Wildlife in Indiana

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

163,982

recent observations

30

species listed

12

plants

7

birds

6

insects & arthropods

Naturalists have logged 163,982 research-grade observations across the 30 most-recorded species in Indiana. The most frequently seen is the Monarch, with 8,882 recorded sightings.

Plants account for the largest share of what gets recorded there (12 of the species listed here), followed by birds (7).

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Most-observed species in Indiana

Danaus plexippus

8,882 observations

Turdus migratorius

8,198 observations

Podophyllum peltatum

7,177 observations

Virginia Springbeauty

Claytonia virginica

7,170 observations

Common Eastern Bumble Bee

Bombus impatiens

6,990 observations

Amur honeysuckle

Lonicera maackii

6,640 observations

Branta canadensis

6,286 observations

Northern Cardinal

Cardinalis cardinalis

5,988 observations

Anas platyrhynchos

5,986 observations

Asian Lady Beetle

Harmonia axyridis

5,916 observations

American pokeweed

Phytolacca americana

5,826 observations

White-tailed Deer

Odocoileus virginianus

5,584 observations

Eastern Tiger Swallowtail

Papilio glaucus

5,524 observations

common milkweed

Asclepias syriaca

5,344 observations

Western Honey Bee

5,239 observations

Great Blue Heron

5,032 observations

prairie trillium

Trillium recurvatum

5,000 observations

Eastern Gray Squirrel

Sciurus carolinensis

4,912 observations

cut-leaved toothwort

Cardamine concatenata

4,694 observations

Sanguinaria canadensis

4,623 observations

Anaxyrus americanus

4,507 observations

Eastern Fox Squirrel

4,426 observations

Margined Calligrapher

Toxomerus marginatus

4,389 observations · iNaturalist

Asimina triloba

4,379 observations

Common Box Turtle

Terrapene carolina

4,345 observations

Glechoma hederacea

4,326 observations · iNaturalist

Red-winged Blackbird

Agelaius phoeniceus

4,301 observations

Virginia bluebells

Mertensia virginica

4,148 observations

Passer domesticus

4,095 observations

Phlox divaricata

4,055 observations

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