'' || || | + | | [[Wikipedia:Killdeer|Killdeer]] || ''Charadrius vociferus'' || [[Image:Animal - Bird - Killdeer - Charadrius vociferus.jpg|32x32px]] || |
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| [[Wikipedia:Belted kingfisher|Kingfisher, Belted]] || ''Megaceryle alcyon'' || || Female | | [[Wikipedia:Belted kingfisher|Kingfisher, Belted]] || ''Megaceryle alcyon'' || || Female | ||
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| [[Wikipedia:Red-breasted nuthatch|Nuthatch, Red-breasted]] || ''Sitta canadensis'' || || | | [[Wikipedia:Red-breasted nuthatch|Nuthatch, Red-breasted]] || ''Sitta canadensis'' || || | ||
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− | | [[Wikipedia:Barred owl|Owl, Barred]] || ''Strix varia'' || [[Image:Animal - Bird - Owl, Barred - Strix varia.jpg|32x32px]] || Adult and fledgling. Saw another at night, but I couldn't identify it | + | | [[Wikipedia:Barred owl|Owl, Barred]] || ''Strix varia'' || [[Image:Animal - Bird - Owl, Barred (Fledgling) - Strix varia.jpg|32x32px]] [[Image:Animal - Bird - Owl, Barred - Strix varia.jpg|32x32px]] || Adult and fledgling. Saw another at night, but I couldn't identify it |
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| [[Wikipedia:Baltimore oriole|Oriole, Baltimore]] || ''Icterus galbula'' || || | | [[Wikipedia:Baltimore oriole|Oriole, Baltimore]] || ''Icterus galbula'' || || | ||
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| [[Wikipedia:Common redpoll|Redpoll, Common]] || ''Acanthis flammea'' || || | | [[Wikipedia:Common redpoll|Redpoll, Common]] || ''Acanthis flammea'' || || | ||
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− | | [[Wikipedia:American robin|Robin, American]] || ''Turdus migratorius'' || || Female, male, nest, eggs | + | | [[Wikipedia:American robin|Robin, American]] || ''Turdus migratorius'' || [[Image:Animal - Bird - Robin, American (Hatchlings) - Turdus migratorius.jpg|32x32px]] || Female, male, hatchlings, nest, eggs |
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| [[Wikipedia:Eurasian tree sparrow|Sparrow, Eurasian Tree]] || ''Passer montanus'' || || | | [[Wikipedia:Eurasian tree sparrow|Sparrow, Eurasian Tree]] || ''Passer montanus'' || || | ||
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| [[Wikipedia:Turkey vulture|Vulture, Turkey]] || ''Cathartes aura'' || || | | [[Wikipedia:Turkey vulture|Vulture, Turkey]] || ''Cathartes aura'' || || | ||
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− | | [[Wikipedia:Cedar waxwing|Waxwing, Cedar]] || ''Bombycilla cedrorum'' || || | + | | [[Wikipedia:Cedar waxwing|Waxwing, Cedar]] || ''Bombycilla cedrorum'' || || Female, male |
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− | | [[Wikipedia:Northern flicker|Woodpecker, Northern | + | | [[Wikipedia:Northern flicker|Woodpecker - Flicker, Northern]] || ''Colaptes auratus'' || [[Image:Animal - Bird - Woodpecker - Flicker, Northern (Egg) - Colaptes auratus.jpg|32x32px]] || Male, female, egg |
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− | | [[Wikipedia:Pileated woodpecker|Woodpecker | + | | [[Wikipedia:Pileated woodpecker|Woodpecker - Pileated]] || ''Dryocuopus pileatus'' || || |
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− | | [[Wikipedia:Red-bellied woodpecker|Woodpecker | + | | [[Wikipedia:Red-bellied woodpecker|Woodpecker - Red-bellied]] || ''Melanerpes carolinus'' || || |
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! Common Name !! Nomenclature !! Photos !! Notes | ! Common Name !! Nomenclature !! Photos !! Notes | ||
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− | | [[Wikipedia:Pieris rapae|Cabbage White]] | + | | [[Wikipedia:Pieris rapae|Butterfly - Cabbage White]] || ''Pieris rapae'' || [[Image:Animal - Moth - Cabbage White - Pieris rapae.jpg|32x32px]] || Adult |
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− | | [[Wikipedia:Colias philodice|Clouded Sulfur]] | + | | [[Wikipedia:Colias philodice|Butterfly - Clouded Sulfur]] || ''Colias philodice'' || || Adult |
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− | | [[Wikipedia: | + | | [[Wikipedia:Monarch butterfly|Butterfly - Monarch]] || ''Danaus plexippus'' || || Adult |
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− | | [[Wikipedia: | + | | [[Wikipedia:Vanessa cardui|Butterfly - Painted Lady]] || ''Vanessa cardui'' || [[Image:Animal - Butterfly - Painted Lady - Vanessa cardui.jpg|32x32px]] || |
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− | | [[Wikipedia:| | + | | [[Wikipedia:Papilio canadensis|Butterfly - Swallowtail, Canadian Tiger]] || ''Papilio canadensis'' || || Adult |
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− | | [[Wikipedia: | + | | [[Wikipedia:Papilio cresphontes|Butterfly - Swallowtail, Giant]] || ''Papilio cresphontes'' || [[Image:Animal - Butterfly - Swallowtail, Giant - Papilio cresphontes.jpg|32x32px]] || Adult |
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− | | [[Wikipedia: | + | | [[Wikipedia:Manduca quinquemaculata|Moth - Hawk, Five-spotted (Tomato Hornworm)]] || ''Manduca quinquemaculata'' || || Caterpillar |
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− | | [[Wikipedia: | + | | [[Wikipedia:Hemaris|Moth - Hummingbird]] || ''Hemaris'' || || Unable to identify species |
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− | | [[Wikipedia: | + | | [[Wikipedia:Pyrrharctia isabella|Moth - Isabella Tiger (Wolly Bear)]] || ''Pyrrharctia isabella'' || [[Image:Animal - Moth - Isabella Tiger (Wolly Bear) - Pyrrharctia isabella.jpg|32x32px]] || Adult, Caterpillar |
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− | | [[Wikipedia: | + | | [[Wikipedia:Eastern tent caterpillar|Moth - Tent Caterpillar, Eastern]] || ''Malacosoma americanum'' || || Adult, caterpillar |
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− | | [[Wikipedia: | + | | [[Wikipedia:Syntomeida epilais|Moth - Oleander]] || ''Syntomeida epilais'' || [[Image:Animal - Moth - Oleander Caterpillar - Syntomeida epilais.jpg|32x32px]] || Caterpillar (seen in Quintana Roo, Mexico) |
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− | | [[Wikipedia:Winter moth|Winter | + | | [[Wikipedia:Lophocampa caryae|Moth - Tussock, Hickory Tiger]] || ''Lophocampa caryae'' || [[Image:Animal - Moth - Tussock, Hicory Tiger (Caterpillar) - Lophocampa caryae.jpg|32x32px]] [[Image:Animal - Moth - Tussock, Hicory Tiger (Moth) - Lophocampa caryae.jpg|32x32px]] || Caterpillar, adult |
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+ | | [[Wikipedia:Lophocampa maculata|Moth - Tussock, Spotted]] || ''Lophocampa maculata'' || || Caterpillar | ||
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+ | | [[Wikipedia:Winter moth|Moth - Winter (Inch Worm)]] || ''Operophtera brumato'' || || Adult, caterpillar | ||
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| [[Wikipedia:Field cricket|Cricket - Field]] || ''Gryllus pennsylvanicus'' || || | | [[Wikipedia:Field cricket|Cricket - Field]] || ''Gryllus pennsylvanicus'' || || | ||
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+ | | [[Wikipedia:Ebony jewelwing|Damselfly - Ebony jewelwing]] || ''Calopteryx maculata'' || [[Image:Animal - Insect - Damselfly - Ebony Jewelwing - Calopteryx maculata.jpg|32x32px]] || Male | ||
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| [[Wikipedia:Damselfly|Damselfly]] || ''Ischnura'' || || | | [[Wikipedia:Damselfly|Damselfly]] || ''Ischnura'' || || | ||
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| [[Wikipedia:Photinus pyralis|Firefly - Common Eastern]] || ''Photinus pyralis'' || [[Image:Animal - Insect - Firefly - Common Eastern - Photinus pyralis.jpg|32x32px]] || | | [[Wikipedia:Photinus pyralis|Firefly - Common Eastern]] || ''Photinus pyralis'' || [[Image:Animal - Insect - Firefly - Common Eastern - Photinus pyralis.jpg|32x32px]] || | ||
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+ | | [[Wikipedia:Chauliodes rastricornis|Fishfly - Spring]] || ''Chauliodes rastricornis'' || [[Image:Animal - Insect - Fishfly - Spring - Chauliodes rastricornis.jpg|32x32px]] || | ||
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| [[Wikipedia:Drosophila melanogaster|Fly - Common Fruit]] || ''Drosophila melanogaster'' || || | | [[Wikipedia:Drosophila melanogaster|Fly - Common Fruit]] || ''Drosophila melanogaster'' || || | ||
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| [[Wikipedia:Crane fly|Fly - Crane]] || ''Tipulidae'' || || | | [[Wikipedia:Crane fly|Fly - Crane]] || ''Tipulidae'' || || | ||
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+ | | [[Wikipedia:Deer fly|Fly - Deer]] || ''Chrysops'' || [[Image:Animal - Insect - Fly - Deer - Chrysops.jpg|32x32px]] || | ||
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| [[Wikipedia:Flesh fly|Fly - Flesh]] || ''Sarcophaga'' || [[Image:Animal - Insect - Fly - Flesh - Sarcophagidae.jpg|32x32px]] || | | [[Wikipedia:Flesh fly|Fly - Flesh]] || ''Sarcophaga'' || [[Image:Animal - Insect - Fly - Flesh - Sarcophagidae.jpg|32x32px]] || | ||
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| [[Wikipedia:Gnat|Gnat]] || ''Mycetophilidae'' || || Unable to identify species | | [[Wikipedia:Gnat|Gnat]] || ''Mycetophilidae'' || || Unable to identify species | ||
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− | | [[Wikipedia:Differential grasshopper|Grasshopper - Differential]] || ''Melanoplus differentialis'' || || | + | | [[Wikipedia:Differential grasshopper|Grasshopper - Differential]] || ''Melanoplus differentialis'' || [[Image:Animal - Insect - Grasshopper, Differential - Melanoplus differentialis.jpg|32x32px]] || |
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| [[Wikipedia:Melanoplus bivittatus|Grasshopper - Two-striped]] || ''Melanoplus bivittatus'' || || | | [[Wikipedia:Melanoplus bivittatus|Grasshopper - Two-striped]] || ''Melanoplus bivittatus'' || || | ||
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| [[Wikipedia:Mayfly|Mayfly]] || ''Palaeoptera'' || || Seen in Ohio off Lake Erie | | [[Wikipedia:Mayfly|Mayfly]] || ''Palaeoptera'' || || Seen in Ohio off Lake Erie | ||
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+ | | [[Wikipedia:Lygaeus kalmii|Milkweed Bug, Small]] || ''Lygaeus kalmii'' || [[Image:Animal - Insect - Milkweed Bug, Small - Lygaeus kalmii.jpg|32x32px]] || Adult and nymphs | ||
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| [[Wikipedia:Millipede|Millipede]] || ''Diplopoda'' || || Unable to identify species | | [[Wikipedia:Millipede|Millipede]] || ''Diplopoda'' || || Unable to identify species | ||
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− | | [[Wikipedia:Bryobia praetiosa|Mite - Clover]] || ''Bryobia praetiosa'' || || | + | | [[Wikipedia:Bryobia praetiosa|Mite - Clover]] || ''Bryobia praetiosa'' || [[Image:Animal - Insect - Mite - Clover - Bryobia praetiosa.jpg|32x32px]] || |
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| [[Wikipedia:Mosquito|Mosquito]] || ''Culicidae'' || || Female, larva. Unable to identify species | | [[Wikipedia:Mosquito|Mosquito]] || ''Culicidae'' || || Female, larva. Unable to identify species | ||
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| [[Wikipedia:Pseudoscorpion|Pseudoscorpion]] || ''Pseudoscorpionida'' || || | | [[Wikipedia:Pseudoscorpion|Pseudoscorpion]] || ''Pseudoscorpionida'' || || | ||
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− | + | | [[Wikipedia:Agelenopsis|Spider - Grass, American]] || ''Agelenopsis'' || [[Image:Animal - Insect - Spider - Grass, American - Agelenopsis.jpg|32x32px]] || | |
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− | | [[Wikipedia:Agelenopsis|Spider - American | ||
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| [[Wikipedia:Pholcus phalangioides|Spider - Longbodied Cellar]] || ''Pholcus phalangioides'' || || | | [[Wikipedia:Pholcus phalangioides|Spider - Longbodied Cellar]] || ''Pholcus phalangioides'' || || | ||
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− | | [[Wikipedia:Pisaurina mira|Spider - Nursery Web]] || ''Pisaurina mira'' || [[Image:Animal - Insect - Spider | + | | [[Wikipedia:Pisaurina mira|Spider - Nursery Web]] || ''Pisaurina mira'' || [[Image:Animal - Insect - Spider - Nursery Web (Male) - Pisaurina mira.jpg|32x32px]]|| Male |
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| [[Wikipedia:Platycryptus undatus|Spider - Tan Jumping]] || ''Platycryptus undatus'' || || | | [[Wikipedia:Platycryptus undatus|Spider - Tan Jumping]] || ''Platycryptus undatus'' || || | ||
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+ | | [[Wikipedia:Cheiracanthium inclusum|Spider - Yellow Sac, American]] || ''Cheiracanthium inclusum'' || [[Image:Animal - Insect - Spider - Yellow Sac, American - Cheiracanthium inclusum.jpg|32x32px]] || | ||
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| [[Wikipedia:Zebra spider|Spider - Zebra Back]] || ''Salticus scenicus'' || || | | [[Wikipedia:Zebra spider|Spider - Zebra Back]] || ''Salticus scenicus'' || || | ||
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− | | [[Wikipedia:Brown marmorated stink bug|Stink Bug - Brown Marmorated]] || ''Halyomorpha halys'' || || | + | | [[Wikipedia:Brown marmorated stink bug|Stink Bug - Brown Marmorated]] || ''Halyomorpha halys'' || [[Image:Animal - Insect - Stink Bug - Brown Marmorated - Halyomorpha halys.jpg|32x32px]] || |
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| [[Wikipedia:Rhipicephalus sanguineus|Tick - Brown Dog]] || ''Rhipicephalus sanguineus'' || || | | [[Wikipedia:Rhipicephalus sanguineus|Tick - Brown Dog]] || ''Rhipicephalus sanguineus'' || || | ||
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| [[Wikipedia:Polistes dominula|Wasp - European Paper]] || ''Polistes dominula'' || || | | [[Wikipedia:Polistes dominula|Wasp - European Paper]] || ''Polistes dominula'' || || | ||
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− | | [[Wikipedia: | + | | [[Wikipedia:Megarhyssa atrata|Wasp - Megarhyssa atrata]] || ''Megarhyssa atrata'' || || |
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| [[Wikipedia:Otiorhynchus sulcatus|Weevil - Black Vine]] || ''Otiorhynchus sulcatus'' || || | | [[Wikipedia:Otiorhynchus sulcatus|Weevil - Black Vine]] || ''Otiorhynchus sulcatus'' || || | ||
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− | | [[Wikipedia: | + | | [[Wikipedia:Central American agouti|Agouti - Central American]] || ''Dasyprocta punctata'' || [[Image:Animal - Mammal - Agouti - Central American - Dasyprocta punctata.jpg|32x32px]] || Seen in Quintana Roo, Mexico |
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| [[Wikipedia:Bat|Bat]] || ''Chiroptera'' || || Unable to identify | | [[Wikipedia:Bat|Bat]] || ''Chiroptera'' || || Unable to identify | ||
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| [[Wikipedia:Eastern chipmunk|Chipmunk, Eastern]] || ''Tamias striatus'' || || | | [[Wikipedia:Eastern chipmunk|Chipmunk, Eastern]] || ''Tamias striatus'' || || | ||
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− | | [[Wikipedia: | + | | [[Wikipedia:White-nosed coati|Coati - White-Nosed]] || ''Nasua narica'' || [[Image:Animal - Mammal - Coati - White-Nosed - Nasua narica.jpg|32x32px]] || Seen in Quintana Roo, Mexico |
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| [[Wikipedia:Coyote|Coyote]] || ''Canis latrans'' || || Seen in California | | [[Wikipedia:Coyote|Coyote]] || ''Canis latrans'' || || Seen in California | ||
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| [[Wikipedia:Eastern cottontail|Rabbit, Eastern Cottontail]] || ''Sylvilagus floridanus'' || [[Image:Animal - Mammal - Rabbit, Eastern Cottontail - Sylvilagus floridanus.jpg|32x32px]] || Adult, young | | [[Wikipedia:Eastern cottontail|Rabbit, Eastern Cottontail]] || ''Sylvilagus floridanus'' || [[Image:Animal - Mammal - Rabbit, Eastern Cottontail - Sylvilagus floridanus.jpg|32x32px]] || Adult, young | ||
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− | | [[Wikipedia:Raccoon|Raccoon]] || ''Procyon lotor'' || || Adults and kits | + | | [[Wikipedia:Raccoon|Raccoon]] || ''Procyon lotor'' || [[Image:Animal - Mammal - Raccoon - Procyon lotor.jpg|32x32px]] || Adults and kits |
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| [[Wikipedia:Northern fur seal|Seal, Northern Fur]] || ''Callorhinus ursinus'' || || Seen in Seattle | | [[Wikipedia:Northern fur seal|Seal, Northern Fur]] || ''Callorhinus ursinus'' || || Seen in Seattle | ||
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| [[Wikipedia:Black squirrel|Squirrel, Black]] || ''Sciurus carolinensis'' || || Variant of the gray squirrel | | [[Wikipedia:Black squirrel|Squirrel, Black]] || ''Sciurus carolinensis'' || || Variant of the gray squirrel | ||
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− | | [[Wikipedia:Fox squirrel|Squirrel, Fox]] || ''Sciurus niger'' || || | + | | [[Wikipedia:Fox squirrel|Squirrel, Fox]] || ''Sciurus niger'' || [[Image:Animal - Mammal - Squirrel, Fox - Sciurus niger.jpg|32x32px]] || |
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| [[Wikipedia:Eastern gray squirrel|Squirrel, Eastern Gray]] || ''Sciurus carolinensis'' || || | | [[Wikipedia:Eastern gray squirrel|Squirrel, Eastern Gray]] || ''Sciurus carolinensis'' || || | ||
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− | | [[Wikipedia:Ctenosaura similis|Iguana | + | | [[Wikipedia:Ctenosaura similis|Iguana - Black Spiny-tailed]] || ''Ctenosaura similis'' || [[Image:Animal - Reptile - Iguana - Black spiny-tailed iguana (Female) - Ctenosaura similis.jpg|32x32px]] [[Image:Animal - Reptile - Iguana - Black spiny-tailed iguana (Male) - Ctenosaura similis.jpg|32x32px]] || Female, male. Seen in Quintana Roo, Mexico |
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+ | | [[Wikipedia:Lampropeltis nigra|Snake - Black King]] || ''Lampropeltis nigra'' || || Seen in Kentucky | ||
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− | | [[Wikipedia: | + | | [[Wikipedia:Storeria dekayi|Snake - Brown]] || ''Storeria dekayi'' || [[Image:Animal - Reptile - Snake, Brown - Storeria dekayi.jpg|32x32px]]|| |
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− | | [[Wikipedia:Butler's garter snake|Snake, Butler's | + | | [[Wikipedia:Butler's garter snake|Snake - Garter, Butler's]] || ''Thamnophis butleri'' || || |
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− | | [[Wikipedia:Common garter snake|Snake, Eastern | + | | [[Wikipedia:Common garter snake|Snake - Garter, Eastern]] || ''Thamnophis sirtalis'' || || |
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− | | [[Wikipedia:Smooth green snake|Snake | + | | [[Wikipedia:Smooth green snake|Snake - Smooth Green]] || ''Liochlorophis vernalis'' || || |
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− | | [[Wikipedia:Common snapping turtle|Turtle, Common | + | | [[Wikipedia:Common snapping turtle|Turtle - Snapping, Common ]] || ''Chelydra serpentina'' || [[Image:Animal - Reptile - Turtle - Snapping, Common - Chelydra serpentina.jpg|32x32px]] || Adult, hatchlings |
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− | | [[Wikipedia:Painted turtle|Turtle, Western | + | | [[Wikipedia:Painted turtle|Turtle - Painted, Western]] || ''Chrysemys picta'' || [[Image:Animal - Reptile - Turtle - Painted, Western - Chrysemys picta (Hatchling).jpg|32x32px]] || Adult, hatchlings |
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− | | [[Wikipedia:Spiny softshell turtle|Turtle | + | | [[Wikipedia:Spiny softshell turtle|Turtle - Spiny Soft-shell]] || ''Apalone spinifera spinifera'' || || |
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Revision as of 17:00, 3 September 2020
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 | Photos | Notes |
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Frog - Bull | Rana catesbeiana | ||
Frog - Green, Northern | Rana clamitans melanota | Adult and tadpoles | |
Frog - Leopard, Northern | Lithobates pipiens | Green morph | |
Frog - Pickerel | Lithobates palustris | ||
Salamander - Spotted | Ambystoma maculatum | ||
Toad - Eastern American | Anaxyrus americanus | Adult (brown and tan morph) and young | |
Toad - Fowler's | Anaxyrus fowleri |
Annelids
Common Name | Nomenclature | Photos | Notes |
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Leech, Freshwater Jawless | Glossiphoniidae | ||
Worm, Earth | Lumbricus terrestris |
Birds
Common Name | Nomenclature | Photos | Notes |
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Blackbird, Red-winged | Agelaius phoeniceus | Female, male | |
Bluebird, Eastern | Sialia sialis | Female, male | |
Cardinal, Northern | Cardinalis cardinalis | Female, male | |
Chickadee, Black-capped | Poecile atricapillus | ||
Cowbird, Brown-headed | Molothrus ater | ||
Crane, Sandhill | Grus canadensis | 32x32px | Female, male, hatchlings |
Crow, American | Corvus brachyrhynchos | ||
Dove, Mourning | Zenaida macroura | Adult, hatchlings | |
Dove, Rock | Columba livia | ||
Duck, Wood | Aix sponsa | Female adult, male/female juvenile | |
Eagle, Bald | Haliaeetus leucocephalus | ||
Egret, Great | Ardea alba | ||
Finch, American Gold | Carduelis tristis | Female, male | |
Goose, Canada | Branta canadensis | Female, male, hatchling, fledgling | |
Grackle, Common | Quiscalus quiscula | Female, male | |
Grackle, Great-tailed | Quiscalus mexicanus | 32x32px | Seen in New Mexico and Quintana Roo, Mexico. |
Gull, American Herring | Larus smithsonianus | ||
Gull, Common | Larus canus | ||
Gull, Laughing | Leucophaeus atricilla | Alternate plumage. Seen in the Bahamas. | |
Hawk, Broad-winged | Buteo platypterus | ||
Heron, Great Blue | Ardea herodias | Dark form | |
Hummingbird | Trochilidae | Seen several, couldn't identify | |
Jay, Blue | Cyanocitta cristata | Female, male | |
Junco, Dark-eyed | Junco hyemalis | Male slate-colored | |
Killdeer | Charadrius vociferus | ||
Kingfisher, Belted | Megaceryle alcyon | Female | |
Mallard | Anas platyrhynchos | Female, male, hatchlings | |
Nuthatch, Red-breasted | Sitta canadensis | ||
Owl, Barred | Strix varia | Adult and fledgling. Saw another at night, but I couldn't identify it | |
Oriole, Baltimore | Icterus galbula | ||
Osprey | Pandion haliaetus | Adult, nest | |
Pelican, Brown | Pelecanus occidentalis | ||
Pheasant, Common | Phasianus colchicus | ||
Raven, Common | Corvis corax | ||
Redpoll, Common | Acanthis flammea | ||
Robin, American | Turdus migratorius | Female, male, hatchlings, 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, male | |
Vulture, Turkey | Cathartes aura | ||
Waxwing, Cedar | Bombycilla cedrorum | Female, male | |
Woodpecker - Flicker, Northern | Colaptes auratus | Male, female, egg | |
Woodpecker - Pileated | Dryocuopus pileatus | ||
Woodpecker - Red-bellied | Melanerpes carolinus |
Butterflies, Moths, Caterpillars
Common Name | Nomenclature | Photos | Notes |
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Butterfly - Cabbage White | Pieris rapae | 32x32px | Adult |
Butterfly - Clouded Sulfur | Colias philodice | Adult | |
Butterfly - Monarch | Danaus plexippus | Adult | |
Butterfly - Painted Lady | Vanessa cardui | ||
Butterfly - Swallowtail, Canadian Tiger | Papilio canadensis | Adult | |
Butterfly - Swallowtail, Giant | Papilio cresphontes | Adult | |
Moth - Hawk, Five-spotted (Tomato Hornworm) | Manduca quinquemaculata | Caterpillar | |
Moth - Hummingbird | Hemaris | Unable to identify species | |
Moth - Isabella Tiger (Wolly Bear) | Pyrrharctia isabella | Adult, Caterpillar | |
Moth - Tent Caterpillar, Eastern | Malacosoma americanum | Adult, caterpillar | |
Moth - Oleander | Syntomeida epilais | Caterpillar (seen in Quintana Roo, Mexico) | |
Moth - Tussock, Hickory Tiger | Lophocampa caryae | Caterpillar, adult | |
Moth - Tussock, Spotted | Lophocampa maculata | Caterpillar | |
Moth - Winter (Inch Worm) | Operophtera brumato | Adult, caterpillar |
- insectidentification.org/insects-by-type-and-region.asp?thisState=michigan&thisType=Butterfly%20or%20Moth - Database.
Cnidarias
Common Name | Nomenclature | Photos | Notes |
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Jellyfish, box | Cubozoa | Seen in Bahamas. Also stung by one, in Gulf of Mexico, but couldn't identify. |
Crustaceans
Common Name | Nomenclature | Photos | Notes |
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Crayfish, Rusty | Orconectes rusticus | ||
Pill-bug, Common | Armadillidium vulgare | AKA Roly-poly | |
Sow-bug | Oniscidea | Kind that can't roll up |
Fish
Common Name | Nomenclature | Photos | Notes |
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Bass, Smallmouth | Micropterus dolomieu | ||
Bluegill | Lepomis macrochirus | ||
Catfish, Flathead | Pylodictis olivaris | ||
Trout, Lake | Salvelinus namaycush |
Insects
Common Name | Nomenclature | Photos | Notes |
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Ant - Black Carpenter | Camponotus pennsylvanicus | Female, Male, larva, eggs | |
Ant - Black Garden | Lasius niger | ||
Ant - Pavement | Tetramorium caespitum | ||
Bee - Bumble, American | Bombus pensylvanicus | ||
Bee - Sweat, Dark | Lasioglossum pectorale | ||
Bee - Honey, Western | Apis mellifera | ||
Beetle - False Mealworm | Alobates pennsylvanica | ||
Beetle - Japanese | Popillia japonica | ||
Beetle - May | Phyllophaga | ||
Beetle - Willow Leaf | Plagiodera versicolora | ||
Boxelder Bug | Boisea trivittata | ||
Centipede - House | Scutigeridae | ||
Centipede - Bark | Cormocephalus | ||
Cicada | Unable to identify genus | ||
Cricket - Field | Gryllus pennsylvanicus | ||
Damselfly - Ebony jewelwing | Calopteryx maculata | Male | |
Damselfly | Ischnura | ||
Dragonfly - Blue Dasher | Pachydiplax longipennis | ||
Dragonfly - Common Whitetail | Plathemis lydia | Juvenile male | |
Dragonfly | Anisoptera | Unable to identify species | |
Earwig - European | Forficula auricularia | Female, male, young, larva, eggs | |
Firefly - Common Eastern | Photinus pyralis | ||
Fishfly - Spring | Chauliodes rastricornis | ||
Fly - Common Fruit | Drosophila melanogaster | ||
Fly - Crane | Tipulidae | ||
Fly - Deer | Chrysops | ||
Fly - Flesh | Sarcophaga | ||
Fly - Horse | Tabanidae | ||
Fly - House | Musca domestica | ||
Gnat | Mycetophilidae | Unable to identify species | |
Grasshopper - Differential | Melanoplus differentialis | ||
Grasshopper - Two-striped | Melanoplus bivittatus | ||
Harvestman - Eastern | Leiobunum vittatum | ||
Katydid - Fork-tailed Bush | Scudderia furcata | ||
Ladybeetle - Asian | Harmonia axyridis | ||
Lady Bug | Coccinellidae | ||
Mantis - Chinese | Tenodera sinensis | ||
Mantis - European | Mantis religiosa | ||
Masked Hunter | Reduvius personatus | Nymph | |
Mayfly | Palaeoptera | Seen in Ohio off Lake Erie | |
Milkweed Bug, Small | Lygaeus kalmii | Adult and nymphs | |
Millipede | Diplopoda | Unable to identify species | |
Mite - Clover | Bryobia praetiosa | ||
Mosquito | Culicidae | Female, larva. Unable to identify species | |
Pseudoscorpion | Pseudoscorpionida | ||
Spider - Grass, American | Agelenopsis | ||
Spider - Longbodied Cellar | Pholcus phalangioides | ||
Spider - Nursery Web | Pisaurina mira | Male | |
Spider - Tan Jumping | Platycryptus undatus | ||
Spider - Yellow Sac, American | Cheiracanthium inclusum | ||
Spider - Zebra Back | Salticus scenicus | ||
Stink Bug - Brown Marmorated | Halyomorpha halys | ||
Tick - Brown Dog | Rhipicephalus sanguineus | ||
Walking Stick - Common | Diapheromera femorata | ||
Wasp - Great Black | Sphex pensylvanicus | ||
Wasp - Eastern Yellow Jacket | Vespula maculifrons | ||
Wasp - European Paper | Polistes dominula | ||
Wasp - Megarhyssa atrata | Megarhyssa atrata | ||
Weevil - Black Vine | Otiorhynchus sulcatus |
Mammals
Common Name | Nomenclature | Photos | Notes |
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Agouti - Central American | Dasyprocta punctata | Seen in Quintana Roo, Mexico | |
Bat | Chiroptera | Unable to identify | |
Bear, American Black | Ursus americanus | Seen in Tennessee | |
Chipmunk, Eastern | Tamias striatus | ||
Coati - White-Nosed | Nasua narica | 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 | Adult, young | |
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 | Photos | Notes |
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Clam, Freshwater | Unionoida | Many kinds, unable to identify | |
Mussel, Zebra | Dreissena polymorpha | ||
Octopus | Octopoda | Seen in Quintana Roo, Mexico; unable to identify species | |
Slug, Grey Garden | Deroceras reticulatum | ||
Slug, Pacific Banana | Ariolimax columbianus | Seen in Seattle | |
Snail, Faucet | Bithynia tentaculata | ||
Snail, Garden | Cornu aspersum |
Reptiles
Common Name | Nomenclature | Photos | Notes |
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Iguana - Black Spiny-tailed | Ctenosaura similis | 32x32px | Female, male. Seen in Quintana Roo, Mexico |
Snake - Black King | Lampropeltis nigra | Seen in Kentucky | |
Snake - Brown | Storeria dekayi | ||
Snake - Garter, Butler's | Thamnophis butleri | ||
Snake - Garter, Eastern | Thamnophis sirtalis | ||
Snake - Smooth Green | Liochlorophis vernalis | ||
Turtle - Snapping, Common | Chelydra serpentina | Adult, hatchlings | |
Turtle - Painted, Western | Chrysemys picta | Adult, hatchlings | |
Turtle - Spiny Soft-shell | Apalone spinifera spinifera |