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.

Most-observed species in Arkansas

Three-toed Box Turtle

Terrapene triunguis

4,953 observations · iNaturalist

Danaus plexippus

4,860 observations

Northern Cardinal

Cardinalis cardinalis

4,424 observations

Turdus migratorius

3,615 observations

Eastern Tiger Swallowtail

Papilio glaucus

3,378 observations

Eastern Bluebird

3,004 observations

White-tailed Deer

Odocoileus virginianus

2,980 observations

2,836 observations

Eastern Gray Squirrel

Sciurus carolinensis

2,814 observations

Sceloporus consobrinus

2,734 observations · iNaturalist

Red-spotted Admiral

Limenitis arthemis

2,610 observations

Asian Lady Beetle

Harmonia axyridis

2,590 observations

Great Blue Heron

2,571 observations

Virginia Springbeauty

Claytonia virginica

2,563 observations

Ligustrum sinense

2,532 observations · iNaturalist

Podophyllum peltatum

2,491 observations

American sweetgum

Liquidambar styraciflua

2,465 observations

Northern Mockingbird

Mimus polyglottos

2,408 observations

Trachemys scripta

2,403 observations

White-throated Sparrow

Zonotrichia albicollis

2,398 observations

Downy Woodpecker

Dryobates pubescens

2,394 observations

Phyciodes tharos

2,392 observations

American pokeweed

Phytolacca americana

2,232 observations

Hylephila phyleus

2,209 observations · iNaturalist

Western Honey Bee

2,199 observations

2,198 observations

Red-bellied Woodpecker

Melanerpes carolinus

2,181 observations

Pipevine Swallowtail

Battus philenor

2,178 observations

Branta canadensis

2,163 observations

2,159 observations

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