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Revision as of 15:37, 28 May 2018
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 | Female, male | |||
Cardinal, Northern | Cardinalis cardinalis | Female, male | |||
Chickadee, Black-capped | Poecile atricapillus | ||||
Cowbird, Brown-headed | Molothrus ater | ||||
Crane, Sandhill | Grus canadensis | Female, male, hatchlings | |||
Crow, American | 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 | Female, male | |||
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 | Trochilidae | Seen several, couldn't identify | |||
Jay, Blue | Cyanocitta cristata | Male, female | |||
Killdeer | Charadrius vociferus | ||||
Kingfisher, Belted | Megaceryle alcyon | Female | |||
Mallard | Anas platyrhynchos | Female, male, hatchlings | |||
Nuthatch, Red-breasted | Sitta canadensis | ||||
Owl | Strigiformes | Two different times, couldn't identify either | |||
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, 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, Northern Flicker | Colaptes auratus | Female | Woodpecker, Pileated | Dryocuopus pileatus | |
Woodpecker, Red-bellied | Melanerpes carolinus |
Cnidarias
Common Name | Nomenclature | Notes |
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Jellyfish, box | Cubozoa | Seen in Bahamas |
Crustaceans
Common Name | Nomenclature | 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 | 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 | Anisoptera | 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 | Mycetophilidae | 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 | Adult, caterpillar |
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, Spotted Tussock | Lophocampa maculata | 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, Brown Dog | Rhipicephalus sanguineus | |
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 | Chiroptera | 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 | 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 | Notes |
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Iguana, Black Spiny-tailed | Ctenosaura similis | Seen in Quintana Roo, Mexico |
Snake, Black King | Lampropeltis nigra | Seen in Kentucky |
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 | Adult, hatchlings |
Turtle, Spiny Soft-shell | Apalone spinifera spinifera |