Wildlife in Badlands National Park
Here’s what naturalists are spotting in Badlands right now — pulled live from recent research-grade observations. Browse by group, explore the map, and identify what you find with Huck.
Most-observed species in Badlands
Bighorn Sheep
Ovis canadensis
1,442 observations
Black-tailed Prairie Dog
Cynomys ludovicianus
1,279 observations
American Bison
Bison bison
919 observations
Plains Pricklypear
Opuntia polyacantha
571 observations
Scarlet Globemallow
Sphaeralcea coccinea
379 observations
Western Meadowlark
Sturnella neglecta
355 observations
Pronghorn
Antilocapra americana
344 observations
Mule Deer
Odocoileus hemionus
284 observations
Cliff Swallow
Petrochelidon pyrrhonota
267 observations
Rock Wren
Salpinctes obsoletus
235 observations
Mountain Bluebird
Sialia currucoides
222 observations
Burrowing Owl
Athene cunicularia
220 observations
field bindweed
Convolvulus arvensis
216 observations
Black-billed Magpie
Pica hudsonia
209 observations
Yellow Sweetclover
Melilotus officinalis
199 observations
Curlycup Gumweed
Grindelia squarrosa
184 observations
Saltlover
Halogeton glomeratus
178 observations · iNaturalist
hoary vervain
Verbena stricta
176 observations
Crested Wheatgrass
Agropyron cristatum
170 observations · iNaturalist
showy milkweed
Asclepias speciosa
164 observations
Least Chipmunk
Neotamias minimus
161 observations
Grassland Pricklypear
Opuntia cymochila
154 observations · iNaturalist
Prairie Rattlesnake
Crotalus viridis
147 observations
Missouri Foxtail Cactus
Escobaria missouriensis
147 observations · iNaturalist
snow-on-the-mountain
Euphorbia marginata
141 observations
upright prairie coneflower
Ratibida columnifera
123 observations
Lark Sparrow
Chondestes grammacus
122 observations
Racemose Milkvetch
Astragalus racemosus
121 observations · iNaturalist
Woodhouse's Toad
Anaxyrus woodhousii
119 observations
fragrant evening primrose
Oenothera cespitosa
116 observations · iNaturalist
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