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− | 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. | + | 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. See also my [[list of plants I've seen in the wild]]. |
==Amphibians== | ==Amphibians== | ||
− | {| class="wikitable" | | + | {| class="wikitable sortable" | |
− | ! Common Name !! Nomenclature !! Notes | + | ! Common Name !! Nomenclature !! Photos !! Notes |
|- | |- | ||
− | | Frog | + | | [[Wikipedia:American bullfrog|Frog - Bull]] || ''Rana catesbeiana'' || [[Image:Animal - Amphibian - Frog - Bull - Rana catesbeiana.jpg|32x32px]] || |
|- | |- | ||
− | | Frog | + | | [[Wikipedia:Northern green frog|Frog - Eastern Gray Treefrog]] || ''Dryophytes versicolor'' || [[Image:Animal - Amphibian - Frog - Eastern Gray Treefrog - Dryophytes versicolor.jpg|32x32px]] || Adult |
|- | |- | ||
− | | Frog, | + | | [[Wikipedia:Northern green frog|Frog - Green, Northern]] || ''Rana clamitans melanota'' || [[Image:Animal - Amphibian - Frog - Green, Northern (Juvenile) - Lithobates clamitans melanota.jpg|32x32px]] [[Image:Animal - Amphibian - Frog - Green, Northern (Female) - Lithobates clamitans melanota.jpg|32x32px]] || Female, juvenile, and tadpoles |
|- | |- | ||
− | | | + | | [[Wikipedia:Northern leopard frog|Frog - Leopard, Northern]] || ''Lithobates pipiens'' || || Green morph |
|- | |- | ||
− | | Toad, Fowler's || ''Anaxyrus fowleri'' || | + | | [[Wikipedia:Pickerel frog|Frog - Pickerel]] || ''Lithobates palustris'' || || |
+ | |- | ||
+ | | [[Wikipedia:Spotted salamander|Salamander - Spotted]] || ''Ambystoma maculatum'' || || | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | [[Wikipedia:American toad|Toad - Eastern American]] || ''Anaxyrus americanus'' || [[Image:Animal - Amphibian - Toad - American, Eastern (Brown) - Anaxyrus americanus americanus.jpg|32x32px]] [[Image:Animal - Amphibian - Toad - American, Eastern (Gray) - Anaxyrus americanus americanus.jpg|32x32px]] || Adult (Brown and gray morphs) and young | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | [[Wikipedia:Anaxyrus fowleri|Toad - Fowler's]] || ''Anaxyrus fowleri'' || || | ||
|} | |} | ||
==Annelids== | ==Annelids== | ||
− | {| class="wikitable" | | + | {| class="wikitable sortable" | |
− | ! Common Name !! Nomenclature !! Notes | + | ! Common Name !! Nomenclature !! Photos !! Notes |
|- | |- | ||
− | | Leech, Freshwater Jawless || ''Glossiphoniidae'' || | + | | [[Wikipedia:Glossiphoniidae|Leech, Freshwater Jawless]] || ''Glossiphoniidae'' || || |
|- | |- | ||
− | | Worm, Earth || ''Lumbricus terrestris'' || | + | | [[Wikipedia:Earthworm|Worm, Earth]] || ''Lumbricus terrestris'' || [[Image:Animal - Annelid - Worm, Earth - Lumbricus terrestris.jpg|32x32px]] || |
|} | |} | ||
− | |||
==Birds== | ==Birds== | ||
− | {| class="wikitable" | | + | {| class="wikitable sortable" | |
− | ! Common Name !! Nomenclature !! Notes | + | ! Common Name !! Nomenclature !! Photos !! Notes |
+ | |- | ||
+ | | [[Wikipedia:Red-winged blackbird|Blackbird, Red-winged]] || ''Agelaius phoeniceus'' || [[Image:Animal - Bird - Blackbird, Red-winged - Agelaius phoeniceus (Male).jpg|32x32px]] || Female, male | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | [[Wikipedia:Eastern bluebird|Bluebird, Eastern]] || ''Sialia sialis'' || || Female, male | ||
|- | |- | ||
− | | | + | | [[Wikipedia:Northern cardinal|Cardinal, Northern]] || ''Cardinalis cardinalis'' || [[Image:Animal - Bird - Cardinal, Northern (Male) - Cardinalis cardinalis.jpg|32x32px]] || Female, male, hatchinglings, nest, eggs |
|- | |- | ||
− | | | + | | [[Wikipedia:Black-capped chickadee|Chickadee, Black-capped]] || ''Poecile atricapillus'' || [[Image:Animal - Bird - Chickadee, Black-capped - Poecile atricapillus.jpg|32x32px]] || |
|- | |- | ||
− | | | + | | [[Wikipedia:Brown-headed cowbird|Cowbird, Brown-headed]] || ''Molothrus ater'' || || |
|- | |- | ||
− | | | + | | [[Wikipedia:Sandhill crane|Crane, Sandhill]] || ''Grus canadensis'' || [[Image:Animal - Bird - Crane, Sandhill (Male & Female) - Grus canadensis.jpg|32x32px]] || Female, male, hatchlings |
|- | |- | ||
− | | | + | | [[Wikipedia:American crow|Crow, American]] || ''Corvus brachyrhynchos'' || || |
|- | |- | ||
− | | | + | | [[Wikipedia:Double-crested cormorant|Cormorant, Double-crested]] || ''Nannopterum auritum'' || || Adult |
|- | |- | ||
− | | | + | | [[Wikipedia:Eurasian collared dove|Dove, Eurasian Collared]] || ''Streptopelia decaocto'' || [[Image:Animal - Bird - Dove, Eurasian Collared - Streptopelia decaocto.jpg|32x32px]] || See in Quintana Roo, Mexico. |
|- | |- | ||
− | | Dove, Mourning || ''Zenaida macroura'' || Adult, hatchlings | + | | [[Wikipedia:Mourning dove|Dove, Mourning]] || ''Zenaida macroura'' || || Adult, hatchlings |
|- | |- | ||
− | | Dove, Rock || ''Columba livia'' || | + | | [[Wikipedia:Rock dove|Dove, Rock]] || ''Columba livia'' || || |
|- | |- | ||
− | | | + | | [[Wikipedia:Wood duck|Duck, Wood]] || ''Aix sponsa'' || || Female adult, male/female juvenile |
|- | |- | ||
− | | | + | | [[Wikipedia:Bald eagle|Eagle, Bald]] || ''Haliaeetus leucocephalus'' || || |
|- | |- | ||
− | | | + | | [[Wikipedia:Great egret|Egret, Great]] || ''Ardea alba'' || || |
|- | |- | ||
− | | | + | | [[Wikipedia:American goldfinch|Finch, American Gold]] || ''Carduelis tristis'' || || Female, male |
|- | |- | ||
− | | | + | | [[Wikipedia:Magnificent frigatebird|Frigatebird, Magnificent]] || ''Fregata magnificens'' || [[Image:Animal - Bird - Frigatebird, Magnificent (Female) - Fregata magnificens.jpg|32x32px]] || Female. Seen in Quintana Roo, Mexico |
|- | |- | ||
− | | | + | | [[Wikipedia:Canada goose|Goose, Canada]] || ''Branta canadensis'' || [[Image:Animal - Bird - Goose, Canada - Branta canadensis.jpg|32x32px]] [[Image:Animal - Bird - Goose, Canada (Fledgling) - Branta canadensis.jpg|32x32px]] [[Image:Animal - Bird - Goose, Canada (Juvenile) - Branta canadensis.jpg|32x32px]] || Female, male, fledgling, juvenile |
|- | |- | ||
− | | | + | | [[Wikipedia:Common grackle|Grackle, Common]] || ''Quiscalus quiscula'' || || Female, male |
|- | |- | ||
− | | | + | | [[Wikipedia:Great-tailed grackle|Grackle, Great-tailed]] || ''Quiscalus mexicanus'' || [[Image:Animal - Bird - Grackle, Great-Tailed (Female) - Quiscalus mexicanus.jpg|32x32px]] [[Image:Animal - Bird - Grackle, Great-Tailed (Male) - Quiscalus mexicanus.jpg|32x32px]] || Seen in New Mexico and Quintana Roo, Mexico. |
|- | |- | ||
− | | | + | | [[Wikipedia:American herring gull|Gull, American Herring]] || ''Larus smithsonianus'' || || |
|- | |- | ||
− | | | + | | [[Wikipedia:Common gull|Gull, Common]] || ''Larus canus'' || || |
|- | |- | ||
− | | | + | | [[Wikipedia:Laughing gull|Gull, Laughing]] || ''Leucophaeus atricilla'' || [[Image:Animal - Bird - Gull - Laughing (Alternate) - Leucophaeus atricilla.jpg|32x32px]] || Alternate plumage. Seen in the Bahamas. |
|- | |- | ||
− | | | + | | [[Wikipedia:Broad-winged hawk|Hawk, Broad-winged]] || ''Buteo platypterus'' || || |
|- | |- | ||
− | | | + | | [[Wikipedia:Eastern red-tailed hawk|Hawk, Red-tailed]] || ''Buteo borealis'' || || |
|- | |- | ||
− | | | + | | [[Wikipedia:Great blue heron|Heron, Great Blue]] || ''Ardea herodias'' || [[Image:Animal - Bird - Heron, Great Blue (Dark form) - Ardea herodias.jpg|32x32px]] || Dark form |
|- | |- | ||
− | | | + | | [[Wikipedia:Green heron|Heron, Green]] || ''Butorides virescens'' || || |
|- | |- | ||
− | | | + | | [[Wikipedia:Hummingbird|Hummingbird]] || ''Trochilidae'' || || Seen several, couldn't identify |
|- | |- | ||
− | | | + | | [[Wikipedia:Blue jay|Jay, Blue]] || ''Cyanocitta cristata'' || || Female, male |
|- | |- | ||
− | | | + | | [[Wikipedia:Dark-eyed_junco|Junco, Dark-eyed]] || ''Junco hyemalis'' || || Slate-colored: male, female |
|- | |- | ||
− | | | + | | [[Wikipedia:Killdeer|Killdeer]] || ''Charadrius vociferus'' || [[Image:Animal - Bird - Killdeer - Charadrius vociferus.jpg|32x32px]] || |
|- | |- | ||
− | | | + | | [[Wikipedia:Eastern kingbird|Kingbird, Eastern]] || ''Tyrannus tyrannus'' || || Adult |
|- | |- | ||
− | | | + | | [[Wikipedia:Belted kingfisher|Kingfisher, Belted]] || ''Megaceryle alcyon'' || || Female |
|- | |- | ||
− | | | + | | [[Wikipedia:Mallard|Mallard]] || ''Anas platyrhynchos'' || || Female, male, hatchlings |
|- | |- | ||
− | | | + | | [[Wikipedia:Red-breasted merganser|Merganser, Red-breasted]] || ''Mergus serrator'' || || |
|- | |- | ||
− | | | + | | [[Wikipedia:Red-breasted nuthatch|Nuthatch, Red-breasted]] || ''Sitta canadensis'' || || |
|- | |- | ||
− | | | + | | [[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 |
|- | |- | ||
− | | | + | | [[Wikipedia:Baltimore oriole|Oriole, Baltimore]] || ''Icterus galbula'' || || |
|- | |- | ||
− | | | + | | [[Wikipedia:Osprey|Osprey]] || ''Pandion haliaetus'' || || Adult, nest |
|- | |- | ||
− | | | + | | [[Wikipedia:Brown pelican|Pelican, Brown]] || ''Pelecanus occidentalis'' || [[Image:Animal - Bird - Pelican, Brown - Pelecanus occidentalis.jpg|32x32px]] || Seen in Quintana Roo, Mexico. |
|- | |- | ||
− | | | + | | [[Wikipedia:Common pheasant|Pheasant, Common]] || ''Phasianus colchicus'' || || |
|- | |- | ||
− | | | + | | [[Wikipedia:Common raven|Raven, Common]] || ''Corvis corax'' || || |
|- | |- | ||
− | | | + | | [[Wikipedia:Common redpoll|Redpoll, Common]] || ''Acanthis flammea'' || || |
|- | |- | ||
− | | | + | | [[Wikipedia:American robin|Robin, American]] || ''Turdus migratorius'' || [[Image:Animal - Bird - Robin, American (Female) - Turdus migratorius.jpg|32x32px]] [[Image:Animal - Bird - Robin, American (Hatchlings) - Turdus migratorius.jpg|32x32px]] || Female, male, hatchlings, nest, eggs |
|- | |- | ||
− | | Woodpecker, Red-bellied || ''Melanerpes carolinus'' || | + | | [[Wikipedia:Eurasian tree sparrow|Sparrow, Eurasian Tree]] || ''Passer montanus'' || || |
+ | |- | ||
+ | | [[Wikipedia:White-crowned sparrow|Sparrow, House]] || ''Passer domesticus'' || || Female, male | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | [[Wikipedia:House sparrow|Sparrow, White-crowed]] || ''Zonotrichia leucophrys'' || || Female, male | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | [[Wikipedia:Common starling|Starling, Common]] || ''Sturnus vulgaris'' || || | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | [[Wikipedia:Barn swallow|Swallow, Barn]] || ''Hirundo rustica'' || || Female, male | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | [[Wikipedia:Mute swan|Swan, Mute]] || ''Cygnus olor'' || [[Image:Animal - Bird - Swan, Mute - Cygnus olor.jpg|32x32px]] || | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | [[Wikipedia:Least tern|Tern, Least]] || ''Sternula antillarum'' || [[Image:Animal - Bird - Tern, Least - Sternula antillarum.jpg|32x32px]] || Seen in Quintana Roo, Mexico | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | [[Wikipedia:Wild turkey|Turkey, Wild]] || ''Meleagris gallopavo'' || [[Image:Animal - Bird - Turkey, Wild (Female) - Meleagris gallopavo.jpg|32x32px]] [[Image:Animal - Bird - Turkey, Wild (Male) - Meleagris gallopavo.jpg|32x32px]] || Female, male | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | [[Wikipedia:Turkey vulture|Vulture, Turkey]] || ''Cathartes aura'' || [[Image:Animal - Bird - Vulture, Turkey - Cathartes aura.jpg|32x32px]] || | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | [[Wikipedia:Cedar waxwing|Waxwing, Cedar]] || ''Bombycilla cedrorum'' || || Female, male | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | [[Wikipedia:Downy woodpecker|Woodpecker - Downy]] || ''Dryocuopus pileatus'' || [[Image:Animal - Bird - Woodpecker, Downy (Female) - Dryobates pubescens.jpg|32x32px]] || Female | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | [[Wikipedia:Northern flicker|Woodpecker - Flicker, Northern]] || ''Colaptes auratus'' || [[Image:Animal - Bird - Woodpecker - Flicker, Northern (Egg) - Colaptes auratus.jpg|32x32px]] || Male, female, egg | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | [[Wikipedia:Pileated woodpecker|Woodpecker - Pileated]] || ''Dryocuopus pileatus'' || || | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | [[Wikipedia:Red-bellied woodpecker|Woodpecker - Red-bellied]] || ''Melanerpes carolinus'' || || | ||
+ | |} | ||
+ | |||
+ | ==Butterflies, Moths, Caterpillars== | ||
+ | {| class="wikitable sortable" | | ||
+ | ! Common Name !! Nomenclature !! Photos !! Notes | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | [[Wikipedia:Speyeria atlantis|Butterfly - Atlantis Fritillary]] || ''Atlantis Fritillary'' || [[Image:Animal - Insect - Butterfly - Atlantis Fritillary - Speyeria atlantis.jpg|32x32px]] || Adult | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | [[Wikipedia:Pieris rapae|Butterfly - Baltimore Checkerspot]] || ''Euphydryas phaeton'' || [[Image:Animal - Insect - Butterfly - Baltimore Checkerspot - Euphydryas phaeton.jpg|32x32px]] || Adult | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | [[Wikipedia:Baltimore checkerspot|Butterfly - Cabbage White]] || ''Pieris rapae'' || [[Image:Animal - Insect - Butterfly - Cabbage White (Caterpillar) - Pieris rapae.jpg|32x32px]] [[Image:Animal - Insect - Butterfly - Cabbage White (Adult) - Pieris rapae.jpg|32x32px]] || Caterpillar, adult | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | [[Wikipedia:Colias philodice|Butterfly - Clouded Sulfur]] || ''Colias philodice'' || || Adult | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | [[Wikipedia:Monarch butterfly|Butterfly - Monarch]] || ''Danaus plexippus'' || [[Image:Animal - Insect - Butterfly - Monarch - Danaus plexippus.jpg|32x32px]] [[Image:Animal - Insect - Butterfly - Monarch (Caterpillar) - Danaus plexippus.jpg|32x32px]] || Adult, caterpillar | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | [[Wikipedia:Nymphalis antiopa|Butterfly - Mourning Cloak]] || ''Nymphalis antiopa'' || [[Image:Animal - Insect - Butterfly - Mourning Cloak (Spiny Elm Caterpillar) - Nymphalis antiopa.jpg|32x32px]] || Caterpillar | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | [[Wikipedia:Vanessa cardui|Butterfly - Painted Lady]] || ''Vanessa cardui'' || [[Image:Animal - Butterfly - Painted Lady - Vanessa cardui.jpg|32x32px]] || | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | [[Wikipedia:Colias philodice|Butterfly - Clouded Sulfur]] || ''Colias philodice'' || || Adult | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | [[Wikipedia:Epargyreus clarus|Butterfly - Skipper, Silver-spotted ]] || ''Epargyreus clarus'' || [[Image:Animal - Insect - Butterfly - Skipper, Silver-spotted (Top) - Epargyreus clarus.jpg|32x32px]] [[Image:Animal - Insect - Butterfly - Skipper, Silver-spotted (Underside) - Epargyreus clarus.jpg|32x32px]] || Adult | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | [[Wikipedia:Celastrina ladon|Butterfly - Spring Azure]] || ''Celastrina ladon'' || [[Image:Animal - Insect - Butterfly - Spring Azure - Celastrina ladon.jpg|32x32px]] || | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | [[Wikipedia:Papilio cresphontes|Butterfly - Swallowtail, Giant]] || ''Papilio cresphontes'' || [[Image:Animal - Butterfly - Swallowtail, Giant - Papilio cresphontes.jpg|32x32px]] || Adult | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | [[Wikipedia:Manduca quinquemaculata|Moth - Hawk, Five-spotted (Tomato Hornworm)]] || ''Manduca quinquemaculata'' || || Caterpillar | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | [[Wikipedia:Hemaris|Moth - Hummingbird]] || ''Hemaris'' || || Unable to identify species | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | [[Wikipedia:Pyrrharctia isabella|Moth - Isabella Tiger (Wolly Bear)]] || ''Pyrrharctia isabella'' || [[Image:Animal - Moth - Isabella Tiger (Wolly Bear) - Pyrrharctia isabella.jpg|32x32px]] || Adult, Caterpillar | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | [[Wikipedia:Prochoerodes lineola|Moth - Spanworm, Large Maple]] || ''Prochoerodes lineola'' || [[Image:Animal - Insect - Moth - Spanworm, Large Maple (Caterpillar) - Prochoerodes lineola.jpg|32x32px]] || Caterpillar | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | [[Wikipedia:Eastern tent caterpillar|Moth - Tent Caterpillar, Eastern]] || ''Malacosoma americanum'' || || Adult, caterpillar | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | [[Wikipedia:Syntomeida epilais|Moth - Oleander]] || ''Syntomeida epilais'' || [[Image:Animal - Moth - Oleander Caterpillar - Syntomeida epilais.jpg|32x32px]] || Caterpillar (seen in Quintana Roo, Mexico) | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | [[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 | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | [[Wikipedia:Lophocampa maculata|Moth - Tussock, Spotted]] || ''Lophocampa maculata'' || || Caterpillar | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | [[Wikipedia:Winter moth|Moth - Winter (Inch Worm)]] || ''Operophtera brumato'' || || Adult, caterpillar | ||
+ | |} | ||
+ | |||
+ | * [https://www.insectidentification.org/insects-by-type-and-region.asp?thisState=michigan&thisType=Butterfly%20or%20Moth insectidentification.org/insects-by-type-and-region.asp?thisState=michigan&thisType=Butterfly%20or%20Moth] - Database. | ||
+ | * [https://www.caterpillaridentification.org/caterpillars-by-state-listing.php?reach=Michigan caterpillaridentification.org/caterpillars-by-state-listing.php?reach=Michigan] - Database. | ||
+ | |||
+ | ==Cnidarias== | ||
+ | {| class="wikitable sortable" | | ||
+ | ! Common Name !! Nomenclature !! Photos !! Notes | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | [[Wikipedia:Box jellyfish|Jellyfish, box]] || ''Cubozoa'' || || Seen in Bahamas. Also stung by one, in Gulf of Mexico, but couldn't identify. | ||
|} | |} | ||
==Crustaceans== | ==Crustaceans== | ||
− | {| class="wikitable" | | + | {| class="wikitable sortable" | |
− | ! Common Name !! Nomenclature !! Notes | + | ! Common Name !! Nomenclature !! Photos !! Notes |
|- | |- | ||
− | | Crayfish, Rusty || ''Orconectes rusticus'' || | + | | [[Wikipedia:Rusty crayfish|Crayfish, Rusty]] || ''Orconectes rusticus'' || || |
|- | |- | ||
− | | Pill-bug, Common || ''Armadillidium vulgare'' || AKA Roly-poly | + | | [[Wikipedia:Armadillidium vulgare|Pill-bug, Common]] || ''Armadillidium vulgare'' || [[Image:Animal - Crustacean - Pill-bug, Common - Armadillidium vulgare.jpg|32x32px]] || AKA Roly-poly |
|- | |- | ||
− | | Sow-bug || || Kind that can't roll up | + | | [[Wikipedia:Woodlouse|Sow-bug]] || ''Oniscidea'' || [[Image:Animal - Crustacean - Sow-bug - Oniscidea.jpg|32x32px]] || Kind that can't roll up |
|} | |} | ||
==Fish== | ==Fish== | ||
− | {| class="wikitable" | | + | {| class="wikitable sortable" | |
− | ! Common Name !! Nomenclature !! Notes | + | ! Common Name !! Nomenclature !! Photos !! Notes |
|- | |- | ||
− | | Bass, Smallmouth || ''Micropterus dolomieu'' || | + | | [[Wikipedia:Smallmouth bass|Bass, Smallmouth]] || ''Micropterus dolomieu'' || || |
|- | |- | ||
− | | Bluegill || ''Lepomis macrochirus'' || | + | | [[Wikipedia:Bluegill|Bluegill]] || ''Lepomis macrochirus'' || || |
|- | |- | ||
− | | Catfish, Flathead || ''Pylodictis olivaris'' || | + | | [[Wikipedia:Flathead catfish|Catfish, Flathead]] || ''Pylodictis olivaris'' || || |
|- | |- | ||
− | | Trout, Lake || ''Salvelinus namaycush'' || | + | | [[Wikipedia:Lake trout|Trout, Lake]] || ''Salvelinus namaycush'' || || |
|} | |} | ||
==Insects== | ==Insects== | ||
− | {| class="wikitable" | | + | {| class="wikitable sortable" | |
− | ! Common Name !! Nomenclature !! Notes | + | ! Common Name !! Nomenclature !! Photos !! Notes |
+ | |- | ||
+ | | [[Wikipedia:Black carpenter ant|Ant - Black Carpenter]] || ''Camponotus pennsylvanicus'' || || Female, Male, larva, eggs | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | [[Wikipedia:Black garden ant|Ant - Black Garden]] || ''Lasius niger'' || || | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | [[Wikipedia:Pavement ant|Ant - Pavement]] || ''Tetramorium caespitum'' || || | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | [[Wikipedia:Solenopsis molesta|Ant - Thief]] || ''Solenopsis molesta'' || [[Image:Animal - Insect - Ant - Thief - Solenopsis molesta.jpg|32x32px]] || Female | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | [[Wikipedia:Bombus pensylvanicus|Bee - Bumble, American]] || ''Bombus pensylvanicus'' || [[Image:Animal - Insect - Bee - Bumble, American - Bombus pensylvanicus.jpg|32x32px]] || | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | [[Wikipedia:Lasioglossum pectorale|Bee - Sweat, Dark]] || ''Lasioglossum pectorale'' || [[Image:Animal - Insect - Bee - Sweat, Dark - Lasioglossum pectorale.jpg|32x32px]] || | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | [[Wikipedia:Western honey bee|Bee - Honey, Western]] || ''Apis mellifera'' || [[Image:Animal - Insect - Bee - Honey, Western - Apis mellifera.jpg|32x32px]] || | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | [[Wikipedia:Alobates pennsylvanica|Beetle - False Mealworm]] || ''Alobates pennsylvanica'' || || | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | [[Wikipedia:Japanese beetle|Beetle - Japanese]] || ''Popillia japonica'' || [[Image:Animal - Insect - Beetle - Japanese - Popillia japonica.jpg|32x32px]] || | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | [[Wikipedia:Phyllophaga|Beetle - May]] || ''Phyllophaga'' || || | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | [[Wikipedia:Plagiodera versicolora|Beetle - Willow Leaf]] || ''Plagiodera versicolora'' || [[Image:Animal - Insect - Beetle - Willow Leaf - Plagiodera versicolora.jpg|32x32px]] || | ||
|- | |- | ||
− | | | + | | [[Wikipedia:Boxelder bug|Boxelder Bug]] || ''Boisea trivittata'' || || |
|- | |- | ||
− | | | + | | [[Wikipedia:Scutigeridae|Centipede - House]] || ''Scutigeridae'' || || |
|- | |- | ||
− | | | + | | [[Wikipedia:Cormocephalus|Centipede - Bark]] || ''Cormocephalus'' || || |
|- | |- | ||
− | | | + | | [[Wikipedia:Neotibicen linnei|Cicada - Linne's]] || ''Neotibicen linnei'' || [[Image:Animal - Insect - Cicada - Linne's - Neotibicen linnei.jpg|32x32px]] || |
|- | |- | ||
− | | | + | | [[Wikipedia:Field cricket|Cricket - Field]] || ''Gryllus pennsylvanicus'' || [[Image:Animal - Insect - Cricket - Field - Gryllus pennsylvanicus.jpg|32x32px]] || |
|- | |- | ||
− | | | + | | [[Wikipedia:Ebony jewelwing|Damselfly - Ebony jewelwing]] || ''Calopteryx maculata'' || [[Image:Animal - Insect - Damselfly - Ebony Jewelwing - Calopteryx maculata.jpg|32x32px]] || Male |
|- | |- | ||
− | | | + | | [[Wikipedia:Damselfly|Damselfly]] || ''Ischnura'' || || |
|- | |- | ||
− | | | + | | [[Wikipedia:Sympetrum vicinum|Dragonfly - Autumn Medowhawk]] || ''Sympetrum vicinum'' || [[Image:Animal - Insect - Dragonfly - Autumn Medowhawk - Sympetrum vicinum.jpg|32x32px]] || |
|- | |- | ||
− | | | + | | [[Wikipedia:Blue dasher|Dragonfly - Blue Dasher]] || ''Pachydiplax longipennis'' || || |
|- | |- | ||
− | | | + | | [[Wikipedia:Common whitetail|Dragonfly - Common Whitetail]] || ''Plathemis lydia'' || [[Image:Animal - Insect - Dragonfly - Common Whitetail (Juvenile Male) - Plathemis lydia.jpg|32x32px]] || Juvenile male |
|- | |- | ||
− | | | + | | [[Wikipedia:Erythemis simplicicollis|Dragonfly - Pondhawk, Eastern]] || ''Erythemis simplicicollis'' || [[Image:Animal - Insect - Dragonfly - Pondhawk, Eastern (Female) - Erythemis simplicicollis.jpg|32x32px]] || Female |
|- | |- | ||
− | | | + | | [[Wikipedia:Dragonfly|Dragonfly]] || ''Anisoptera'' || || Unable to identify species |
|- | |- | ||
− | | | + | | [[Wikipedia:Forficula auricularia|Earwig - European]] || ''Forficula auricularia'' || || Female, male, young, larva, eggs |
|- | |- | ||
− | | | + | | [[Wikipedia:Photinus pyralis|Firefly - Common Eastern]] || ''Photinus pyralis'' || [[Image:Animal - Insect - Firefly - Common Eastern - Photinus pyralis.jpg|32x32px]] || |
|- | |- | ||
− | | | + | | [[Wikipedia:Chauliodes rastricornis|Fishfly - Spring]] || ''Chauliodes rastricornis'' || [[Image:Animal - Insect - Fishfly - Spring - Chauliodes rastricornis.jpg|32x32px]] || |
|- | |- | ||
− | | | + | | [[Wikipedia:Drosophila melanogaster|Fly - Common Fruit]] || ''Drosophila melanogaster'' || || |
|- | |- | ||
− | | | + | | [[Wikipedia:Crane fly|Fly - Crane]] || ''Tipulidae'' || || |
|- | |- | ||
− | | Fly | + | | [[Wikipedia:Deer fly|Fly - Deer]] || ''Chrysops'' || [[Image:Animal - Insect - Fly - Deer - Chrysops.jpg|32x32px]] || |
|- | |- | ||
− | | Fly | + | | [[Wikipedia:Flesh fly|Fly - Flesh]] || ''Sarcophaga'' || [[Image:Animal - Insect - Fly - Flesh - Sarcophagidae.jpg|32x32px]] || |
|- | |- | ||
− | | Fly | + | | [[Wikipedia:Horse-fly|Fly - Horse]] || ''Tabanidae'' || || |
|- | |- | ||
− | | Fly | + | | [[Wikipedia:Housefly|Fly - House]] || ''Musca domestica'' || [[Image:Animal - Insect - Fly - House (Larva) - Musca domestica.jpg|32x32px]] || |
|- | |- | ||
− | | Gnat || || Unable to identify | + | | [[Wikipedia:Gnat|Gnat]] || ''Mycetophilidae'' || || Unable to identify species |
|- | |- | ||
− | | Grasshopper | + | | [[Wikipedia:Differential grasshopper|Grasshopper - Differential]] || ''Melanoplus differentialis'' || [[Image:Animal - Insect - Grasshopper, Differential - Melanoplus differentialis.jpg|32x32px]] || |
|- | |- | ||
− | | Grasshopper | + | | [[Wikipedia:Melanoplus bivittatus|Grasshopper - Two-striped]] || ''Melanoplus bivittatus'' || || |
|- | |- | ||
− | | Harvestman | + | | [[Wikipedia:Leiobunum|Harvestman - Eastern]] || ''Leiobunum vittatum'' || || |
|- | |- | ||
− | | | + | | [[Wikipedia:Microcentrum rhombifolium|Katydid - Broad-winged]] || ''Microcentrum rhombifolium'' || [[Image:Animal - Insect - Katydid - Broad-winged - Microcentrum rhombifolium.jpg|32x32px]] || |
|- | |- | ||
− | | | + | | [[Wikipedia:Scudderia furcata|Katydid - Fork-tailed Bush]] || ''Scudderia furcata'' || || |
|- | |- | ||
− | | | + | | [[Wikipedia:Harmonia axyridis|Ladybeetle - Asian]] || ''Harmonia axyridis'' || || |
|- | |- | ||
− | | | + | | [[Wikipedia:Coccinellidae|Lady Bug]] || ''Coccinellidae'' || || |
|- | |- | ||
− | | | + | | [[Wikipedia:Chinese mantis|Mantis - Chinese]] || ''Tenodera sinensis'' || || |
|- | |- | ||
− | | | + | | [[Wikipedia:European mantis|Mantis - European]] || ''Mantis religiosa'' || [[Image:Animal - Insect - Mantis - European (Brown) - Mantis religiosa.jpg|32x32px]] || Brown and green |
|- | |- | ||
− | | | + | | [[Wikipedia:Reduvius personatus|Masked Hunter]] || ''Reduvius personatus'' || [[Image:Animal - Insect - Masked Hunter - Reduvius personatus.jpg|32x32px]] || Nymph |
|- | |- | ||
− | | | + | | [[Wikipedia:Mayfly|Mayfly]] || ''Palaeoptera'' || || Seen in Ohio off Lake Erie |
|- | |- | ||
− | | | + | | [[Wikipedia:Lygaeus kalmii|Milkweed Bug, Small]] || ''Lygaeus kalmii'' || [[Image:Animal - Insect - Milkweed Bug, Small - Lygaeus kalmii.jpg|32x32px]] || Adult and nymphs |
|- | |- | ||
− | | | + | | [[Wikipedia:Greenhouse millipede|Millipede, Greenhouse]] || ''Oxidus gracilis'' || [[Image:Animal - Insect - Millipede - Greenhouse - Oxidus gracilis.jpg|32x32px]] || |
|- | |- | ||
− | | | + | | [[Wikipedia:Bryobia praetiosa|Mite - Clover]] || ''Bryobia praetiosa'' || [[Image:Animal - Insect - Mite - Clover - Bryobia praetiosa.jpg|32x32px]] || |
|- | |- | ||
− | | | + | | [[Wikipedia:Mosquito|Mosquito]] || ''Culicidae'' || || Female, larva. Unable to identify species |
|- | |- | ||
− | | Pseudoscorpion || ''Pseudoscorpionida'' || | + | | [[Wikipedia:Pseudoscorpion|Pseudoscorpion]] || ''Pseudoscorpionida'' || || |
|- | |- | ||
− | | | + | | [[Wikipedia:Silverfish|Silverfish]] || ''Lepisma saccharinum'' || [[Image:Animal - Insect - Silverfish - Lepisma saccharinum.jpg|32x32px]] || |
|- | |- | ||
− | | Spider, | + | | [[Wikipedia:Agelenopsis|Spider - Grass, American]] || ''Agelenopsis'' || [[Image:Animal - Insect - Spider - Grass, American - Agelenopsis.jpg|32x32px]] || |
|- | |- | ||
− | | Spider | + | | [[Wikipedia:Pholcus phalangioides|Spider - Longbodied Cellar]] || ''Pholcus phalangioides'' || || |
|- | |- | ||
− | | Spider | + | | [[Wikipedia:Pisaurina mira|Spider - Nursery Web]] || ''Pisaurina mira'' || [[Image:Animal - Insect - Spider - Nursery Web (Male) - Pisaurina mira.jpg|32x32px]]|| Male |
|- | |- | ||
− | | | + | | [[Wikipedia:Platycryptus undatus|Spider - Tan Jumping]] || ''Platycryptus undatus'' || [[Image:Animal - Insect - Spider - Jumping, Tan - Platycryptus undatus.jpg|32x32px]] || |
|- | |- | ||
− | | | + | | [[Wikipedia:Cheiracanthium inclusum|Spider - Yellow Sac, American]] || ''Cheiracanthium inclusum'' || [[Image:Animal - Insect - Spider - Yellow Sac, American - Cheiracanthium inclusum.jpg|32x32px]] || |
|- | |- | ||
− | | | + | | [[Wikipedia:Zebra spider|Spider - Zebra Back]] || ''Salticus scenicus'' || || |
|- | |- | ||
− | | | + | | [[Wikipedia:Brown marmorated stink bug|Stink Bug - Brown Marmorated]] || ''Halyomorpha halys'' || [[Image:Animal - Insect - Stink Bug - Brown Marmorated - Halyomorpha halys.jpg|32x32px]] || |
|- | |- | ||
− | | | + | | [[Wikipedia:Dermacentor variabilis|Tick - American Dog]] || ''Dermacentor variabilis'' || [[Image:Animal - Insect - Tick - American Dog (Female) - Dermacentor variabilis.jpg|32x32px]] [[Image:Animal - Insect - Tick - American Dog (Male) - Dermacentor variabilis.jpg|32x32px]] || Female, male |
|- | |- | ||
− | | | + | | [[Wikipedia:Rhipicephalus sanguineus|Tick - Brown Dog]] || ''Rhipicephalus sanguineus'' || || |
|- | |- | ||
− | | Weevil | + | | [[Wikipedia:Common walkingstick|Walking Stick - Common]] || ''Diapheromera femorata'' || || |
+ | |- | ||
+ | | [[Wikipedia:Sphex pensylvanicus|Wasp - Great Black]] || ''Sphex pensylvanicus'' || [[Image:Animal - Insect - Wasp, Great Black - Sphex pensylvanicus.jpg|32x32px]] || | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | [[Wikipedia:Eastern yellowjacket|Wasp - Eastern Yellow Jacket]] || ''Vespula maculifrons'' || || | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | [[Wikipedia:Polistes dominula|Wasp - European Paper]] || ''Polistes dominula'' || || | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | [[Wikipedia:Megarhyssa atrata|Wasp - Megarhyssa atrata]] || ''Megarhyssa atrata'' || || | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | [[Wikipedia:Otiorhynchus sulcatus|Weevil - Black Vine]] || ''Otiorhynchus sulcatus'' || || | ||
|} | |} | ||
==Mammals== | ==Mammals== | ||
− | {| class="wikitable" | | + | {| class="wikitable sortable" | |
− | ! Common Name !! Nomenclature !! Notes | + | ! Common Name !! Nomenclature !! Photos !! Notes |
+ | |- | ||
+ | | [[Wikipedia:Central American agouti|Agouti, Central American]] || ''Dasyprocta punctata'' || [[Image:Animal - Mammal - Agouti - Central American - Dasyprocta punctata.jpg|32x32px]] || Seen in Quintana Roo, Mexico | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | [[Wikipedia:Bat|Bat]] || ''Chiroptera'' || || Unable to identify | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | [[Wikipedia:American black bear|Bear, American Black]] || ''Ursus americanus'' || || Seen in Tennessee | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | [[Wikipedia:Eastern chipmunk|Chipmunk, Eastern]] || ''Tamias striatus'' || [[Image:Animal - Mammal - Chipmunk, Eastern - Tamias striatus.jpg|32x32px]] || | ||
|- | |- | ||
− | | | + | | [[Wikipedia:White-nosed coati|Coati - White-Nosed]] || ''Nasua narica'' || [[Image:Animal - Mammal - Coati - White-Nosed - Nasua narica.jpg|32x32px]] || Seen in Quintana Roo, Mexico |
|- | |- | ||
− | | | + | | [[Wikipedia:Coyote|Coyote]] || ''Canis latrans'' || || Seen in California |
|- | |- | ||
− | | | + | | [[Wikipedia:White-tailed deer|Deer, White-tailed]] || ''Odocoileus virginianus'' || [[Image:Animal - Mammal - Deer, White-tailed (Female) - Odocoileus virginianus.jpg|32x32px]] || Male, female, fawns |
|- | |- | ||
− | | | + | | [[Wikipedia:Groundhog|Groundhog]] || ''Marmota monax'' || || |
|- | |- | ||
− | | | + | | [[Wikipedia:Snowshoe hare|Hare, Snowshoe]] || ''Lepus americanus'' || || |
|- | |- | ||
− | | | + | | [[Wikipedia:West Indian manatee|Manatee, Florida]] || ''Trichechus manatus latirostris'' || || Seen in Florida |
|- | |- | ||
− | | | + | | [[Wikipedia:American mink|Mink, American]] || ''Neovison vison'' || || |
|- | |- | ||
− | | | + | | [[Wikipedia:House mouse|Mouse, House]] || ''Mus musculus'' || || |
|- | |- | ||
− | | | + | | [[Wikipedia:Muskrat|Muskrat]] || ''Ondatra zibethicus'' || [[Image:Animal - Mammal - Muskrat - Ondatra zibethicus.jpg|32x32px]] || |
|- | |- | ||
− | | | + | | [[Wikipedia:Virginia opossum|Opossum, Virginia]] || ''Didelphis virginiana'' || || |
|- | |- | ||
− | | | + | | [[Wikipedia:Eastern cottontail|Rabbit, Eastern Cottontail]] || ''Sylvilagus floridanus'' || [[Image:Animal - Mammal - Rabbit, Eastern Cottontail - Sylvilagus floridanus.jpg|32x32px]] || Adult, young |
|- | |- | ||
− | | | + | | [[Wikipedia:Raccoon|Raccoon]] || ''Procyon lotor'' || [[Image:Animal - Mammal - Raccoon - Procyon lotor.jpg|32x32px]] || Adults and kits |
|- | |- | ||
− | | | + | | [[Wikipedia:Northern fur seal|Seal, Northern Fur]] || ''Callorhinus ursinus'' || || Seen in Seattle |
|- | |- | ||
− | | | + | | [[Wikipedia:American red squirrel|Squirrel, American Red]] || ''Tamiasciurus hudsonicus'' || || |
|- | |- | ||
− | | | + | | [[Wikipedia:Black squirrel|Squirrel, Black]] || ''Sciurus carolinensis'' || || Variant of the gray squirrel |
|- | |- | ||
− | | Squirrel, | + | | [[Wikipedia:Fox squirrel|Squirrel, Fox]] || ''Sciurus niger'' || [[Image:Animal - Mammal - Squirrel, Fox - Sciurus niger.jpg|32x32px]] || |
|- | |- | ||
− | | Squirrel, | + | | [[Wikipedia:American red squirrel|Squirrel, American Red]] || ''Tamiasciurus hudsonicus'' || [[Image:Animal - Mammal - Squirrel, American Red - Tamiasciurus hudsonicus.jpg|32x32px]] || |
|- | |- | ||
− | | Squirrel, Eastern | + | | [[Wikipedia:Eastern gray squirrel|Squirrel, Eastern Gray]] || ''Sciurus carolinensis'' || || |
|- | |- | ||
− | | Skunk, Striped || ''Mephitis mephitis'' || | + | | [[Wikipedia:Striped skunk|Skunk, Striped]] || ''Mephitis mephitis'' || || |
|- | |- | ||
− | | Vole, Meadow || ''Microtus pennsylvanicus'' || | + | | [[Wikipedia:Meadow vole|Vole, Meadow]] || ''Microtus pennsylvanicus'' || || |
|} | |} | ||
==Mollusks== | ==Mollusks== | ||
− | {| class="wikitable" | | + | {| class="wikitable sortable" | |
− | ! Common Name !! Nomenclature !! Notes | + | ! Common Name !! Nomenclature !! Photos !! Notes |
|- | |- | ||
− | | Clam, Freshwater || || Many kinds, unable to identify | + | | [[Wikipedia:Unionoida|Clam, Freshwater]] || ''Unionoida'' || || Many kinds, unable to identify |
|- | |- | ||
− | | Mussel, Zebra|| ''Dreissena polymorpha'' || | + | | [[Wikipedia:Zebra mussel|Mussel, Zebra]] || ''Dreissena polymorpha'' || || |
|- | |- | ||
− | | | + | | [[Wikipedia:Octopus|Octopus]] || ''Octopoda'' || || Seen in Quintana Roo, Mexico; unable to identify species |
|- | |- | ||
− | | Slug, | + | | [[Wikipedia:Arion subfuscus|Slug, Dusky]] || ''Arion subfuscus'' || [[Image:Animal - Mollusk - Slug - Dusky - Arion subfuscus.jpg|32x32px]] || |
|- | |- | ||
− | | Snail, Garden || ''Cornu aspersum'' || | + | | [[Wikipedia:Deroceras reticulatum|Slug, Gray Garden]] || ''Deroceras reticulatum'' || [[Image:Animal - Mollusk - Slug - Garden, Gray - Deroceras reticulatum.jpg|32x32px]] || |
+ | |- | ||
+ | | [[Wikipedia:Banana slug|Slug, Pacific Banana]] || ''Ariolimax columbianus'' || || Seen in Seattle | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | [[Wikipedia:Bithynia tentaculata|Snail, Faucet]] || ''Bithynia tentaculata'' || || | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | [[Wikipedia:Cornu aspersum|Snail, Garden]] || ''Cornu aspersum'' || || | ||
|} | |} | ||
==Reptiles== | ==Reptiles== | ||
− | {| class="wikitable" | | + | {| class="wikitable sortable" | |
− | ! Common Name !! Nomenclature !! Notes | + | ! Common Name !! Nomenclature !! Photos !! Notes |
|- | |- | ||
− | | | + | | [[Wikipedia:Brown anole|Anole - Brown]] || ''Anolis sagrei'' || [[Image:Animal - Reptile - Anole, Brown - Anolis sagrei.jpg|32x32px]] || Seen in Quintana Roo, Mexico |
|- | |- | ||
− | | | + | | [[Wikipedia:Ctenosaura similis|Iguana - Black Spiny-tailed]] || ''Ctenosaura similis'' || [[Image:Animal - Reptile - Iguana - Black spiny-tailed (Female) - Ctenosaura similis.jpg|32x32px]] [[Image:Animal - Reptile - Iguana - Black spiny-tailed (Male) - Ctenosaura similis.jpg|32x32px]] || Female, male. Seen in Quintana Roo, Mexico |
|- | |- | ||
− | | Snake | + | | [[Wikipedia:Lampropeltis nigra|Snake - Black King]] || ''Lampropeltis nigra'' || || Seen in Kentucky |
|- | |- | ||
− | | Snake | + | | [[Wikipedia:Storeria dekayi|Snake - Brown]] || ''Storeria dekayi'' || [[Image:Animal - Reptile - Snake, Brown - Storeria dekayi.jpg|32x32px]] || |
|- | |- | ||
− | | Snake, | + | | [[Wikipedia:Butler's garter snake|Snake - Garter, Butler's]] || ''Thamnophis butleri'' || || |
|- | |- | ||
− | | Snake, | + | | [[Wikipedia:Common garter snake|Snake - Garter, Eastern]] || ''Thamnophis sirtalis sirtalis'' || [[Image:Animal - Reptile - Snake - Garter, Eastern - Thamnophis sirtalis sirtalis.jpg|32x32px]] || |
|- | |- | ||
− | | | + | | [[Wikipedia:Gray ratsnake|Snake - Ratsnake, Gray]] || ''Pantherophis spiloides'' || [[Image:Animal - Reptile - Snake - Ratsnake, Gray - Pantherophis spiloides.jpg|32x32px]] || Adult, juvenile |
|- | |- | ||
− | | | + | | [[Wikipedia:Smooth green snake|Snake - Smooth Green]] || ''Liochlorophis vernalis'' || || |
|- | |- | ||
− | | Turtle, Spiny Soft-shell || ''Apalone spinifera spinifera'' || | + | | [[Wikipedia:Painted turtle|Turtle - Painted, Western]] || ''Chrysemys picta'' || [[Image:Animal - Reptile - Turtle - Painted (Adult & Youngling) - Chrysemys picta.jpg|32x32px]] [[Image:Animal - Reptile - Turtle - Painted, Western - Chrysemys picta (Hatchling).jpg|32x32px]] || Adult, young, hatchlings |
+ | |- | ||
+ | | [[Wikipedia:Common snapping turtle|Turtle - Snapping, Common ]] || ''Chelydra serpentina'' || [[Image:Animal - Reptile - Turtle - Snapping, Common - Chelydra serpentina.jpg|32x32px]] [[Image:Animal - Reptile - Turtle - Snapping, Common (Hatchling) - Chelydra serpentina.jpg|32x32px]] || Adult, hatchlings | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | [[Wikipedia:Red-eared slider|Turtle - Red-eared slider]] || ''Trachemys scripta elegans'' || || | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | [[Wikipedia:Spiny softshell turtle|Turtle - Spiny Soft-shell]] || ''Apalone spinifera spinifera'' || || | ||
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Latest revision as of 15:26, 16 October 2023
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. See also my list of plants I've seen in the wild.
Contents
Amphibians
Common Name | Nomenclature | Photos | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
Frog - Bull | Rana catesbeiana | ||
Frog - Eastern Gray Treefrog | Dryophytes versicolor | Adult | |
Frog - Green, Northern | Rana clamitans melanota | Female, juvenile, 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 gray morphs) and young | |
Toad - Fowler's | Anaxyrus fowleri |
Annelids
Common Name | Nomenclature | Photos | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
Leech, Freshwater Jawless | Glossiphoniidae | ||
Worm, Earth | Lumbricus terrestris |
Birds
Common Name | Nomenclature | Photos | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
Blackbird, Red-winged | Agelaius phoeniceus | Female, male | |
Bluebird, Eastern | Sialia sialis | Female, male | |
Cardinal, Northern | Cardinalis cardinalis | Female, male, hatchinglings, nest, eggs | |
Chickadee, Black-capped | Poecile atricapillus | ||
Cowbird, Brown-headed | Molothrus ater | ||
Crane, Sandhill | Grus canadensis | Female, male, hatchlings | |
Crow, American | Corvus brachyrhynchos | ||
Cormorant, Double-crested | Nannopterum auritum | Adult | |
Dove, Eurasian Collared | Streptopelia decaocto | See in Quintana Roo, Mexico. | |
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 | |
Frigatebird, Magnificent | Fregata magnificens | Female. Seen in Quintana Roo, Mexico | |
Goose, Canada | Branta canadensis | Female, male, fledgling, juvenile | |
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 | ||
Gull, Laughing | Leucophaeus atricilla | Alternate plumage. Seen in the Bahamas. | |
Hawk, Broad-winged | Buteo platypterus | ||
Hawk, Red-tailed | Buteo borealis | ||
Heron, Great Blue | Ardea herodias | Dark form | |
Heron, Green | Butorides virescens | ||
Hummingbird | Trochilidae | Seen several, couldn't identify | |
Jay, Blue | Cyanocitta cristata | Female, male | |
Junco, Dark-eyed | Junco hyemalis | Slate-colored: male, female | |
Killdeer | Charadrius vociferus | ||
Kingbird, Eastern | Tyrannus tyrannus | Adult | |
Kingfisher, Belted | Megaceryle alcyon | Female | |
Mallard | Anas platyrhynchos | Female, male, hatchlings | |
Merganser, Red-breasted | Mergus serrator | ||
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 | Seen in Quintana Roo, Mexico. | |
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 | |
Sparrow, White-crowed | Zonotrichia leucophrys | Female, male | |
Starling, Common | Sturnus vulgaris | ||
Swallow, Barn | Hirundo rustica | Female, male | |
Swan, Mute | Cygnus olor | ||
Tern, Least | Sternula antillarum | Seen in Quintana Roo, Mexico | |
Turkey, Wild | Meleagris gallopavo | Female, male | |
Vulture, Turkey | Cathartes aura | ||
Waxwing, Cedar | Bombycilla cedrorum | Female, male | |
Woodpecker - Downy | Dryocuopus pileatus | Female | |
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 |
---|---|---|---|
Butterfly - Atlantis Fritillary | Atlantis Fritillary | Adult | |
Butterfly - Baltimore Checkerspot | Euphydryas phaeton | Adult | |
Butterfly - Cabbage White | Pieris rapae | Caterpillar, adult | |
Butterfly - Clouded Sulfur | Colias philodice | Adult | |
Butterfly - Monarch | Danaus plexippus | Adult, caterpillar | |
Butterfly - Mourning Cloak | Nymphalis antiopa | Caterpillar | |
Butterfly - Painted Lady | Vanessa cardui | ||
Butterfly - Clouded Sulfur | Colias philodice | Adult | |
Butterfly - Skipper, Silver-spotted | Epargyreus clarus | Adult | |
Butterfly - Spring Azure | Celastrina ladon | ||
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 - Spanworm, Large Maple | Prochoerodes lineola | 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.
- caterpillaridentification.org/caterpillars-by-state-listing.php?reach=Michigan - 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 | ||
Ant - Thief | Solenopsis molesta | Female | |
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 - Linne's | Neotibicen linnei | ||
Cricket - Field | Gryllus pennsylvanicus | ||
Damselfly - Ebony jewelwing | Calopteryx maculata | Male | |
Damselfly | Ischnura | ||
Dragonfly - Autumn Medowhawk | Sympetrum vicinum | ||
Dragonfly - Blue Dasher | Pachydiplax longipennis | ||
Dragonfly - Common Whitetail | Plathemis lydia | Juvenile male | |
Dragonfly - Pondhawk, Eastern | Erythemis simplicicollis | Female | |
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 - Broad-winged | Microcentrum rhombifolium | ||
Katydid - Fork-tailed Bush | Scudderia furcata | ||
Ladybeetle - Asian | Harmonia axyridis | ||
Lady Bug | Coccinellidae | ||
Mantis - Chinese | Tenodera sinensis | ||
Mantis - European | Mantis religiosa | Brown and green | |
Masked Hunter | Reduvius personatus | Nymph | |
Mayfly | Palaeoptera | Seen in Ohio off Lake Erie | |
Milkweed Bug, Small | Lygaeus kalmii | Adult and nymphs | |
Millipede, Greenhouse | Oxidus gracilis | ||
Mite - Clover | Bryobia praetiosa | ||
Mosquito | Culicidae | Female, larva. Unable to identify species | |
Pseudoscorpion | Pseudoscorpionida | ||
Silverfish | Lepisma saccharinum | ||
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 - American Dog | Dermacentor variabilis | Female, male | |
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, American Red | Tamiasciurus hudsonicus | ||
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, Dusky | Arion subfuscus | ||
Slug, Gray 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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Anole - Brown | Anolis sagrei | Seen in Quintana Roo, Mexico | |
Iguana - Black Spiny-tailed | Ctenosaura similis | 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 sirtalis | ||
Snake - Ratsnake, Gray | Pantherophis spiloides | Adult, juvenile | |
Snake - Smooth Green | Liochlorophis vernalis | ||
Turtle - Painted, Western | Chrysemys picta | Adult, young, hatchlings | |
Turtle - Snapping, Common | Chelydra serpentina | Adult, hatchlings | |
Turtle - Red-eared slider | Trachemys scripta elegans | ||
Turtle - Spiny Soft-shell | Apalone spinifera spinifera |