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Revision as of 10:13, 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 | Notes |
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Frog, Bull | Rana catesbeiana | |
Frog, Northern Green | Rana clamitans melanota | Adult and tadpoles |
Frog, Northern Leopard | 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 | 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 | |
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, 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 | 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, 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, Northern Flicker | Colaptes auratus | Male, female |
Woodpecker, Pileated | Dryocuopus pileatus | |
Woodpecker, Red-bellied | Melanerpes carolinus |
Butterflies, Moths, Caterpillars
Common Name | Nomenclature | Notes |
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Cabbage White | Pieris rapae | Adult |
Clouded Sulfur | Colias philodice | Adult |
Hawk, Five-spotted (Tomato Hornworm) | Manduca quinquemaculata | Caterpillar |
Hummingbird Moth | Hemaris | Unable to identify species |
Isabella Tiger (Caterpillar, Woollybear) | Pyrrharctia isabella | Adult, caterpillar |
Monarch | Danaus plexippus | Adult |
Swallowtail, Canadian Tiger | Papilio canadensis | Adult |
Swallowtail, Giant | Papilio cresphontes | Adult |
Tent Caterpillar, Eastern | Malacosoma americanum | Adult, caterpillar |
Tussock, Hickory Tiger | Lophocampa caryae | Caterpillar, adult |
Tussock, Spotted | 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 | 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 | 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 - Honey, Western | Apis mellifera | ||
Beetle - False Mealworm | Alobates pennsylvanica | ||
Beetle - Japanese | Popillia japonica | ||
Beetle - May | Phyllophaga | ||
Boxelder Bug | Boisea trivittata | ||
Centipede - House | Scutigeridae | ||
Centipede - Bark | Cormocephalus | ||
Cicada | Unable to identify genus | ||
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 | ||
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 | |
Millipede | Diplopoda | Unable to identify species | |
Mite - Clover | Bryobia praetiosa | ||
Mosquito | Culicidae | Female, larva. Unable to identify species | |
Moth - Isabella Tiger (Wolly Bear) | Pyrrharctia isabella | 32x32px | Caterpillar |
Pseudoscorpion | Pseudoscorpionida | ||
Spider - American Yellow Sac | Cheiracanthium inclusum | ||
Spider - Longbodied Cellar | Pholcus phalangioides | ||
Spider - Nursery Web | Pisaurina mira | Male | |
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 - 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 | 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 |