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Wildlife near North Las Vegas, NV

Illustrated wildlife of North Las Vegas

North Las Vegas runs out into the Mojave north of the city, where the desert takes over fast. The washes and desert edges hold Gambel’s quail, desert cottontails, and roadrunners, antelope ground squirrels dart across the open gravel, and Harris’s and red-tailed hawks hunt from the power poles. Nearby the Sheep Range rises into pinyon-juniper with desert bighorn on the slopes.

Everything below is pulled live from recent research-grade observations near North Las Vegas. Browse by group, explore the map, and identify what you find with Huck.

56,588
recent observations
30
species listed
12
plants
15
birds
2
reptiles & amphibians

Naturalists have logged 56,588 research-grade observations across the 30 most-recorded species near North Las Vegas. The most frequently seen is the Creosote Bush, with 9,540 recorded sightings.

Plants account for the largest share of what gets recorded there (12 of the species listed here), followed by birds (15).

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Most-observed species near North Las Vegas

Creosote Bush
Larrea tridentata
9,540 observations
Mojave Yucca
Yucca schidigera
3,749 observations · iNaturalist
California Barrel Cactus
Ferocactus cylindraceus
3,158 observations
Engelmann's Hedgehog Cactus
Echinocereus engelmannii
2,940 observations
Beavertail Pricklypear
Opuntia basilaris
2,613 observations
Great-tailed Grackle
Quiscalus mexicanus
2,606 observations
Eastern Joshua Tree
Yucca jaegeriana
2,347 observations · iNaturalist
Common Side-blotched Lizard
Uta stansburiana
2,059 observations
Cottontop Cactus
Homalocephala polycephala
1,700 observations · iNaturalist
Mallard
Anas platyrhynchos
1,622 observations
Buckhorn Cholla
Cylindropuntia acanthocarpa
1,601 observations · iNaturalist
American Coot
Fulica americana
1,568 observations
Silver Cholla
Cylindropuntia echinocarpa
1,544 observations · iNaturalist
Northern Mockingbird
Mimus polyglottos
1,489 observations
Desert Cottontail
Sylvilagus audubonii
1,374 observations
White-crowned Sparrow
Zonotrichia leucophrys
1,265 observations
Gambel's Quail
Callipepla gambelii
1,252 observations
Rock Pigeon
Columba livia
1,242 observations
Canada Goose
Branta canadensis
1,219 observations
Greater Roadrunner
Geococcyx californianus
1,207 observations
Desert Spiny Lizard
Sceloporus magister
1,202 observations
Phainopepla
Phainopepla nitens
1,148 observations
Johnson's Beehive Cactus
Echinomastus johnsonii
1,125 observations · iNaturalist
Cooper's Hawk
Astur cooperii
1,091 observations · iNaturalist
Verdin
Auriparus flaviceps
1,061 observations
House Finch
Haemorhous mexicanus
1,026 observations
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Setophaga coronata
999 observations
Desert Trumpet
Eriogonum inflatum
989 observations · iNaturalist
Ruddy Duck
Oxyura jamaicensis
928 observations
Desert Spinystar
Escobaria chlorantha
924 observations · iNaturalist

Built from recent research-grade iNaturalist observations. Identifications are community-sourced and may occasionally be wrong, and the ranking reflects where people record and photograph wildlife, so a species seen often here is not necessarily rare elsewhere. Some plants and animals are only out in certain seasons. Treat this as a lively snapshot of what people are finding, not a formal checklist.

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