Wildlife in Arkansas

Here’s what naturalists are spotting in Arkansas right now - pulled live from recent research-grade observations. Browse by group, explore the map, and identify what you find with Huck.

85,903

recent observations

30

species listed

11

insects & arthropods

8

birds

6

plants

Naturalists have logged 85,903 research-grade observations across the 30 most-recorded species in Arkansas. The most frequently seen is the Three-toed Box Turtle, with 5,088 recorded sightings.

Insects & Arthropods account for the largest share of what gets recorded there (11 of the species listed here), followed by birds (8).

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Most-observed species in Arkansas

Three-toed Box Turtle

Terrapene triunguis

5,088 observations · iNaturalist

Danaus plexippus

4,988 observations

Northern Cardinal

Cardinalis cardinalis

4,556 observations

Turdus migratorius

3,720 observations

Eastern Tiger Swallowtail

Papilio glaucus

3,511 observations

White-tailed Deer

Odocoileus virginianus

3,141 observations

Eastern Bluebird

3,119 observations

2,959 observations

Red-spotted Admiral

Limenitis arthemis

2,936 observations

Eastern Gray Squirrel

Sciurus carolinensis

2,879 observations

Sceloporus consobrinus

2,838 observations · iNaturalist

Great Blue Heron

2,652 observations

Asian Lady Beetle

Harmonia axyridis

2,647 observations

Virginia Springbeauty

Claytonia virginica

2,566 observations

American sweetgum

Liquidambar styraciflua

2,542 observations

Ligustrum sinense

2,540 observations · iNaturalist

Podophyllum peltatum

2,497 observations

Northern Mockingbird

Mimus polyglottos

2,495 observations

Spicebush Swallowtail

Papilio troilus

2,478 observations

Trachemys scripta

2,466 observations

Phyciodes tharos

2,451 observations

Downy Woodpecker

Dryobates pubescens

2,443 observations

White-throated Sparrow

Zonotrichia albicollis

2,400 observations

Pipevine Swallowtail

Battus philenor

2,358 observations

American pokeweed

Phytolacca americana

2,355 observations

Hylephila phyleus

2,279 observations · iNaturalist

Western Honey Bee

2,257 observations

Hackberry Emperor

Asterocampa celtis

2,256 observations

Red-bellied Woodpecker

Melanerpes carolinus

2,247 observations

2,239 observations

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