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Revision as of 16:55, 23 July 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, young | |
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 | 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 | 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 | ||
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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Cabbage White (Butterfly) | Pieris rapae | 32x32px | Adult |
Clouded Sulfur (Butterfly) | Colias philodice | Adult | |
Hawk, Five-spotted (Tomato Hornworm) (Moth) | Manduca quinquemaculata | Caterpillar | |
Hummingbird Moth | Hemaris | Unable to identify species | |
Isabella Tiger (Wolly Bear) (moth) | Pyrrharctia isabella | Adult, Caterpillar | |
Monarch (Butterfly) | Danaus plexippus | Adult | |
Swallowtail, Canadian Tiger (Butterfly) | Papilio canadensis | Adult | |
Swallowtail, Giant (Butterfly) | Papilio cresphontes | Adult | |
Tent Caterpillar, Eastern (Moth) | Malacosoma americanum | Adult, caterpillar | |
Tussock, Hickory Tiger (Moth) | Lophocampa caryae | Caterpillar, adult | |
Tussock, Spotted (Moth) | Lophocampa maculata | Caterpillar | |
Winter Moth (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 - Metricus Paper | Polistes metricus | ||
Weevil - Black Vine | Otiorhynchus sulcatus |
Mammals
Common Name | Nomenclature | Photos | 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 | 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 | Seen in Quintana Roo, Mexico | |
Snake - Black King | Lampropeltis nigra | Seen in Kentucky | |
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 |