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Wildlife in North Dakota

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

14,937
recent observations
30
species listed
14
plants
4
mammals
6
birds

Naturalists have logged 14,937 research-grade observations across the 30 most-recorded species in North Dakota. The most frequently seen is the American Bison, with 1,279 recorded sightings.

Plants account for the largest share of what gets recorded there (14 of the species listed here), followed by mammals (4).

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Most-observed species in North Dakota

American Bison
Bos bison
1,279 observations · iNaturalist
Black-tailed Prairie Dog
Cynomys ludovicianus
945 observations
Plains Pricklypear
Opuntia polyacantha
707 observations
Monarch
Danaus plexippus
699 observations
American Robin
Turdus migratorius
612 observations
upright prairie coneflower
Ratibida columnifera
515 observations
Brown-belted Bumble Bee
Bombus griseocollis
510 observations
Wild Turkey
Meleagris gallopavo
505 observations
Northern Leopard Frog
Lithobates pipiens
497 observations
Western Snowberry
Symphoricarpos occidentalis
489 observations · iNaturalist
Two-spotted Bumble Bee
Bombus bimaculatus
478 observations
Yellow Sweetclover
Melilotus officinalis
478 observations
Canada Goose
Branta canadensis
476 observations
White-tailed Deer
Odocoileus virginianus
464 observations
creeping thistle
Cirsium arvense
464 observations · iNaturalist
narrow-leaved purple coneflower
Echinacea angustifolia
423 observations
Domestic Horse
Equus caballus
411 observations · iNaturalist
silver buffaloberry
Shepherdia argentea
410 observations
Ring-necked Pheasant
Phasianus colchicus
409 observations
prairie pasqueflower
Pulsatilla nuttalliana
393 observations · iNaturalist
showy milkweed
Asclepias speciosa
391 observations
Mallard
Anas platyrhynchos
385 observations
Wild Licorice
Glycyrrhiza lepidota
385 observations · iNaturalist
Smooth Brome
Bromus inermis
381 observations
Scarlet Globemallow
Sphaeralcea coccinea
381 observations
Leafy Spurge Hawkmoth
Hyles euphorbiae
376 observations · iNaturalist
purple prairie clover
Dalea purpurea
375 observations
American White Pelican
Pelecanus erythrorhynchos
373 observations
common milkweed
Asclepias syriaca
363 observations
Hunt's Bumble Bee
Bombus huntii
363 observations · iNaturalist

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