Category
page 1Fauna of the Great Lakes region

muskrat
The muskrat or common muskrat (Ondatra zibethicus) is a medium-sized semiaquatic rodent.

Canada lynx
species of mammal

snowshoe hare
species of lagomorphs (Lagomorpha)

fisher
species of mammal

painted turtle
species of reptile

North American porcupine
species of mammal

White-tailed jackrabbit
species of mammal

common snapping turtle
large freshwater turtle of the family Chelydridae

spotted turtle
species of reptile

Wood turtle
species of reptile

American red squirrel
species of mammal

Lithobates sylvaticus
species of amphibian

Tiger salamander
species of North American mole salamander

Lithobates pipiens
species of amphibian

Blanding's turtle
species of reptile
common garter snake
species of reptile

Black-backed Woodpecker
species of bird

Sternotherus odoratus
species of reptile

Tamias minimus
species of mammal

Ambystoma maculatum
species of amphibian

eastern red bat
species of mammal

American toad
species of amphibian

thirteen-lined ground squirrel
species of mammal

Eastern Red-backed Salamander
species of amphibian

Eastern pipistrelle
species of bat

Notophthalmus viridescens
species of amphibian

Northern map turtle
species of reptile

Heterodon platirhinos
species of reptile

Spring Peeper
species of amphibian

smooth green snake
species of reptile

southern bog lemming
species of mammal

DeKay's Brown Snake
species of reptile

Blue-spotted salamander
species of amphibian

Plethodon glutinosus
species of amphibian

Desmognathus fuscus
species of amphibian

Green sunfish
species of fish

Western chorus frog
species of amphibian

Ambystoma jeffersonianum
species of amphibian

Four-toed salamander
species of amphibian

Eurycea bislineata
Species of amphibian

Slender glass lizard
species of reptile
Eastern carpenter bee
species of insect
Bosmina (Bosmina) longirostris
species of arthropods

Blanchard's cricket frog
species of amphibian

Lasmigona compressa
species of mollusc
Gyraulus parvus
species of mollusc

Polistes exclamans
species of insect

Menetus dilatatus
species of mollusc
Quadrula quadrula
species of mollusc
Helisoma anceps
species of mollusc

Helicodiscus parallelus
species of mollusc
Amblema plicata
species of mollusc
Amnicola limosus
species of mollusc
Philomycus carolinianus
species of mollusc
Campeloma decisum
species of mollusc
Anguispira alternata
species of mollusc
Physella gyrina
species of mollusc

Pleurocera acuta
species of mollusc
Diporeia
Diporeia is a North American genus of freshwater amphipod that was formerly a dominant form of zooplankton in the Great Lakes. Their loss in numbers is believed to be due to the presence of invasive species.
Lasmigona costata
species of mollusc