Wildlife in Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Here’s what naturalists are spotting in Great Smoky Mountains 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 Great Smoky Mountains
American Black Bear
Ursus americanus
3,049 observations
Pipevine Swallowtail
Battus philenor
2,762 observations
Elk
Cervus canadensis
2,465 observations
Wild Turkey
Meleagris gallopavo
1,791 observations
showy orchis
Galearis spectabilis
1,776 observations · iNaturalist
great rhododendron
Rhododendron maximum
1,689 observations
partridgeberry
Mitchella repens
1,645 observations
mountain laurel
Kalmia latifolia
1,619 observations
Christmas fern
Polystichum acrostichoides
1,547 observations
Eastern Tiger Swallowtail
Papilio glaucus
1,521 observations
galax
Galax urceolata
1,504 observations · iNaturalist
dwarf crested iris
Iris cristata
1,450 observations
American cancer-root
Conopholis americana
1,444 observations
Red-cheeked Salamander
Plethodon jordani
1,390 observations
downy rattlesnake plantain
Goodyera pubescens
1,384 observations
White-tailed Deer
Odocoileus virginianus
1,314 observations
large white trillium
Trillium grandiflorum
1,266 observations
red trillium
Trillium erectum
1,236 observations
Solomon's plume
Maianthemum racemosum
1,235 observations
woodland stonecrop
Sedum ternatum
1,197 observations
mountain doghobble
Leucothoe fontanesiana
1,197 observations
yellow wakerobin
Trillium luteum
1,176 observations
Cherokee Blackbelly Salamander
Desmognathus gvnigeusgwotli
1,149 observations · iNaturalist
Scarlet Beebalm
Monarda didyma
1,141 observations
wild geranium
Geranium maculatum
1,138 observations
Common Eastern Bumble Bee
Bombus impatiens
1,082 observations
Blue Ridge Two-lined Salamander
Eurycea wilderae
1,040 observations · iNaturalist
Thyme-leaved Bluet
Houstonia serpyllifolia
1,029 observations · iNaturalist
rue anemone
Thalictrum thalictroides
1,016 observations
American tuliptree
Liriodendron tulipifera
1,011 observations
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