Animals of North America

1,765 animals on World Animal Map have open-licence wild records from North America on GBIF. Countries: Anguilla · Antigua and Barbuda · Aruba · Bahamas · Barbados · Belize · Bermuda · Canada · Caribbean Netherlands · Cayman Islands · Costa Rica · Cuba · Curaçao · Dominica · Dominican Republic · El Salvador · Greenland · Grenada · Guadeloupe · Guatemala · Haiti · Honduras · Jamaica · Martinique · Mexico · Montserrat · Nicaragua · Panama · Puerto Rico · Saint Barthélemy · Saint Kitts and Nevis · Saint Lucia · Saint Martin · Saint Pierre and Miquelon · Saint Vincent and the Grenadines · Sint Maarten · Trinidad and Tobago · Turks and Caicos Islands · United States · Virgin Islands (British) · Virgin Islands (U.S.)

All 1,765 animals by group

Big cats 3

• Clouded leopard Neofelis nebulosa
• Cougar Puma concolor
• Jaguar Panthera onca

Small wild cats 5

• Bobcat Lynx rufus
• Canada lynx Lynx canadensis
• Jaguarundi Puma yagouaroundi
• Margay Leopardus wiedii
• Ocelot Leopardus pardalis

Bears 3

• American black bear Ursus americanus
• Brown bear Ursus arctos
• Polar bear Ursus maritimus

Wolves 1

• Wolf Canis lupus

Foxes, jackals & wild dogs 7

• Arctic fox Vulpes lagopus
• Coyote Canis latrans
• Gray fox Urocyon cinereoargenteus
• Island fox Urocyon littoralis
• Kit fox Vulpes macrotis
• Red fox Vulpes vulpes
• Swift fox Vulpes velox

Mongooses, civets & genets 2

• Javan mongoose Herpestes javanicus
• Small Indian mongoose Urva auropunctata

Weasels, otters, badgers & skunks 22

• American badger Taxidea taxus
• American ermine Mustela richardsonii
• American hog-nosed skunk Conepatus leuconotus
• American marten Martes americana
• American mink Neogale vison
• Black-footed ferret Mustela nigripes
• Eastern spotted skunk Spilogale putorius
• Fisher Martes pennanti
• Greater grison Galictis vittata
• Hooded skunk Mephitis macroura
• Neotropical otter Lontra longicaudis
• North American river otter Lontra canadensis
• Pacific marten Martes caurina
• Sea otter Enhydra lutris
• Southern spotted skunk Spilogale angustifrons
• Spilogale yucatanensis Spilogale yucatanensis
• Stoat Mustela erminea
• Striped hog-nosed skunk Conepatus semistriatus
• Striped skunk Mephitis mephitis
• Tayra Eira barbara
• Western spotted skunk Spilogale gracilis
• Wolverine Gulo gulo

Raccoons, coatis & relatives 8

• Cacomistle Bassariscus sumichrasti
• Cozumel raccoon Procyon pygmaeus
• Kinkajou Potos flavus
• Northern olingo Bassaricyon gabbii
• Raccoon Procyon lotor
• Ringtail Bassariscus astutus
• South American coati Nasua nasua
• White-nosed coati Nasua narica

Seals, sea lions & walrus 16

• Bearded seal Erignathus barbatus
• California sea lion Zalophus californianus
• Grey seal Halichoerus grypus
• Guadalupe fur seal Arctocephalus townsendi
• Harbor seal Phoca vitulina
• Harp seal Pagophilus groenlandicus
• Hawaiian monk seal Monachus schauinslandi
• Hooded seal Cystophora cristata
• Juan Fernández fur seal Arctocephalus philippii
• Northern elephant seal Mirounga angustirostris
• Northern fur seal Callorhinus ursinus
• Ribbon seal Histriophoca fasciata
• Ringed seal Pusa hispida
• Spotted seal Phoca largha
• Steller sea lion Eumetopias jubatus
• Walrus Odobenus rosmarus

Whales & dolphins 50

• Antarctic minke whale Balaenoptera bonaerensis
• Atlantic spotted dolphin Stenella frontalis
• Atlantic white-sided dolphin Lagenorhynchus acutus
• Baird's beaked whale Berardius bairdii
• Beluga whale Delphinapterus leucas
• Blainville's beaked whale Mesoplodon densirostris
• Blue whale Balaenoptera musculus
• Bowhead whale Balaena mysticetus
• Bryde's whale Balaenoptera brydei
• Clymene dolphin Stenella clymene
• Common bottlenose dolphin Tursiops truncatus
• Common minke whale Balaenoptera acutorostrata
• Cuvier's beaked whale Ziphius cavirostris
• Dall's porpoise Phocoenoides dalli
• Dwarf sperm whale Kogia sima
• False killer whale Pseudorca crassidens
• Fin whale Balaenoptera physalus
• Fraser's dolphin Lagenodelphis hosei
• Gervais's beaked whale Mesoplodon europaeus
• Gray whale Eschrichtius robustus
• Harbour porpoise Phocoena phocoena
• Hubbs' beaked whale Mesoplodon carlhubbsi
• Humpback whale Megaptera novaeangliae
• Long-finned pilot whale Globicephala melas
• Melon-headed whale Peponocephala electra
• Narwhal Monodon monoceros
• North Atlantic right whale Eubalaena glacialis
• Northern bottlenose whale Hyperoodon ampullatus
• Northern right whale dolphin Lissodelphis borealis
• Orca Orcinus orca
• Pacific white-sided dolphin Lagenorhynchus obliquidens
• Pantropical spotted dolphin Stenella attenuata
• Perrin's beaked whale Mesoplodon perrini
• Pygmy beaked whale Mesoplodon peruvianus
• Pygmy killer whale Feresa attenuata
• Pygmy sperm whale Kogia breviceps
• Rice's whale Balaenoptera ricei
• Risso's dolphin Grampus griseus
• Rough-toothed dolphin Steno bredanensis
• Sei whale Balaenoptera borealis
• Short-finned pilot whale Globicephala macrorhynchus
• Sowerby's beaked whale Mesoplodon bidens
• Sperm whale Physeter macrocephalus
• Spinner dolphin Stenella longirostris
• Stejneger's beaked whale Mesoplodon stejnegeri
• Striped dolphin Stenella coeruleoalba
• Tamanend's bottlenose dolphin Tursiops erebennus
• True's beaked whale Mesoplodon mirus
• Vaquita Phocoena sinus
• White-beaked dolphin Lagenorhynchus albirostris

Manatees & dugong 1

• West Indian manatee Trichechus manatus

Wild horses, asses & tapirs 1

• Baird's tapir Tapirus bairdii

Deer 8

• Central American red brocket Mazama temama
• Chital Axis axis
• Elk Cervus canadensis
• Moose Alces alces
• Mule deer Odocoileus hemionus
• Reindeer Rangifer tarandus
• Sika deer Cervus nippon
• White-tailed deer Odocoileus virginianus

Antelopes, wild cattle, sheep & goats 13

• American bison Bison bison
• Barbary sheep Ammotragus lervia
• Bighorn sheep Ovis canadensis
• Blackbuck Antilope cervicapra
• Dall sheep Ovis dalli
• Dama gazelle Nanger dama
• Gemsbok Oryx gazella
• Mountain goat Oreamnos americanus
• Muskox Ovibos moschatus
• Nilgai Boselaphus tragocamelus
• Pronghorn Antilocapra americana
• Scimitar oryx Oryx dammah
• Speke's gazelle Gazella spekei

Wild pigs & peccaries 3

• Collared peccary Dicotyles tajacu
• White-lipped peccary Tayassu pecari
• Wild boar Sus scrofa

Great apes 1

• Bonobo Pan paniscus

Gibbons 2

• Lar gibbon Hylobates lar
• Siamang Symphalangus syndactylus

Monkeys 17

• Black-headed spider monkey Ateles fusciceps
• Central American squirrel monkey Saimiri oerstedii
• Coiba Island howler Alouatta coibensis
• Colombian white-faced capuchin Cebus capucinus
• Common marmoset Callithrix jacchus
• François' langur Trachypithecus francoisi
• Geoffroy's spider monkey Ateles geoffroyi
• Geoffroy's tamarin Saguinus geoffroyi
• Green monkey Chlorocebus sabaeus
• Guianan squirrel monkey Saimiri sciureus
• Mantled howler Alouatta palliata
• Mona monkey Cercopithecus mona
• Panamanian night monkey Aotus zonalis
• Panamanian white-faced capuchin Cebus imitator
• Rhesus macaque Macaca mulatta
• Southern pig-tailed macaque Macaca nemestrina
• Yucatán black howler Alouatta pigra

Marsupials 9

• Alston's mouse opossum Micoureus alstoni
• Common opossum Didelphis marsupialis
• Derby's woolly opossum Caluromys derbianus
• Gray four-eyed opossum Philander opossum
• Gray short-tailed opossum Monodelphis domestica
• Grayish mouse opossum Tlacuatzin canescens
• Mexican mouse opossum Marmosa mexicana
• Robinson's mouse opossum Marmosa robinsoni
• Virginia opossum Didelphis virginiana

Bats 149

• Allen's big-eared bat Idionycteris phyllotis
• Anoura peruana Anoura peruana
• Antillean fruit-eating bat Brachyphylla cavernarum
• Antillean ghost-faced bat Mormoops blainvillei
• Argentine brown bat Eptesicus furinalis
• Arizona myotis Myotis occultus
• Aztec mastiff bat Molossus aztecus
• Big brown bat Eptesicus fuscus
• Big crested mastiff bat Promops centralis
• Big free-tailed bat Nyctinomops macrotis
• Big naked-backed bat Pteronotus gymnonotus
• Big-eared woolly bat Chrotopterus auritus
• Black bonneted bat Eumops auripendulus
• Black mastiff bat Molossus rufus
• Black myotis Myotis nigricans
• Black-winged little yellow bat Rhogeessa tumida
• Brazilian brown bat Eptesicus brasiliensis
• Broad-eared bat Nyctinomops laticaudatus
• Buffy flower bat Erophylla sezekorni
• California leaf-nosed bat Macrotus californicus
• California myotis Myotis californicus
• Canyon bat Parastrellus hesperus
• Cave myotis Myotis velifer
• Chestnut sac-winged bat Cormura brevirostris
• Chestnut short-tailed bat Carollia castanea
• Cinnamon myotis Myotis fortidens
• Commissaris's long-tongued bat Glossophaga commissarisi
• Common big-eared bat Micronycteris microtis
• Common vampire bat Desmodus rotundus
• Cozumelan golden bat Mimon cozumelae
• Cuban fig-eating bat Phyllops falcatus
• Cuban fruit-eating bat Brachyphylla nana
• Cuban funnel-eared bat Chilonatalus micropus
• Davis's round-eared bat Lophostoma evotis
• Davy's naked-backed bat Pteronotus davyi
• Dwarf bonneted bat Eumops bonariensis
• Eastern red bat Lasiurus borealis
• Eastern small-footed myotis Myotis leibii
• Elegant myotis Myotis elegans
• Eumops ferox Eumops ferox
• Evening bat Nycticeius humeralis
• Florida bonneted bat Eumops floridanus
• Fringe-lipped bat Trachops cirrhosus
• Fringed myotis Myotis thysanodes
• Geoffroy's tailless bat Anoura geoffroyi
• Ghost-faced bat Mormoops megalophylla
• Gray bat Myotis grisescens
• Gray long-tongued bat Glossophaga leachii
• Gray sac-winged bat Balantiopteryx plicata
• Gray short-tailed bat Carollia subrufa
• Great fruit-eating bat Artibeus lituratus
• Greater bulldog bat Noctilio leporinus
• Greater dog-like bat Peropteryx kappleri
• Greater long-nosed bat Leptonycteris nivalis
• Greater sac-winged bat Saccopteryx bilineata
• Greater spear-nosed bat Phyllostomus hastatus
• Greenhall's dog-faced bat Cynomops greenhalli
• Guadeloupe big-eyed bat Chiroderma improvisum
• Hairy big-eyed bat Chiroderma villosum
• Hairy fruit-eating bat Artibeus hirsutus
• Hairy-legged myotis Myotis keaysi
• Hairy-legged vampire bat Diphylla ecaudata
• Heller's broad-nosed bat Platyrrhinus helleri
• Hoary bat Lasiurus cinereus
• Honduran fruit-eating bat Artibeus inopinatus
• Honduran white bat Ectophylla alba
• Indiana bat Myotis sodalis
• Jamaican fig-eating bat Ariteus flavescens
• Jamaican flower bat Phyllonycteris aphylla
• Jamaican fruit bat Artibeus jamaicensis
• Keen's myotis Myotis keenii
• Leach's single leaf bat Monophyllus redmani
• Lesser dog-like bat Peropteryx macrotis
• Lesser long-nosed bat Leptonycteris yerbabuenae
• Lesser sac-winged bat Saccopteryx leptura
• Little big-eared bat Micronycteris megalotis
• Little brown bat Myotis lucifugus
• Little yellow bat Rhogeessa parvula
• Little yellow-shouldered bat Sturnira lilium
• Lonchophylla concava Lonchophylla concava
• Long-eared myotis Myotis evotis
• Long-legged myotis Myotis volans
• Mexican big-eared bat Corynorhinus mexicanus
• Mexican free-tailed bat Tadarida brasiliensis
• Mexican greater funnel-eared bat Natalus mexicanus
• Mexican long-tongued bat Choeronycteris mexicana
• Molossus alvarezi Molossus alvarezi
• Myotis septentrionalis Myotis septentrionalis
• Myotis vivesi Myotis vivesi
• Northern ghost bat Diclidurus albus
• Northern little yellow-eared bat Vampyressa thyone
• Northern yellow bat Lasiurus intermedius
• Orange nectar bat Lonchophylla robusta
• Pale spear-nosed bat Phyllostomus discolor
• Pallas's long-tongued bat Glossophaga soricina
• Pallid bat Antrozous pallidus
• Parnell's mustached bat Pteronotus parnellii
• Peninsular myotis Myotis peninsularis
• Pocketed free-tailed bat Nyctinomops femorosaccus
• Proboscis bat Rhynchonycteris naso
• Pygmy fruit-eating bat Artibeus phaeotis
• Pygmy round-eared bat Lophostoma brasiliense
• Rafinesque's big-eared bat Corynorhinus rafinesquii
• Salvin's big-eyed bat Chiroderma salvini
• Schwartz's myotis Myotis martiniquensis
• Seba's short-tailed bat Carollia perspicillata
• Seminole bat Lasiurus seminolus
• Silky short-tailed bat Carollia brevicauda
• Silver-haired bat Lasionycteris noctivagans
• Silver-tipped myotis Myotis albescens
• Sinaloan mastiff bat Molossus sinaloae
• Sir David Attenborough's myotis Myotis attenboroughi
• Slender broad-nosed bat Platyrrhinus angustirostris
• Southeastern myotis Myotis austroriparius
• Southern little yellow-eared bat Vampyressa pusilla
• Southern red bat Lasiurus blossevillii
• Southern yellow bat Lasiurus ega
• Southwestern myotis Myotis auriculus
• Sowell's short-tailed bat Carollia sowelli
• Spix's disk-winged bat Thyroptera tricolor
• Spotted bat Euderma maculatum
• Sturnira hondurensis Sturnira hondurensis
• Sturnira parvidens Sturnira parvidens
• Tent-making bat Uroderma bilobatum
• Thomas's fruit-eating bat Dermanura watsoni
• Thomas's sac-winged bat Balantiopteryx io
• Thomas's shaggy bat Centronycteris centralis
• Toltec fruit-eating bat Artibeus toltecus
• Townsend's big-eared bat Corynorhinus townsendii
• Tree bat Ardops nichollsi
• Tricolored bat Pipistrellus subflavus
• Tricolored big-eared bat Glyphonycteris sylvestris
• Underwood's long-tongued bat Hylonycteris underwoodi
• Vampyriscus nymphaea Vampyriscus nymphaea
• Van Gelder's bat Bauerus dubiaquercus
• Velvety free-tailed bat Molossus molossus
• Velvety fruit-eating bat Enchisthenes hartii
• Wagner's bonneted bat Eumops glaucinus
• Wagner's mustached bat Pteronotus personatus
• Waterhouse's leaf-nosed bat Macrotus waterhousii
• Western long-tongued bat Glossophaga morenoi
• Western red bat Lasiurus frantzii
• Western small-footed bat Myotis ciliolabrum
• Western yellow bat Lasiurus xanthinus
• White-throated round-eared bat Lophostoma silvicolum
• Wrinkle-faced bat Centurio senex
• Yellow-throated big-eared bat Lampronycteris brachyotis
• Yucatan yellow bat Rhogeessa aeneus
• Yuma myotis Myotis yumanensis

Squirrels, chipmunks & marmots 85

• Abert's squirrel Sciurus aberti
• Alaska marmot Marmota broweri
• Allen's chipmunk Neotamias senex
• Allen's squirrel Sciurus alleni
• Alpine chipmunk Neotamias alpinus
• American red squirrel Tamiasciurus hudsonicus
• Arctic ground squirrel Spermophilus parryii
• Arizona gray squirrel Sciurus arizonensis
• Baja California rock squirrel Spermophilus atricapillus
• Bangs's mountain squirrel Syntheosciurus brochus
• Belding's ground squirrel Urocitellus beldingi
• Black-tailed prairie dog Cynomys ludovicianus
• Buller's chipmunk Neotamias bulleri
• California chipmunk Tamias obscurus
• California ground squirrel Otospermophilus beecheyi
• Cascade golden-mantled ground squirrel Callospermophilus saturatus
• Central American dwarf squirrel Microsciurus alfari
• Cliff chipmunk Neotamias dorsalis
• Collie's squirrel Sciurus colliaei
• Colorado chipmunk Tamias quadrivittatus
• Columbian ground squirrel Urocitellus columbianus
• Deppe's squirrel Sciurus deppei
• Douglas squirrel Tamiasciurus douglasii
• Eastern chipmunk Tamias striatus
• Eastern gray squirrel Sciurus carolinensis
• Fox squirrel Sciurus niger
• Franklin's ground squirrel Spermophilus franklinii
• Golden-mantled ground squirrel Callospermophilus lateralis
• Gray-collared chipmunk Neotamias cinereicollis
• Gray-footed chipmunk Neotamias canipes
• Groundhog Marmota monax
• Gunnison's prairie dog Cynomys gunnisoni
• Harris's antelope squirrel Ammospermophilus harrisii
• Hoary marmot Marmota caligata
• Least chipmunk Tamias minimus
• Lodgepole chipmunk Tamias speciosus
• Long-eared chipmunk Tamias quadrimaculatus
• Mearns's squirrel Tamiasciurus mearnsi
• Merriam's chipmunk Neotamias merriami
• Merriam's ground squirrel Urocitellus canus
• Mexican fox squirrel Sciurus nayaritensis
• Mexican gray squirrel Sciurus aureogaster
• Mexican ground squirrel Ictidomys mexicanus
• Mexican prairie dog Cynomys mexicanus
• Northern flying squirrel Glaucomys sabrinus
• Northern Idaho ground squirrel Urocitellus brunneus
• Northern palm squirrel Funambulus pennantii
• Olympic marmot Marmota olympus
• Palmer's chipmunk Tamias palmeri
• Panamint chipmunk Neotamias panamintinus
• Perote ground squirrel Xerospermophilus perotensis
• Peters's squirrel Sciurus oculatus
• Piute ground squirrel Urocitellus mollis
• Red-tailed chipmunk Neotamias ruficaudus
• Red-tailed squirrel Sciurus granatensis
• Richardson's ground squirrel Urocitellus richardsonii
• Ring-tailed ground squirrel Notocitellus annulatus
• Rio Grande ground squirrel Ictidomys parvidens
• Rock squirrel Spermophilus variegatus
• Round-tailed ground squirrel Xerospermophilus tereticaudus
• San Joaquin antelope squirrel Ammospermophilus nelsoni
• Sierra Madre ground squirrel Callospermophilus madrensis
• Siskiyou chipmunk Tamias siskiyou
• Sonoma chipmunk Tamias sonomae
• Southern flying squirrel Glaucomys volans
• Southwestern red squirrel Tamiasciurus fremonti
• Spotted ground squirrel Spermophilus spilosoma
• Texas antelope squirrel Ammospermophilus interpres
• Thirteen-lined ground squirrel Spermophilus tridecemlineatus
• Townsend's chipmunk Tamias townsendii
• Townsend's ground squirrel Urocitellus townsendii
• Tropical ground squirrel Notocitellus adocetus
• Uinta chipmunk Tamias umbrinus
• Uinta ground squirrel Urocitellus armatus
• Utah prairie dog Cynomys parvidens
• Vancouver Island marmot Marmota vancouverensis
• Variegated squirrel Sciurus variegatoides
• Washington ground squirrel Urocitellus washingtoni
• Western gray squirrel Sciurus griseus
• White-tailed antelope squirrel Ammospermophilus leucurus
• White-tailed prairie dog Cynomys leucurus
• Wyoming ground squirrel Urocitellus elegans
• Yellow-bellied marmot Marmota flaviventris
• Yellow-pine chipmunk Neotamias amoenus
• Yucatan squirrel Sciurus yucatanensis

Mice, rats & other rodents 214

• African grass rat Arvicanthis niloticus
• Agile kangaroo rat Dipodomys agilis
• Allegheny woodrat Neotoma magister
• Allen's woodrat Hodomys alleni
• Andean porcupine Coendou quichua
• Arizona cotton rat Sigmodon arizonae
• Arizona pocket mouse Perognathus amplus
• Attwater's pocket gopher Geomys attwateri
• Aztec mouse Peromyscus aztecus
• Bahamian hutia Geocapromys ingrahami
• Bailey's pocket mouse Chaetodipus baileyi
• Baird's pocket gopher Geomys breviceps
• Baja pocket mouse Chaetodipus rudinoris
• Banner-tailed kangaroo rat Dipodomys spectabilis
• Big-eared climbing rat Ototylomys phyllotis
• Big-eared woodrat Neotoma macrotis
• Black rat Rattus rattus
• Black-eared mouse Peromyscus melanotis
• Black-tailed mouse Peromyscus melanurus
• Black-wristed deer mouse Peromyscus melanocarpus
• Blackish deer mouse Peromyscus furvus
• Botta's pocket gopher Thomomys bottae
• Brown deer mouse Peromyscus megalops
• Brown rat Rattus norvegicus
• Brush mouse Peromyscus boylii
• Bushy-tailed woodrat Neotoma cinerea
• Cactus mouse Peromyscus eremicus
• California deermouse Peromyscus californicus
• California kangaroo rat Dipodomys californicus
• California pocket mouse Chaetodipus californicus
• California vole Microtus californicus
• Camas pocket gopher Thomomys bulbivorus
• Canadian lemming Lemmus trimucronatus
• Canyon mouse Peromyscus crinitus
• Central American agouti Dasyprocta punctata
• Chapman's rice rat Handleyomys chapmani
• Chihuahuan mouse Peromyscus polius
• Chihuahuan pocket mouse Chaetodipus eremicus
• Chinese hamster Cricetulus griseus
• Chiriqui brown mouse Scotinomys xerampelinus
• Chisel-toothed kangaroo rat Dipodomys microps
• Coiban agouti Dasyprocta coibae
• Cotton mouse Peromyscus gossypinus
• Creeping vole Microtus oregoni
• Dalquest's pocket mouse Chaetodipus dalquesti
• Dark kangaroo mouse Microdipodops megacephalus
• Desert kangaroo rat Dipodomys deserti
• Desert pocket gopher Geomys arenarius
• Desert pocket mouse Chaetodipus penicillatus
• Desert woodrat Neotoma lepida
• Desmarest's hutia Capromys pilorides
• Diminutive woodrat Nelsonia neotomodon
• Dipodomys ornatus Dipodomys ornatus
• Dulzura kangaroo rat Dipodomys simulans
• Dusky-footed woodrat Neotoma fuscipes
• East Siberian lemming Lemmus paulus
• Eastern deer mouse Peromyscus maniculatus
• Eastern harvest mouse Reithrodontomys humulis
• Eastern heather vole Phenacomys ungava
• Eastern meadow vole Microtus pennsylvanicus
• Eastern woodrat Neotoma floridana
• El Carrizo deer mouse Peromyscus ochraventer
• Eva's desert mouse Peromyscus eva
• Fresno kangaroo rat Dipodomys nitratoides
• Fulvous harvest mouse Reithrodontomys fulvescens
• Gaumer's spiny pocket mouse Heteromys gaumeri
• Giant kangaroo rat Dipodomys ingens
• Giant pocket gopher Orthogeomys grandis
• Gleaning mouse Peromyscus spicilegus
• Goldman's pocket gopher Cratogeomys goldmani
• Goldman's woodrat Neotoma goldmani
• Great Basin pocket mouse Perognathus parvus
• Gulf Coast kangaroo rat Dipodomys compactus
• Handleyomys alfaroi Handleyomys alfaroi
• Hatt's vesper rat Otonyctomys hatti
• Heermann's kangaroo rat Dipodomys heermanni
• Hispid cotton rat Sigmodon hispidus
• Hispid pocket gopher Orthogeomys hispidus
• Hispid pocket mouse Chaetodipus hispidus
• Hooper's mouse Peromyscus hooperi
• Jaliscan cotton rat Sigmodon mascotensis
• Lesser capybara Hydrochoerus isthmius
• Lesser Egyptian jerboa Jaculus jaculus
• Little desert pocket mouse Chaetodipus arenarius
• Little pocket mouse Perognathus longimembris
• Long-tailed chinchilla Chinchilla lanigera
• Long-tailed pocket mouse Chaetodipus formosus
• Long-tailed vole Microtus longicaudus
• Lowland paca Cuniculus paca
• Magdalena rat Xenomys nelsoni
• Marsh rice rat Oryzomys palustris
• Mazama pocket gopher Thomomys mazama
• Meadow jumping mouse Zapus hudsonius
• Mearns's grasshopper mouse Onychomys arenicola
• Melanomys caliginosus Melanomys caliginosus
• Merriam's kangaroo rat Dipodomys merriami
• Merriam's pocket gopher Cratogeomys merriami
• Merriam's pocket mouse Perognathus merriami
• Mesquite mouse Peromyscus merriami
• Mexican deer mouse Peromyscus mexicanus
• Mexican hairy dwarf porcupine Coendou mexicanus
• Mexican harvest mouse Reithrodontomys mexicanus
• Mexican pygmy mouse Baiomys musculus
• Mexican spiny pocket mouse Liomys irroratus
• Mexican volcano mouse Neotomodon alstoni
• Mexican vole Microtus mexicanus
• Mexican woodrat Neotoma mexicana
• Michoacan deer mouse Osgoodomys banderanus
• Montane cotton rat Sigmodon zanjonensis
• Montane vole Microtus montanus
• Mountain beaver Aplodontia rufa
• Mountain pocket gopher Thomomys monticola
• Muskrat Ondatra zibethicus
• Narrow-faced kangaroo rat Dipodomys venustus
• Nayarit mouse Peromyscus simulus
• Nelson's giant deer mouse Megadontomys nelsoni
• Nelson's kangaroo rat Dipodomys nelsoni
• Nelson's pocket mouse Chaetodipus nelsoni
• Nelson's spiny pocket mouse Heteromys nelsoni
• Nephelomys albigularis Nephelomys albigularis
• Nephelomys devius Nephelomys devius
• North American beaver Castor canadensis
• North American porcupine Erethizon dorsatum
• North American water vole Microtus richardsoni
• Northern Baja deer mouse Peromyscus fraterculus
• Northern bog lemming Synaptomys borealis
• Northern collared lemming Dicrostonyx groenlandicus
• Northern grasshopper mouse Onychomys leucogaster
• Northern pocket gopher Thomomys talpoides
• Northern pygmy mouse Baiomys taylori
• Northern red-backed vole Myodes rutilus
• Northern rock mouse Peromyscus nasutus
• Northwestern deer mouse Peromyscus keeni
• Nutria Myocastor coypus
• Oaxaca giant deer mouse Megadontomys cryophilus
• Oldfield mouse Peromyscus polionotus
• Oligoryzomys fulvescens Oligoryzomys fulvescens
• Olive-backed pocket mouse Perognathus fasciatus
• Ord's kangaroo rat Dipodomys ordii
• Oriental Basin pocket gopher Cratogeomys fulvescens
• Oryzomys albiventer Oryzomys albiventer
• Pacific jumping mouse Zapus trinotatus
• Painted spiny pocket mouse Liomys pictus
• Pale kangaroo mouse Microdipodops pallidus
• Panamint kangaroo rat Dipodomys panamintinus
• Perote mouse Peromyscus bullatus
• Peters's climbing rat Tylomys nudicaudus
• Phillips's kangaroo rat Dipodomys phillipsii
• Pinyon mouse Peromyscus truei
• Plains pocket gopher Geomys bursarius
• Plains pocket mouse Perognathus flavescens
• Polynesian rat Rattus exulans
• Prairie vole Microtus ochrogaster
• Prehensile-tailed hutia Mysateles prehensilis
• Red tree vole Arborimus longicaudus
• Red-rumped agouti Dasyprocta leporina
• Rock pocket mouse Chaetodipus intermedius
• Round-tailed muskrat Neofiber alleni
• Ruatan Island agouti Dasyprocta ruatanica
• Sagebrush vole Lemmiscus curtatus
• Salt marsh harvest mouse Reithrodontomys raviventris
• Salvin's spiny pocket mouse Heteromys salvini
• San Diego pocket mouse Chaetodipus fallax
• San Joaquin pocket mouse Perognathus inornatus
• San Quintin kangaroo rat Dipodomys gravipes
• Silky pocket mouse Perognathus flavus
• Sinaloan pocket mouse Chaetodipus pernix
• Singing vole Microtus miurus
• Slender harvest mouse Reithrodontomys gracilis
• Slevin's mouse Peromyscus slevini
• Smoky pocket gopher Cratogeomys fumosus
• Sonoma tree vole Arborimus pomo
• Sonoran woodrat Neotoma phenax
• Southeastern pocket gopher Geomys pinetis
• Southern bog lemming Synaptomys cooperi
• Southern grasshopper mouse Onychomys torridus
• Southern Plains woodrat Neotoma micropus
• Southern pocket gopher Thomomys umbrinus
• Southern red-backed vole Myodes gapperi
• Spiny pocket mouse Chaetodipus spinatus
• Stephen's woodrat Neotoma stephensi
• Stephens's kangaroo rat Dipodomys stephensi
• Sumichrast's harvest mouse Reithrodontomys sumichrasti
• Sumichrast's vesper rat Nyctomys sumichrasti
• Taiga vole Microtus xanthognathus
• Tawny-bellied cotton rat Sigmodon fulviventer
• Texas kangaroo rat Dipodomys elator
• Texas pocket gopher Geomys personatus
• Thomas's giant deer mouse Megadontomys thomasi
• Toltec cotton rat Sigmodon toltecus
• Tome's spiny rat Proechimys semispinosus
• Townsend's pocket gopher Thomomys townsendii
• Townsend's vole Microtus townsendii
• Tundra vole Microtus oeconomus
• Ungava collared lemming Dicrostonyx hudsonius
• Western harvest mouse Reithrodontomys megalotis
• Western jumping mouse Zapus princeps
• Western red-backed vole Myodes californicus
• White-ankled mouse Peromyscus pectoralis
• White-footed mouse Peromyscus leucopus
• White-footed vole Arborimus albipes
• White-throated woodrat Neotoma albigula
• White-toothed woodrat Neotoma leucodon
• Winter white dwarf hamster Phodopus sungorus
• Woodland jumping mouse Napaeozapus insignis
• Woodland vole Microtus pinetorum
• Wyoming pocket gopher Thomomys clusius
• Yellow-faced pocket gopher Cratogeomys castanops
• Yellow-nosed cotton rat Sigmodon ochrognathus
• Yucatan deer mouse Peromyscus yucatanicus
• Zacatecan deer mouse Peromyscus difficilis
• Zacatecas harvest mouse Reithrodontomys zacatecae
• Zempoaltepec deer mouse Habromys lepturus
• Zygodontomys brevicauda Zygodontomys brevicauda

Rabbits, hares & pikas 27

• Alaskan hare Lepus othus
• American pika Ochotona princeps
• Antelope jackrabbit Lepus alleni
• Appalachian cottontail Sylvilagus obscurus
• Arctic hare Lepus arcticus
• Black jackrabbit Lepus insularis
• Black-tailed jackrabbit Lepus californicus
• Brush rabbit Sylvilagus bachmani
• Central American tapeti Sylvilagus gabbi
• Collared pika Ochotona collaris
• Desert cottontail Sylvilagus audubonii
• Dice's cottontail Sylvilagus dicei
• Eastern cottontail Sylvilagus floridanus
• European rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus
• Marsh rabbit Sylvilagus palustris
• Mexican cottontail Sylvilagus cunicularius
• Mountain cottontail Sylvilagus nuttallii
• New England cottontail Sylvilagus transitionalis
• Pygmy rabbit Sylvilagus idahoensis
• Robust cottontail Sylvilagus robustus
• Snowshoe hare Lepus americanus
• Swamp rabbit Sylvilagus aquaticus
• Tehuantepec jackrabbit Lepus flavigularis
• Tres Marias cottontail Sylvilagus graysoni
• Volcano rabbit Romerolagus diazi
• White-sided jackrabbit Lepus callotis
• White-tailed jackrabbit Lepus townsendii

Hedgehogs, shrews & moles 50

• American shrew mole Neurotrichus gibbsii
• American water shrew Sorex palustris
• Arctic shrew Sorex arcticus
• Baird's shrew Sorex bairdi
• Big Mexican small-eared shrew Cryptotis magna
• Carmen Mountain shrew Sorex milleri
• Central American least shrew Cryptotis orophila
• Central Mexican broad-clawed shrew Cryptotis alticola
• Chestnut-bellied shrew Sorex ventralis
• Cinereus shrew Sorex cinereus
• Coast mole Scapanus orarius
• Crawford's gray shrew Notiosorex crawfordi
• Cryptotis mam Cryptotis mam
• Dwarf shrew Sorex nanus
• Eastern mole Scalopus aquaticus
• Elliot's short-tailed shrew Blarina hylophaga
• Everglades short-tailed shrew Blarina peninsulae
• Goldman's broad-clawed shrew Cryptotis goldmani
• Goodwin's broad-clawed shrew Cryptotis goodwini
• Guatemalan broad-clawed shrew Cryptotis griseoventris
• Hairy-tailed mole Parascalops breweri
• Hispaniolan solenodon Solenodon paradoxus
• Large-toothed shrew Sorex macrodon
• Long-tailed shrew Sorex dispar
• Maritime shrew Sorex maritimensis
• Marsh shrew Sorex bendirii
• Merriam's shrew Sorex merriami
• Merriam's small-eared shrew Cryptotis merriami
• Mexican shrew Megasorex gigas
• Mexican small-eared shrew Cryptotis mexicana
• Montane shrew Sorex monticolus
• Mount Lyell shrew Sorex lyelli
• Nelson's small-eared shrew Cryptotis nelsoni
• North American least shrew Cryptotis parva
• Northern broad-footed mole Scapanus latimanus
• Northern short-tailed shrew Blarina brevicauda
• Oaxacan broad-clawed shrew Cryptotis peregrina
• Ornate shrew Sorex ornatus
• Pacific shrew Sorex pacificus
• Prairie shrew Sorex haydeni
• Saussure's shrew Sorex saussurei
• Smoky shrew Sorex fumeus
• Southeastern shrew Sorex longirostris
• Southern short-tailed shrew Blarina carolinensis
• Star-nosed mole Condylura cristata
• Talamancan small-eared shrew Cryptotis gracilis
• Townsend's mole Scapanus townsendii
• Tropical small-eared shrew Cryptotis tropicalis
• Trowbridge's shrew Sorex trowbridgii
• Vagrant shrew Sorex vagrans

Sloths, anteaters & armadillos 8

• Brown-throated sloth Bradypus variegatus
• Common silky anteater Cyclopes didactylus
• Hoffmann's two-toed sloth Choloepus hoffmanni
• Linnaeus's two-toed sloth Choloepus didactylus
• Nine-banded armadillo Dasypus novemcinctus
• Northern naked-tailed armadillo Cabassous centralis
• Northern tamandua Tamandua mexicana
• Southern tamandua Tamandua tetradactyla

Penguins 1

• Emperor penguin Aptenodytes forsteri

Birds of prey 22

• Bald eagle Haliaeetus leucocephalus
• Black vulture Coragyps atratus
• California condor Gymnogyps californianus
• Common kestrel Falco tinnunculus
• Crested caracara Caracara plancus
• Eurasian hobby Falco subbuteo
• Golden eagle Aquila chrysaetos
• Gyrfalcon Falco rusticolus
• Harpy eagle Harpia harpyja
• Harris's hawk Parabuteo unicinctus
• Hen harrier Circus cyaneus
• King vulture Sarcoramphus papa
• Merlin Falco columbarius
• Osprey Pandion haliaetus
• Peregrine falcon Falco peregrinus
• Red-footed falcon Falco vespertinus
• Red-tailed hawk Buteo jamaicensis
• Rough-legged buzzard Buteo lagopus
• Steller's sea eagle Haliaeetus pelagicus
• Swallow-tailed kite Elanoides forficatus
• Turkey vulture Cathartes aura
• White-tailed eagle Haliaeetus albicilla

Owls 14

• Barred owl Strix varia
• Boreal owl Aegolius funereus
• Burrowing owl Athene cunicularia
• Eastern screech owl Megascops asio
• Elf owl Micrathene whitneyi
• Eurasian eagle-owl Bubo bubo
• Great grey owl Strix nebulosa
• Great horned owl Bubo virginianus
• Long-eared owl Asio otus
• Northern hawk-owl Surnia ulula
• Short-eared owl Asio flammeus
• Snowy owl Bubo scandiacus
• Spotted owl Strix occidentalis
• Western barn owl Tyto alba

Parrots 9

• Blue-and-yellow macaw Ara ararauna
• Military macaw Ara militaris
• Monk parakeet Myiopsitta monachus
• Red-and-green macaw Ara chloropterus
• Rose-ringed parakeet Psittacula krameri
• Rosy-faced lovebird Agapornis roseicollis
• Salmon-crested cockatoo Cacatua moluccensis
• Scarlet macaw Ara macao
• White cockatoo Cacatua alba

Ducks, geese & swans 54

• American black duck Anas rubripes
• American wigeon Mareca americana
• Bar-headed goose Anser indicus
• Barnacle goose Branta leucopsis
• Black-bellied whistling duck Dendrocygna autumnalis
• Blue-winged teal Spatula discors
• Brant Branta bernicla
• Bufflehead Bucephala albeola
• Cackling goose Branta hutchinsii
• Canada goose Branta canadensis
• Canvasback Aythya valisineria
• Common eider Somateria mollissima
• Common goldeneye Bucephala clangula
• Common merganser Mergus merganser
• Common pochard Aythya ferina
• Common scoter Melanitta nigra
• Common shelduck Tadorna tadorna
• Egyptian goose Alopochen aegyptiaca
• Eurasian teal
• Eurasian wigeon Mareca penelope
• Gadwall Mareca strepera
• Garganey Spatula querquedula
• Greater scaup Aythya marila
• Greater white-fronted goose Anser albifrons
• Greylag goose Anser anser
• Harlequin duck Histrionicus histrionicus
• Hooded merganser Lophodytes cucullatus
• King eider Somateria spectabilis
• Lesser scaup Aythya affinis
• Long-tailed duck Clangula hyemalis
• Mallard Anas platyrhynchos
• Mandarin duck Aix galericulata
• Mute swan Cygnus olor
• Nene Branta sandvicensis
• Northern pintail Anas acuta
• Northern shoveler Spatula clypeata
• Pink-footed goose Anser brachyrhynchus
• Red-breasted merganser Mergus serrator
• Red-crested pochard Netta rufina
• Ring-necked duck Aythya collaris
• Ross's goose Anser rossii
• Ruddy duck Oxyura jamaicensis
• Ruddy shelduck Tadorna ferruginea
• Smew Mergellus albellus
• Snow goose Anser caerulescens
• Surf scoter Melanitta perspicillata
• Swan goose Anser cygnoides
• Trumpeter swan Cygnus buccinator
• Tufted duck Aythya fuligula
• Tundra bean goose Anser serrirostris
• Tundra swan Cygnus columbianus
• Velvet scoter Melanitta fusca
• Whooper swan Cygnus cygnus
• Wood duck Aix sponsa

Waders, gulls, terns & auks 68

• American golden plover Pluvialis dominica
• American herring gull Larus smithsonianus
• American woodcock Scolopax minor
• Arctic tern Sterna paradisaea
• Atlantic puffin Fratercula arctica
• Bar-tailed godwit Limosa lapponica
• Black guillemot Cepphus grylle
• Black tern Chlidonias niger
• Black-headed gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus
• Black-legged kittiwake Rissa tridactyla
• Black-tailed godwit Limosa limosa
• Bonaparte's gull Chroicocephalus philadelphia
• Buff-breasted sandpiper Calidris subruficollis
• Common greenshank Tringa nebularia
• Common gull Larus canus
• Common murre Uria aalge
• Common ringed plover Charadrius hiaticula
• Common sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos
• Common snipe Gallinago gallinago
• Common tern Sterna hirundo
• Curlew sandpiper Calidris ferruginea
• Dunlin Calidris alpina
• Eurasian dotterel Charadrius morinellus
• Eurasian whimbrel Numenius phaeopus
• European golden plover Pluvialis apricaria
• European herring gull Larus argentatus
• Glaucous gull Larus hyperboreus
• Great black-backed gull Larus marinus
• Great skua Stercorarius skua
• Grey plover Pluvialis squatarola
• Horned puffin Fratercula corniculata
• Iceland gull Larus glaucoides
• Jack snipe Lymnocryptes minimus
• Killdeer Charadrius vociferus
• Laughing gull Leucophaeus atricilla
• Lesser black-backed gull Larus fuscus
• Lesser yellowlegs Tringa flavipes
• Little auk Alle alle
• Little gull Hydrocoloeus minutus
• Little stint Calidris minuta
• Long-billed dowitcher Limnodromus scolopaceus
• Long-tailed jaeger Stercorarius longicaudus
• Northern lapwing Vanellus vanellus
• Parasitic jaeger Stercorarius parasiticus
• Pectoral sandpiper Calidris melanotos
• Pomarine jaeger Stercorarius pomarinus
• Purple sandpiper Calidris maritima
• Razorbill Alca torda
• Red knot Calidris canutus
• Red phalarope Phalaropus fulicarius
• Red-necked phalarope Phalaropus lobatus
• Ring-billed gull Larus delawarensis
• Roseate tern Sterna dougallii
• Ruddy turnstone Arenaria interpres
• Ruff Calidris pugnax
• Sabine's gull Xema sabini
• Sanderling Calidris alba
• Sandwich tern Thalasseus sandvicensis
• Sooty tern Onychoprion fuscatus
• South polar skua Stercorarius maccormicki
• Spotted redshank Tringa erythropus
• Spotted sandpiper Actitis macularius
• Temminck's stint Calidris temminckii
• Tufted puffin Fratercula cirrhata
• White-rumped sandpiper Calidris fuscicollis
• White-winged tern Chlidonias leucopterus
• Wood sandpiper Tringa glareola
• Yellow-legged gull Larus michahellis

Seabirds, divers & grebes 25

• American white pelican Pelecanus erythrorhynchos
• Anhinga Anhinga anhinga
• Black-necked grebe Podiceps nigricollis
• Black-throated loon Gavia arctica
• Blue-footed booby Sula nebouxii
• Brown booby Sula leucogaster
• Brown pelican Pelecanus occidentalis
• Common loon Gavia immer
• European storm petrel Hydrobates pelagicus
• Great cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo
• Great frigatebird Fregata minor
• Horned grebe Podiceps auritus
• Laysan albatross Phoebastria immutabilis
• Leach's storm petrel Hydrobates leucorhous
• Magnificent frigatebird Fregata magnificens
• Manx shearwater Puffinus puffinus
• Northern fulmar Fulmarus glacialis
• Northern gannet Morus bassanus
• Pied-billed grebe Podilymbus podiceps
• Red-footed booby Sula sula
• Red-necked grebe Podiceps grisegena
• Red-throated loon Gavia stellata
• Scopoli's shearwater Calonectris diomedea
• Short-tailed shearwater Ardenna tenuirostris
• White-tailed tropicbird Phaethon lepturus

Herons, storks, cranes & flamingos 29

• American bittern Botaurus lentiginosus
• American coot Fulica americana
• American flamingo Phoenicopterus ruber
• American purple gallinule Porphyrio martinica
• American white ibis Eudocimus albus
• Black-crowned night heron Nycticorax nycticorax
• Chilean flamingo Phoenicopterus chilensis
• Common crane Grus grus
• Common moorhen Gallinula chloropus
• Demoiselle crane Anthropoides virgo
• Eurasian spoonbill Platalea leucorodia
• Glossy ibis Plegadis falcinellus
• Great blue heron Ardea herodias
• Great egret Ardea alba
• Green heron Butorides virescens
• Grey heron Ardea cinerea
• Jabiru Jabiru mycteria
• Lesser flamingo Phoeniconaias minor
• Limpkin Aramus guarauna
• Little blue heron Egretta caerulea
• Little egret Egretta garzetta
• Roseate spoonbill Platalea ajaja
• Sandhill crane Grus canadensis
• Scarlet ibis Eudocimus ruber
• Snowy egret Egretta thula
• Western cattle egret Ardea ibis
• Whooping crane Grus americana
• Wood stork Mycteria americana
• Yellow-crowned night heron Nyctanassa violacea

Pheasants, grouse & game birds 20

• Chukar partridge Alectoris chukar
• Common pheasant Phasianus colchicus
• Greater prairie-chicken Tympanuchus cupido
• Greater sage-grouse Centrocercus urophasianus
• Green peafowl Pavo muticus
• Green pheasant Phasianus versicolor
• Grey francolin Francolinus pondicerianus
• Grey partridge Perdix perdix
• Helmeted guinea fowl Numida meleagris
• Indian peafowl Pavo cristatus
• Japanese quail Coturnix japonica
• Lady Amherst's pheasant Chrysolophus amherstiae
• Northern bobwhite Colinus virginianus
• Ocellated turkey Meleagris ocellata
• Red junglefowl Gallus gallus
• Rock ptarmigan Lagopus muta
• Ruffed grouse Bonasa umbellus
• Spruce grouse Canachites canadensis
• Wild turkey Meleagris gallopavo
• Willow ptarmigan Lagopus lagopus

Pigeons & doves 5

• Eurasian collared dove Streptopelia decaocto
• Mourning dove Zenaida macroura
• Rock dove Columba livia
• Spotted dove Spilopelia chinensis
• Zebra dove Geopelia striata

Woodpeckers, kingfishers, hornbills & toucans 10

• Acorn woodpecker Melanerpes formicivorus
• Belted kingfisher Megaceryle alcyon
• Imperial woodpecker Campephilus imperialis
• Ivory-billed woodpecker Campephilus principalis
• Keel-billed toucan Ramphastos sulfuratus
• Northern flicker Colaptes auratus
• Pileated woodpecker Dryocopus pileatus
• Red-headed woodpecker Melanerpes erythrocephalus
• Resplendent quetzal Pharomachrus mocinno
• Yellow-bellied sapsucker Sphyrapicus varius

Hummingbirds, swifts & nightjars 6

• Anna's hummingbird Calypte anna
• Chimney swift Chaetura pelagica
• Common nighthawk Chordeiles minor
• Common potoo Nyctibius griseus
• Ruby-throated hummingbird Archilochus colubris
• Rufous hummingbird Selasphorus rufus

Crows, jays & magpies 9

• American crow Corvus brachyrhynchos
• Black-billed magpie Pica hudsonia
• Blue jay Cyanocitta cristata
• Canada jay Perisoreus canadensis
• Clark's nutcracker Nucifraga columbiana
• Common raven Corvus corax
• Fish crow Corvus ossifragus
• House crow Corvus splendens
• Steller's jay Cyanocitta stelleri

Songbirds & perching birds 61

• American goldfinch Spinus tristis
• American robin Turdus migratorius
• Baltimore oriole Icterus galbula
• Barn swallow Hirundo rustica
• Bluethroat Luscinia svecica
• Bobolink Dolichonyx oryzivorus
• Bohemian waxwing Bombycilla garrulus
• Brambling Fringilla montifringilla
• Brown-headed cowbird Molothrus ater
• Cedar waxwing Bombycilla cedrorum
• Common chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita
• Common hill myna Gracula religiosa
• Common myna Acridotheres tristis
• Common rosefinch Carpodacus erythrinus
• Common starling Sturnus vulgaris
• Dusky warbler Phylloscopus fuscatus
• Eastern bluebird Sialia sialis
• Eurasian bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula
• Eurasian chaffinch Fringilla coelebs
• Eurasian skylark Alauda arvensis
• Eurasian tree sparrow Passer montanus
• Eurasian wren Troglodytes troglodytes
• European goldfinch Carduelis carduelis
• Fieldfare Turdus pilaris
• Gray catbird Dumetella carolinensis
• Great kiskadee Pitangus sulphuratus
• Great tit Parus major
• Grey wagtail Motacilla cinerea
• Hawfinch Coccothraustes coccothraustes
• Hermit thrush Catharus guttatus
• Horned lark Eremophila alpestris
• House sparrow Passer domesticus
• Indigo bunting Passerina cyanea
• Java sparrow Padda oryzivora
• Lapland longspur Calcarius lapponicus
• Little bunting Emberiza pusilla
• Mistle thrush Turdus viscivorus
• Mountain bluebird Sialia currucoides
• Northern cardinal Cardinalis cardinalis
• Northern mockingbird Mimus polyglottos
• Northern wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe
• Pine grosbeak Pinicola enucleator
• Red crossbill Loxia curvirostra
• Red-breasted nuthatch Sitta canadensis
• Red-flanked bluetail Tarsiger cyanurus
• Red-vented bulbul Pycnonotus cafer
• Red-whiskered bulbul Pycnonotus jocosus
• Redwing Turdus iliacus
• Rose-breasted grosbeak Pheucticus ludovicianus
• Sand martin Riparia riparia
• Scaly-breasted munia Lonchura punctulata
• Snow bunting Plectrophenax nivalis
• Venezuelan troupial Icterus icterus
• White wagtail Motacilla alba
• White-crowned sparrow Zonotrichia leucophrys
• White-throated sparrow Zonotrichia albicollis
• Willow warbler Phylloscopus trochilus
• Wood thrush Hylocichla mustelina
• Wood warbler Phylloscopus sibilatrix
• Yellow-browed warbler Phylloscopus inornatus
• Yellow-rumped warbler Setophaga coronata

Cuckoos, turacos & other birds 5

• Common cuckoo Cuculus canorus
• Greater roadrunner Geococcyx californianus
• Oilbird Steatornis caripensis
• Sunbittern Eurypyga helias
• Yellow-billed cuckoo Coccyzus americanus

Crocodiles & alligators 8

• American alligator Alligator mississippiensis
• American crocodile Crocodylus acutus
• Cuban crocodile Crocodylus rhombifer
• Dwarf crocodile Osteolaemus tetraspis
• Morelet's crocodile Crocodylus moreletii
• Spectacled caiman Caiman crocodilus
• West African crocodile Crocodylus suchus
• West African slender-snouted crocodile Mecistops cataphractus

Snakes 48

• Agkistrodon piscivorus Agkistrodon piscivorus
• Banded water snake Nerodia fasciata
• Barbados threadsnake Tetracheilostoma carlae
• Boa constrictor Boa constrictor
• Bothriechis schlegelii Bothriechis schlegelii
• Bothrops asper Bothrops asper
• Bothrops atrox Bothrops atrox
• Burmese python Python bivittatus
• California kingsnake Lampropeltis californiae
• Common garter snake Thamnophis sirtalis
• Common watersnake Nerodia sipedon
• Corn snake Pantherophis guttatus
• Crotalus cerastes Crotalus cerastes
• Crotalus oreganus Crotalus oreganus
• Crotalus ruber Crotalus ruber
• Crotalus scutulatus Crotalus scutulatus
• Crotalus viridis Crotalus viridis
• Cuban boa Chilabothrus angulifer
• DeKay's brown snake Storeria dekayi
• Desert rosy boa Lichanura trivirgata
• Eastern copperhead Agkistrodon contortrix
• Eastern diamondback rattlesnake Crotalus adamanteus
• Eastern hognose snake Heterodon platirhinos
• Eastern massasauga Sistrurus catenatus
• Eastern racer Coluber constrictor
• Indotyphlops braminus Indotyphlops braminus
• Lampropeltis getula Lampropeltis getula
• Masticophis flagellum Masticophis flagellum
• Milk snake Lampropeltis triangulum
• Mud snake Farancia abacura
• Opheodrys aestivus Opheodrys aestivus
• Oxybelis aeneus Oxybelis aeneus
• Oxybelis fulgidus Oxybelis fulgidus
• Pantherophis obsoletus Pantherophis obsoletus
• Pituophis catenifer Pituophis catenifer
• Pituophis melanoleucus Pituophis melanoleucus
• Rainbow boa Epicrates cenchria
• Ring-necked snake Diadophis punctatus
• Rubber boa Charina bottae
• Smooth green snake Opheodrys vernalis
• Spilotes pullatus Spilotes pullatus
• Texas coral snake Micrurus tener
• Tiger rattlesnake Crotalus tigris
• Timber rattlesnake Crotalus horridus
• Western diamondback rattlesnake Crotalus atrox
• Western hognose snake Heterodon nasicus
• Western terrestrial garter snake Thamnophis elegans
• Yellow-bellied sea snake Hydrophis platurus

Lizards, geckos & tuatara 33

• Anolis carolinensis Anolis carolinensis
• Asian water monitor Varanus salvator
• Brown anole Anolis sagrei
• Common basilisk Basiliscus basiliscus
• Common collared lizard Crotaphytus collaris
• Common side-blotched lizard Uta stansburiana
• Ctenosaura pectinata Ctenosaura pectinata
• Ctenosaura similis Ctenosaura similis
• Desert horned lizard Phrynosoma platyrhinos
• Desert iguana Dipsosaurus dorsalis
• Eastern fence lizard Sceloporus undulatus
• Gila monster Heloderma suspectum
• Gold dust day gecko Phelsuma laticauda
• Green iguana Iguana iguana
• Italian wall lizard Podarcis siculus
• Jackson's chameleon Trioceros jacksonii
• Knight anole Anolis equestris
• Lesser Antillean iguana Iguana delicatissima
• Mediterranean house gecko Hemidactylus turcicus
• Mexican beaded lizard Heloderma horridum
• Mexican mole lizard Bipes biporus
• Nile monitor Varanus niloticus
• Plestiodon fasciatus Plestiodon fasciatus
• Plumed basilisk Basiliscus plumifrons
• Rhinoceros iguana Cyclura cornuta
• Sauromalus ater Sauromalus ater
• Southern alligator lizard Elgaria multicarinata
• Texas horned lizard Phrynosoma cornutum
• Tokay gecko Gekko gecko
• Tropical house gecko Hemidactylus mabouia
• Veiled chameleon Chamaeleo calyptratus
• Western fence lizard Sceloporus occidentalis
• Yellow-spotted tropical night lizard Lepidophyma flavimaculatum

Turtles & tortoises 21

• Alligator snapping turtle Macrochelys temminckii
• Blanding's turtle Emydoidea blandingii
• Bog turtle Glyptemys muhlenbergii
• Chinese softshell turtle Pelodiscus sinensis
• Common box turtle Terrapene carolina
• Common snapping turtle Chelydra serpentina
• Desert tortoise Gopherus agassizii
• Diamondback terrapin Malaclemys terrapin
• Florida softshell turtle Apalone ferox
• Gopher tortoise Gopherus polyphemus
• Green sea turtle Chelonia mydas
• Kemp's ridley sea turtle Lepidochelys kempii
• Loggerhead sea turtle Caretta caretta
• Olive ridley sea turtle Lepidochelys olivacea
• Painted turtle Chrysemys picta
• Pond slider Trachemys scripta
• Red-footed tortoise Chelonoidis carbonaria
• Spiny softshell turtle Apalone spinifera
• Spotted turtle Clemmys guttata
• Sternotherus odoratus Sternotherus odoratus
• Wood turtle Glyptemys insculpta

Frogs & toads 41

• African clawed frog Xenopus laevis
• Agalychnis callidryas Agalychnis callidryas
• Agalychnis lemur Agalychnis lemur
• American bullfrog Rana catesbeiana
• American green tree frog Hyla cinerea
• American toad Anaxyrus americanus
• Atelopus varius Atelopus varius
• California red-legged frog Rana draytonii
• Cane toad Rhinella marina
• Colorado River toad Incilius alvarius
• Common coquí Eleutherodactylus coqui
• Cope's gray treefrog Hyla chrysoscelis
• Couch's spadefoot toad Scaphiopus couchii
• Cuban tree frog Osteopilus septentrionalis
• Dryophytes gratiosus Hyla gratiosa
• Ecnomiohyla rabborum Ecnomiohyla rabborum
• Gastrophryne carolinensis Gastrophryne carolinensis
• Granular poison frog Oophaga granulifera
• Gray treefrog Hyla versicolor
• Green and black poison dart frog Dendrobates auratus
• Greenhouse frog Eleutherodactylus planirostris
• Hyalinobatrachium fleischmanni Hyalinobatrachium fleischmanni
• Lithobates clamitans Lithobates clamitans
• Mexican burrowing toad Rhinophrynus dorsalis
• Morelet's tree frog Agalychnis moreletii
• Mountain yellow-legged frog Rana muscosa
• Northern cricket frog Acris crepitans
• Northern leopard frog Lithobates pipiens
• Northern red-legged frog Rana aurora
• Oregon spotted frog Rana pretiosa
• Pacific tree frog Pseudacris regilla
• Panamanian golden frog Atelopus zeteki
• Pickerel frog Lithobates palustris
• Pig frog Lithobates grylio
• Pine Barrens tree frog Hyla andersonii
• Pseudis paradoxa Pseudis paradoxa
• Southern toad Anaxyrus terrestris
• Spring peeper Pseudacris crucifer
• Strawberry poison dart frog Oophaga pumilio
• Western toad Anaxyrus boreas
• Wood frog Lithobates sylvaticus

Salamanders, newts & caecilians 29

• Amphiuma tridactylum Amphiuma tridactylum
• Anderson's salamander Ambystoma andersoni
• Arboreal salamander Aneides lugubris
• Axolotl Ambystoma mexicanum
• Blue-spotted salamander Ambystoma laterale
• California giant salamander Dicamptodon ensatus
• California newt Taricha torosa
• California slender salamander Batrachoseps attenuatus
• California tiger salamander Ambystoma californiense
• Common mudpuppy Necturus maculosus
• Dermophis mexicanus Dermophis mexicanus
• Desmognathus fuscus Desmognathus fuscus
• Eastern newt Notophthalmus viridescens
• Greater siren Siren lacertina
• Hellbender Cryptobranchus alleganiensis
• Lake Patzcuaro salamander Ambystoma dumerilii
• Lesser siren Siren intermedia
• Long-toed salamander Ambystoma macrodactylum
• Marbled salamander Ambystoma opacum
• Northern slimy salamander Plethodon glutinosus
• Northwestern salamander Ambystoma gracile
• Red salamander Pseudotriton ruber
• Red-backed salamander Plethodon cinereus
• Rough-skinned newt Taricha granulosa
• Spotted salamander Ambystoma maculatum
• Texas blind salamander Eurycea rathbuni
• Tiger salamander Ambystoma tigrinum
• Two-toed amphiuma Amphiuma means
• Typhlonectes natans Typhlonectes natans

Sharks 49

• Atlantic sharpnose shark Rhizoprionodon terraenovae
• Basking shark Cetorhinus maximus
• Bigeye thresher Alopias superciliosus
• Bignose shark Carcharhinus altimus
• Blacknose shark Carcharhinus acronotus
• Blacktip shark Carcharhinus limbatus
• Blue shark Prionace glauca
• Bluntnose sixgill shark Hexanchus griseus
• Bonnethead Sphyrna tiburo
• Broadnose sevengill shark Notorynchus cepedianus
• Bull shark Carcharhinus leucas
• Caribbean reef shark Carcharhinus perezi
• Chain catshark Scyliorhinus retifer
• Common thresher Alopias vulpinus
• Dusky shark Carcharhinus obscurus
• Dusky smooth-hound Mustelus canis
• Finetooth shark Carcharhinus isodon
• Galapagos shark Carcharhinus galapagensis
• Great hammerhead Sphyrna mokarran
• Great lanternshark Etmopterus princeps
• Great white shark Carcharodon carcharias
• Greenland shark Somniosus microcephalus
• Horn shark Heterodontus francisci
• Lemon shark Negaprion brevirostris
• Leopard shark Triakis semifasciata
• Night shark Carcharhinus signatus
• Ninja lanternshark Etmopterus benchleyi
• Nurse shark Ginglymostoma cirratum
• Oceanic whitetip shark Carcharhinus longimanus
• Pacific angelshark Squatina californica
• Pacific sleeper shark Somniosus pacificus
• Pacific spiny dogfish Squalus suckleyi
• Pelagic thresher Alopias pelagicus
• Porbeagle Lamna nasus
• Prickly shark Echinorhinus cookei
• Salmon shark Lamna ditropis
• Sand devil Squatina dumeril
• Sand tiger shark Carcharias taurus
• Sandbar shark Carcharhinus plumbeus
• Scalloped hammerhead Sphyrna lewini
• School shark Galeorhinus galeus
• Shortfin mako shark Isurus oxyrinchus
• Silky shark Carcharhinus falciformis
• Smooth hammerhead Sphyrna zygaena
• Spinner shark Carcharhinus brevipinna
• Spiny dogfish Squalus acanthias
• Swell shark Cephaloscyllium ventriosum
• Whale shark Rhincodon typus
• Whitetip reef shark Triaenodon obesus

Rays, skates & chimaeras 32

• Aetobatus ocellatus Aetobatus ocellatus
• Atlantic stingray Dasyatis sabina
• Atlantic torpedo Torpedo nobiliana
• Bat ray Myliobatis californica
• Big skate Raja binoculata
• Clearnose skate Raja eglanteria
• Common stingray Dasyatis pastinaca
• Cownose ray Rhinoptera bonasus
• Deepwater stingray Plesiobatis daviesi
• Devil fish Mobula mobular
• Diamond stingray Dasyatis dipterura
• Giant oceanic manta ray Mobula birostris
• Golden cownose ray Rhinoptera steindachneri
• Lesser electric ray Narcine bancroftii
• Little skate Leucoraja erinacea
• Mobula munkiana Mobula munkiana
• Narrownose chimaera Harriotta raleighana
• Pacific electric ray Torpedo californica
• Pelagic stingray Pteroplatytrygon violacea
• Reef manta ray Manta alfredi
• Roughtail stingray Dasyatis centroura
• Round ribbontail ray Taeniura meyeni
• Shovelnose guitarfish Pseudobatos productus
• Sixgill stingray Hexatrygon bickelli
• Smalltooth sawfish Pristis pectinata
• Southern stingray Dasyatis americana
• Spinetail mobula Mobula japanica
• Spiny butterfly ray Gymnura altavela
• Spotted eagle ray Aetobatus narinari
• Spotted ratfish Hydrolagus colliei
• Thorny skate Amblyraja radiata
• Yellow stingray Urobatis jamaicensis

Bony fish 154

• Albacore Thunnus alalunga
• Alepisaurus ferox Alepisaurus ferox
• Alewife Alosa pseudoharengus
• Alfonsino Beryx decadactylus
• Alligator gar Atractosteus spatula
• American eel Anguilla rostrata
• American paddlefish Polyodon spathula
• American plaice Hippoglossoides platessoides
• Amur bitterling Rhodeus sericeus
• Arctic char Salvelinus alpinus
• Arctic grayling Thymallus arcticus
• Asian swamp eel Monopterus albus
• Atlantic blue marlin Makaira nigricans
• Atlantic bonito Sarda sarda
• Atlantic cod Gadus morhua
• Atlantic goliath grouper Epinephelus itajara
• Atlantic halibut Hippoglossus hippoglossus
• Atlantic herring Clupea harengus
• Atlantic mackerel Scomber scombrus
• Atlantic salmon Salmo salar
• Atlantic tarpon Megalops atlanticus
• Atlantic tripletail Lobotes surinamensis
• Atlantic wolffish Anarhichas lupus
• Bigeye tuna Thunnus obesus
• Bighead carp Hypophthalmichthys nobilis
• Black bullhead Ameiurus melas
• Black carp Mylopharyngodon piceus
• Blue acara Andinoacara pulcher
• Blue antimora Antimora rostrata
• Blue catfish Ictalurus furcatus
• Bluefin trevally Caranx melampygus
• Bluefish Pomatomus saltatrix
• Bluegill Lepomis macrochirus
• Bluntsnout smooth-head Xenodermichthys copei
• Bonefish Albula vulpes
• Bowfin Amia calva
• Brook trout Salvelinus fontinalis
• Brown bullhead Ameiurus nebulosus
• Brown trout Salmo trutta
• Burbot Lota lota
• Chain pickerel Esox niger
• Channa striata Channa striata
• Channel catfish Ictalurus punctatus
• Cobia Rachycentron canadum
• Coho salmon Oncorhynchus kisutch
• Common carp Cyprinus carpio
• Common remora Remora remora
• Common rudd Scardinius erythrophthalmus
• Convict cichlid Amatitlania nigrofasciata
• Crevalle jack Caranx hippos
• Cutthroat trout Oncorhynchus clarkii
• Devils Hole pupfish Cyprinodon diabolis
• Escolar Lepidocybium flavobrunneum
• Flathead catfish Pylodictis olivaris
• Flathead grey mullet Mugil cephalus
• Flying gurnard Dactylopterus volitans
• Fourbeard rockling Enchelyopus cimbrius
• Frigate tuna Auxis thazard
• Garfish Belone belone
• Garibaldi Hypsypops rubicundus
• Giant moray Gymnothorax javanicus
• Giant oarfish Regalecus glesne
• Giant trevally Caranx ignobilis
• Grass carp Ctenopharyngodon idella
• Great barracuda Sphyraena barracuda
• Greater amberjack Seriola dumerili
• Green swordtail Xiphophorus hellerii
• Grey triggerfish Balistes capriscus
• Guppy Poecilia reticulata
• Haddock Melanogrammus aeglefinus
• Helicolenus dactylopterus Helicolenus dactylopterus
• Hogfish Lachnolaimus maximus
• Hollowsnout grenadier Coelorinchus caelorhincus
• Hypostomus plecostomus Hypostomus plecostomus
• Indo-Pacific sailfish Istiophorus platypterus
• Iridescent shark Pangasianodon hypophthalmus
• Jack Dempsey Rocio octofasciata
• King mackerel Scomberomorus cavalla
• Lagoon triggerfish Rhinecanthus aculeatus
• Lake sturgeon Acipenser fulvescens
• Lake trout Salvelinus namaycush
• Largehead hairtail Trichiurus lepturus
• Largemouth bass Micropterus salmoides
• Lesser sand eel Ammodytes tobianus
• Lingcod Ophiodon elongatus
• Long-spine porcupinefish Diodon holocanthus
• Longnose gar Lepisosteus osseus
• Mackerel scad Decapterus macarellus
• Mahi-mahi Coryphaena hippurus
• Mexican tetra Astyanax mexicanus
• Milkfish Chanos chanos
• Moorish idol Zanclus cornutus
• Mosquitofish Gambusia affinis
• Mozambique tilapia Oreochromis mossambicus
• Muskellunge Esox masquinongy
• Myoxocephalus scorpioides Myoxocephalus scorpioides
• Myoxocephalus scorpius Myoxocephalus scorpius
• Nile perch Lates niloticus
• Ninespine stickleback Pungitius pungitius
• Northern pike Esox lucius
• Ocean sunfish Mola mola
• Oilfish Ruvettus pretiosus
• Oscar Astronotus ocellatus
• Pacific cod Gadus macrocephalus
• Pacific saury Cololabis saira
• Piaractus brachypomus Piaractus brachypomus
• Pilot fish Naucrates ductor
• Poecilia sphenops Poecilia sphenops
• Pollachius virens Pollachius virens
• Pond loach Misgurnus anguillicaudatus
• Prussian carp Carassius gibelio
• Pterophyllum scalare Pterophyllum scalare
• Pumpkinseed Lepomis gibbosus
• Queen angelfish Holacanthus ciliaris
• Rainbow runner Elagatis bipinnulata
• Rainbow trout Oncorhynchus mykiss
• Ram cichlid Mikrogeophagus ramirezi
• Red lionfish Pterois volitans
• Red porgy Pagrus pagrus
• Redtail catfish Phractocephalus hemioliopterus
• Reef triggerfish Rhinecanthus rectangulus
• Rock gunnel Pholis gunnellus
• Roosterfish Nematistius pectoralis
• Round goby Neogobius melanostomus
• Royal gramma Gramma loreto
• Ruffe Gymnocephalus cernua
• Sablefish Anoplopoma fimbria
• Sargassum fish Histrio histrio
• Sebastes norvegicus Sebastes norvegicus
• Sergeant major Abudefduf saxatilis
• Sharptail mola Masturus lanceolatus
• Shortfin spiny eel Notacanthus bonaparte
• Silver arowana Osteoglossum bicirrhosum
• Silver carp Hypophthalmichthys molitrix
• Smallmouth bass Micropterus dolomieu
• Sockeye salmon Oncorhynchus nerka
• Spotted barracudina Arctozenus risso
• Spotted gar Lepisosteus oculatus
• Striped bass Morone saxatilis
• Striped marlin Kajikia audax
• Swordfish Xiphias gladius
• Tambaqui Colossoma macropomum
• Tench Tinca tinca
• Three-spined stickleback Gasterosteus aculeatus
• Wahoo Acanthocybium solandri
• Walking catfish Clarias batrachus
• Walleye Sander vitreus
• White sturgeon Acipenser transmontanus
• Witch Glyptocephalus cynoglossus
• Wolf eel Anarrhichthys ocellatus
• Yellow perch Perca flavescens
• Yellow tang Zebrasoma flavescens
• Yellowtail amberjack Seriola lalandi
• Yellowtail snapper Ocyurus chrysurus

Butterflies & moths 39

• Codling moth Cydia pomonella
• Coenonympha tullia Coenonympha tullia
• Common carpet Epirrhoe alternata
• Common marbled carpet Dysstroma truncata
• Common swift moth Korscheltellus lupulina
• Cydalima perspectalis Cydalima perspectalis
• Daphnis nerii Daphnis nerii
• Diamondback moth Plutella xylostella
• Ecliptopera silaceata Ecliptopera silaceata
• Emmelina monodactyla Emmelina monodactyla
• Fall webworm Hyphantria cunea
• Galleria mellonella Galleria mellonella
• Green pug Pasiphila rectangulata
• Greta oto Greta oto
• Hofmannophila Hofmannophila pseudospretella
• Hydriomena furcata Hydriomena furcata
• Idaea dimidiata Idaea dimidiata
• Indianmeal moth Plodia interpunctella
• Large yellow underwing Noctua pronuba
• Lesser yellow underwing Noctua comes
• Leucoma salicis Leucoma salicis
• Light brown apple moth Epiphyas postvittana
• Luna moth Actias luna
• Lycaena phlaeas Lycaena phlaeas
• Lymantria dispar Lymantria dispar
• Monarch butterfly Danaus plexippus
• Neopalpa donaldtrumpi Neopalpa donaldtrumpi
• Nymphalis antiopa Nymphalis antiopa
• Orgyia antiqua Orgyia antiqua
• Papilio machaon Papilio machaon
• Peppered moth Biston betularia
• Phragmatobia fuliginosa Phragmatobia fuliginosa
• Setaceous Hebrew character Xestia c-nigrum
• Small pearl-bordered fritillary Boloria selene
• Tineola bisselliella Tineola bisselliella
• Vanessa atalanta Vanessa atalanta
• Vanessa cardui Vanessa cardui
• White-shouldered house moth Endrosis sarcitrella
• Winter moth Operophtera brumata

Bees, wasps & ants 17

• Anthidium manicatum Anthidium manicatum
• Argentine ant Linepithema humile
• Asian giant hornet Vespa mandarinia
• Black garden ant Lasius niger
• Bombus jonellus Bombus jonellus
• Emerald cockroach wasp Ampulex compressa
• European hornet Vespa crabro
• European paper wasp Polistes dominula
• Formica rufa Formica rufa
• Myrmica rubra Myrmica rubra
• Paraponera clavata Paraponera clavata
• Pharaoh ant Monomorium pharaonis
• Red imported fire ant Solenopsis invicta
• Vespula germanica Vespula germanica
• Western honey bee Apis mellifera
• Yellow crazy ant Anoplolepis gracilipes
• Yellow meadow ant Lasius flavus

Beetles 33

• Adalia bipunctata Adalia bipunctata
• Amara aenea Amara aenea
• Anacaena lutescens Anacaena lutescens
• Asian long-horned beetle Anoplophora glabripennis
• Bembidion quadrimaculatum Bembidion quadrimaculatum
• Boll weevil Anthonomus grandis
• Calvia quatuordecimguttata Calvia quatuordecimguttata
• Cantharis livida Cantharis livida
• Carabus granulatus Carabus granulatus
• Carabus nemoralis Carabus nemoralis
• Coccinella septempunctata Coccinella septempunctata
• Colorado potato beetle Leptinotarsa decemlineata
• Devil's coach horse beetle Ocypus olens
• Drugstore beetle Stegobium paniceum
• Elephant beetle Megasoma elephas
• Emerald ash borer Agrilus planipennis
• Harmonia axyridis Harmonia axyridis
• Hercules beetle Dynastes hercules
• Hippodamia variegata Hippodamia variegata
• Hydrobius fuscipes Hydrobius fuscipes
• Japanese beetle Popillia japonica
• Mealworm Tenebrio molitor
• Oryctes rhinoceros Oryctes rhinoceros
• Propylea quatuordecimpunctata Propylea quatuordecimpunctata
• Pterostichus melanarius Pterostichus melanarius
• Rhagonycha fulva Rhagonycha fulva
• Rice weevil Sitophilus oryzae
• Scarlet lily beetle Lilioceris lilii
• Strophosoma melanogrammum Strophosoma melanogrammum
• Thistle tortoise beetle Cassida rubiginosa
• Trechus obtusus Trechus obtusus
• Varied carpet beetle Anthrenus verbasci
• Vine weevil Otiorhynchus sulcatus

Dragonflies & damselflies 3

• Four-spotted chaser Libellula quadrimaculata
• Pantala flavescens Pantala flavescens
• Sympetrum danae Sympetrum danae

Grasshoppers, bugs & other insects 62

• Aedes albopictus Aedes albopictus
• American cockroach Periplaneta americana
• Aphrophora alni Aphrophora alni
• Black bean aphid Aphis fabae
• Bombylius major Bombylius major
• Botanophila fugax Botanophila fugax
• Brown marmorated stink bug Halyomorpha halys
• Calliphora vicina Calliphora vicina
• Calliphora vomitoria Calliphora vomitoria
• Cat flea Ctenocephalides felis
• Ceratitis capitata Ceratitis capitata
• Cheilotrichia cinerascens Cheilotrichia cinerascens
• Chinese mantis Tenodera sinensis
• Chrysopilus asiliformis Chrysopilus asiliformis
• Cimex lectularius Cimex lectularius
• Closterotomus norvegicus Closterotomus norwegicus
• Common green bottle fly Lucilia sericata
• Delia platura Delia platura
• Dicranomyia chorea Dicranomyia chorea
• Drosophila melanogaster Drosophila melanogaster
• Drosophila suzukii Drosophila suzukii
• Elasmostethus interstinctus Elasmostethus interstinctus
• Epistrophe grossulariae Epistrophe grossulariae
• Eristalis arbustorum Eristalis arbustorum
• Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax
• European mantis Mantis religiosa
• Firebrat Thermobia domestica
• Forficula auricularia Forficula auricularia
• German cockroach Blattella germanica
• Hermetia illucens Hermetia illucens
• Heterotoma planicornis Heterotoma planicornis
• House cricket Acheta domesticus
• Housefly Musca domestica
• Juniper shield bug Cyphostethus tristriatus
• Kleidocerys resedae Kleidocerys resedae
• Limonia nubeculosa Limonia nubeculosa
• Lipoptena cervi Lipoptena cervi
• Melanostoma mellinum Melanostoma mellinum
• Meliscaeva cinctella Meliscaeva cinctella
• Merodon equestris Merodon equestris
• Microchrysa polita Microchrysa polita
• Myathropa florea Myathropa florea
• Neoascia tenur Neoascia tenur
• Neophilaenus lineatus Neophilaenus lineatus
• Nezara viridula Nezara viridula
• Oriental cockroach Blatta orientalis
• Philaenus spumarius Philaenus spumarius
• Phytomyza ilicis Phytomyza ilicis
• Picromerus bidens Picromerus bidens
• Pyrrhocoris apterus Pyrrhocoris apterus
• Scaeva pyrastri Scaeva pyrastri
• Scaptomyza pallida Scaptomyza pallida
• Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria
• Silverfish Lepisma saccharina
• Silverleaf whitefly Bemisia tabaci
• Stable fly Stomoxys calcitrans
• Syritta pipiens Syritta pipiens
• Syrphus ribesii Syrphus ribesii
• Syrphus torvus Syrphus torvus
• Tipula oleracea Tipula oleracea
• Tipula paludosa Tipula paludosa
• Western conifer seed bug Leptoglossus occidentalis

Spiders, scorpions & other arachnids 46

• Amaurobius ferox Amaurobius ferox
• Amblyomma americanum Amblyomma americanum
• Antilles pinktoe tarantula Caribena versicolor
• Araneus diadematus Araneus diadematus
• Araneus marmoreus Araneus marmoreus
• Argiope argentata Argiope argentata
• Argiope aurantia Argiope aurantia
• Argiope trifasciata Argiope trifasciata
• Barn spider Araneus cavaticus
• Brachypelma smithi Brachypelma smithi
• Brown recluse spider Loxosceles reclusa
• Chelifer cancroides Chelifer cancroides
• Demodex folliculorum Demodex folliculorum
• Gasteracantha cancriformis Gasteracantha cancriformis
• Giant house spider Eratigena atrica
• Heteropoda venatoria Heteropoda venatoria
• Hobo spider Eratigena agrestis
• Ixodes scapularis Ixodes scapularis
• Larinioides cornutus Larinioides cornutus
• Larinioides sclopetarius Larinioides sclopetarius
• Latrodectus geometricus Latrodectus geometricus
• Latrodectus hesperus Latrodectus hesperus
• Latrodectus mactans Latrodectus mactans
• Misumena vatia Misumena vatia
• Oligolophus tridens Oligolophus tridens
• Pachygnatha clercki Pachygnatha clercki
• Parasteatoda tepidariorum Parasteatoda tepidariorum
• Phalangium opilio Phalangium opilio
• Phidippus audax Phidippus audax
• Pholcus phalangioides Pholcus phalangioides
• Pirata piraticus Pirata piraticus
• Rhipicephalus sanguineus Rhipicephalus sanguineus
• Rilaena triangularis Rilaena triangularis
• Sarcoptes scabiei Sarcoptes scabiei
• Scotophaeus blackwalli Scotophaeus blackwalli
• Scytodes thoracica Scytodes thoracica
• Steatoda grossa Steatoda grossa
• Steatoda nobilis Steatoda nobilis
• Tegenaria domestica Tegenaria domestica
• Tetranychus urticae Tetranychus urticae
• Theridion grallator Theridion grallator
• Triangulate cobweb spider Steatoda triangulosa
• Trichonephila clavata Trichonephila clavata
• Trichonephila clavipes Trichonephila clavipes
• Woodlouse spider Dysdera crocata
• Zebra spider Salticus scenicus

Crabs, lobsters & shrimps 39

• Abludomelita obtusata Abludomelita obtusata
• Alpheus heterochaelis Alpheus heterochaelis
• American lobster Homarus americanus
• Armadillidium vulgare Armadillidium vulgare
• Atlantic ghost crab Ocypode quadrata
• Bathynomus giganteus Bathynomus giganteus
• California spiny lobster Panulirus interruptus
• Callinectes sapidus Callinectes sapidus
• Carcinus maenas Carcinus maenas
• Cardisoma guanhumi Cardisoma guanhumi
• Caribbean hermit crab Coenobita clypeatus
• Cherax quadricarinatus Cherax quadricarinatus
• Chinese mitten crab Eriocheir sinensis
• Chionoecetes bairdi Chionoecetes bairdi
• Chionoecetes opilio Chionoecetes opilio
• Corophium volutator Corophium volutator
• Cymothoa exigua Cymothoa exigua
• Dungeness crab Metacarcinus magister
• Grapsus grapsus Grapsus grapsus
• Great spider crab Hyas araneus
• Horsehair crab Erimacrus isenbeckii
• Hyas coarctatus Hyas coarctatus
• Ligia exotica Ligia exotica
• Lithodes maja Lithodes maja
• Lysmata amboinensis Lysmata amboinensis
• Macrobrachium rosenbergii Macrobrachium rosenbergii
• Oniscus asellus Oniscus asellus
• Pandalus borealis Pandalus borealis
• Pandalus montagui Pandalus montagui
• Panulirus argus Panulirus argus
• Philoscia muscorum Philoscia muscorum
• Porcellio scaber Porcellio scaber
• Procambarus alleni Procambarus alleni
• Procambarus clarkii Procambarus clarkii
• Red king crab Paralithodes camtschaticus
• Signal crayfish Pacifastacus leniusculus
• Thor amboinensis Thor amboinensis
• Urothoe elegans Urothoe elegans
• Whiteleg shrimp Litopenaeus vannamei

Octopuses, squid & cuttlefish 19

• Argonauta argo Argonauta argo
• California two-spot octopus Octopus bimaculoides
• Caribbean reef octopus Octopus briareus
• Caribbean reef squid Sepioteuthis sepioidea
• Common octopus Octopus vulgaris
• East Pacific red octopus Octopus rubescens
• Euprymna scolopes Euprymna scolopes
• Giant Pacific octopus Enteroctopus dofleini
• Giant squid Architeuthis dux
• Graneledone boreopacifica Graneledone boreopacifica
• Humboldt squid Dosidicus gigas
• Illex coindetii Illex coindetii
• Japanese flying squid Todarodes pacificus
• Octopus cyanea Octopus cyanea
• Onykia robusta Onykia robusta
• Opisthoteuthis californiana Opisthoteuthis californiana
• Rossia pacifica Rossia pacifica
• Stauroteuthis syrtensis Stauroteuthis syrtensis
• Vampire squid Vampyroteuthis infernalis

Jellyfish, corals & anemones 31

• Aequorea victoria Aequorea victoria
• Atolla jellyfish Atolla wyvillei
• Aurelia aurita Aurelia aurita
• Bolocera tuediae Bolocera tuediae
• Cannonball jellyfish Stomolophus meleagris
• Chrysaora colorata Chrysaora colorata
• Chrysaora fuscescens Chrysaora fuscescens
• Chrysaora quinquecirrha Chrysaora quinquecirrha
• Craspedacusta sowerbii Craspedacusta sowerbyi
• Dahlia anemone Urticina felina
• Diadumene cincta Diadumene cincta
• Diadumene lineata Diadumene lineata
• Elkhorn coral Acropora palmata
• Funiculina quadrangularis Funiculina quadrangularis
• Henneguya zschokkei Henneguya zschokkei
• Hydra viridissima Hydra viridissima
• Hydra vulgaris Hydra vulgaris
• Lion's mane jellyfish Cyanea capillata
• Metridium dianthus Metridium dianthus
• Metridium senile Metridium senile
• Pelagia noctiluca Pelagia noctiluca
• Phyllorhiza punctata Phyllorhiza punctata
• Porpita porpita Porpita porpita
• Portuguese man o' war Physalia physalis
• Pseudodiploria clivosa Pseudodiploria clivosa
• Staghorn coral Acropora cervicornis
• Starlet sea anemone Nematostella vectensis
• Stomphia coccinea Stomphia coccinea
• Turritopsis dohrnii Turritopsis dohrnii
• Urticina crassicornis Urticina crassicornis
• Urticina eques Urticina eques

Starfish, sea urchins & relatives 18

• Asterias amurensis Asterias amurensis
• Common starfish Asterias rubens
• Common sunstar Crossaster papposus
• Crown-of-thorns starfish Acanthaster planci
• Culcita novaeguineae Culcita novaeguineae
• Diadema antillarum Diadema antillarum
• Eucidaris tribuloides Eucidaris tribuloides
• Heterocentrotus mamillatus Heterocentrotus mamillatus
• Holothuria atra Holothuria atra
• Linckia laevigata Linckia laevigata
• Luidia senegalensis Luidia senegalensis
• Mellita quinquiesperforata Mellita quinquiesperforata
• Oreaster reticulatus Oreaster reticulatus
• Pisaster brevispinus Pisaster brevispinus
• Pisaster ochraceus Pisaster ochraceus
• Strongylocentrotus droebachiensis Strongylocentrotus droebachiensis
• Strongylocentrotus purpuratus Strongylocentrotus purpuratus
• Sunflower sea star Pycnopodia helianthoides