Wildlife in Rhode Island

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

38,721

recent observations

30

species listed

12

plants

8

birds

5

insects & arthropods

Naturalists have logged 38,721 research-grade observations across the 30 most-recorded species in Rhode Island. The most frequently seen is the White-tailed Deer, with 2,233 recorded sightings.

Plants account for the largest share of what gets recorded there (12 of the species listed here), followed by birds (8).

Rarer finds confirmed in Rhode Island include Spotted Wintergreen - uncommon enough that a sighting is worth logging.

Spotted Wintergreen

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Most-observed species in Rhode Island

White-tailed Deer

Odocoileus virginianus

2,233 observations

Common Eastern Bumble Bee

Bombus impatiens

2,066 observations

Eastern Gray Squirrel

Sciurus carolinensis

1,694 observations

Turdus migratorius

1,676 observations

1,495 observations · iNaturalist

American Herring Gull

Larus smithsonianus

1,484 observations

Sweet Pepperbush

Clethra alnifolia

1,379 observations

Eastern Cottontail

Sylvilagus floridanus

1,366 observations

eastern white pine

1,336 observations

Anas platyrhynchos

1,329 observations

Branta canadensis

1,319 observations

Artemisia vulgaris

1,302 observations · iNaturalist

striped wintergreen

Chimaphila maculata

1,302 observations

Asian Lady Beetle

Harmonia axyridis

1,224 observations

Asian bittersweet

Celastrus orbiculatus

1,224 observations

Eastern Skunk Cabbage

Symplocarpus foetidus

1,191 observations

Melospiza melodia

1,166 observations

Monotropa uniflora

1,153 observations

Northern Cardinal

Cardinalis cardinalis

1,152 observations

multiflora rose

Rosa multiflora

1,140 observations

common milkweed

Asclepias syriaca

1,102 observations

Danaus plexippus

1,094 observations

Passer domesticus

1,071 observations

Western Honey Bee

1,053 observations

Spotted Lanternfly

Lycorma delicatula

1,049 observations · iNaturalist

Onoclea sensibilis

1,030 observations

Elaeagnus umbellata

1,028 observations

Chrysemys picta

1,027 observations

Dumetella carolinensis

1,018 observations

Common Garter Snake

Thamnophis sirtalis

1,018 observations

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