Wildlife in Arkansas

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

85,087

recent observations

30

species listed

10

insects & arthropods

9

birds

6

plants

Naturalists have logged 85,087 research-grade observations across the 30 most-recorded species in Arkansas. The most frequently seen is the Three-toed Box Turtle, with 5,067 recorded sightings.

Insects & Arthropods account for the largest share of what gets recorded there (10 of the species listed here), followed by birds (9).

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Most-observed species in Arkansas

Three-toed Box Turtle

Terrapene triunguis

5,067 observations · iNaturalist

Danaus plexippus

4,938 observations

Northern Cardinal

Cardinalis cardinalis

4,523 observations

Turdus migratorius

3,715 observations

Eastern Tiger Swallowtail

Papilio glaucus

3,481 observations

White-tailed Deer

Odocoileus virginianus

3,101 observations

Eastern Bluebird

3,100 observations

2,922 observations

Eastern Gray Squirrel

Sciurus carolinensis

2,860 observations

Sceloporus consobrinus

2,818 observations · iNaturalist

Red-spotted Admiral

Limenitis arthemis

2,808 observations

Great Blue Heron

2,634 observations

Asian Lady Beetle

Harmonia axyridis

2,631 observations

Virginia Springbeauty

Claytonia virginica

2,566 observations

Ligustrum sinense

2,539 observations · iNaturalist

American sweetgum

Liquidambar styraciflua

2,520 observations

Podophyllum peltatum

2,497 observations

Northern Mockingbird

Mimus polyglottos

2,477 observations

Trachemys scripta

2,456 observations

Phyciodes tharos

2,436 observations

Downy Woodpecker

Dryobates pubescens

2,429 observations

White-throated Sparrow

Zonotrichia albicollis

2,400 observations

Spicebush Swallowtail

Papilio troilus

2,356 observations

American pokeweed

Phytolacca americana

2,321 observations

Pipevine Swallowtail

Battus philenor

2,318 observations

Hylephila phyleus

2,258 observations · iNaturalist

Western Honey Bee

2,245 observations

2,239 observations

Red-bellied Woodpecker

Melanerpes carolinus

2,233 observations

Branta canadensis

2,199 observations

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