Wildlife in Indiana

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

165,945

recent observations

30

species listed

12

plants

7

birds

6

insects & arthropods

Naturalists have logged 165,945 research-grade observations across the 30 most-recorded species in Indiana. The most frequently seen is the Monarch, with 9,329 recorded sightings.

Plants account for the largest share of what gets recorded there (12 of the species listed here), followed by birds (7).

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Most-observed species in Indiana

Danaus plexippus

9,329 observations

Turdus migratorius

8,224 observations

Virginia Springbeauty

Claytonia virginica

7,299 observations

Podophyllum peltatum

7,186 observations

Common Eastern Bumble Bee

Bombus impatiens

7,121 observations

Amur honeysuckle

Lonicera maackii

6,675 observations

Branta canadensis

6,308 observations

Northern Cardinal

Cardinalis cardinalis

6,039 observations

Anas platyrhynchos

6,032 observations

Asian Lady Beetle

Harmonia axyridis

5,999 observations

American pokeweed

Phytolacca americana

5,909 observations

Eastern Tiger Swallowtail

Papilio glaucus

5,694 observations

White-tailed Deer

Odocoileus virginianus

5,678 observations

common milkweed

Asclepias syriaca

5,413 observations

Western Honey Bee

5,322 observations

Great Blue Heron

5,116 observations

prairie trillium

Trillium recurvatum

5,025 observations

Eastern Gray Squirrel

Sciurus carolinensis

4,928 observations

cut-leaved toothwort

Cardamine concatenata

4,707 observations

Sanguinaria canadensis

4,634 observations

Anaxyrus americanus

4,556 observations

Eastern Fox Squirrel

4,451 observations

Margined Calligrapher

Toxomerus marginatus

4,444 observations · iNaturalist

Asimina triloba

4,426 observations

Common Box Turtle

Terrapene carolina

4,398 observations

Glechoma hederacea

4,339 observations · iNaturalist

Red-winged Blackbird

Agelaius phoeniceus

4,310 observations

Virginia bluebells

Mertensia virginica

4,150 observations

Passer domesticus

4,125 observations

Phlox divaricata

4,108 observations

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