Wildlife in Carlsbad Caverns National Park
Here’s what naturalists are spotting in Carlsbad Caverns 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 Carlsbad Caverns
ocotillo
Fouquieria splendens
291 observations
Texas mountain laurel
Dermatophyllum secundiflorum
277 observations · iNaturalist
Agarita
Berberis trifoliolata
208 observations · iNaturalist
scarlet hedgehog cactus
Echinocereus coccineus
176 observations
Smooth Sotol
Dasylirion leiophyllum
165 observations
strawberry hedgehog cactus
Echinocereus stramineus
147 observations · iNaturalist
Vermilion Flycatcher
Pyrocephalus rubinus
142 observations
lechuguilla
Agave lechuguilla
141 observations
Wild Turkey
Meleagris gallopavo
134 observations
tree cholla
Cylindropuntia imbricata
133 observations
Aoudad
Ammotragus lervia
115 observations · iNaturalist
Texas rainbow cactus
Echinocereus dasyacanthus
114 observations
Mexican buckeye
Ungnadia speciosa
106 observations · iNaturalist
Texas Hedgehog Cactus
Echinocereus chloranthus
104 observations · iNaturalist
Southwestern Fence Lizard
Sceloporus cowlesi
100 observations · iNaturalist
silverleaf nightshade
Solanum elaeagnifolium
94 observations · iNaturalist
Cave Swallow
Petrochelidon fulva
91 observations · iNaturalist
American Rubyspot
Hetaerina americana
89 observations
Desert Millipede
Orthoporus ornatus
81 observations · iNaturalist
Apache plume
Fallugia paradoxa
80 observations · iNaturalist
Whitecolumn Foxtail Cactus
Escobaria tuberculosa
76 observations · iNaturalist
Button Cactus
Epithelantha micromeris
75 observations · iNaturalist
soaptree yucca
Yucca elata
73 observations
Western Soapberry
Sapindus drummondii
72 observations · iNaturalist
redberry juniper
Juniperus pinchotii
70 observations · iNaturalist
Variable Dancer
Argia fumipennis
69 observations
Creosote Bush
Larrea tridentata
67 observations
Rock Wren
Salpinctes obsoletus
65 observations
Texas Brown Tarantula
Aphonopelma hentzi
64 observations · iNaturalist
Queen
Danaus gilippus
63 observations · iNaturalist
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