Wildlife in Kentucky

Here’s what naturalists are spotting in Kentucky 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 Kentucky

Common Box Turtle

Terrapene carolina

9,137 observations

Eastern Tiger Swallowtail

Papilio glaucus

5,956 observations

White-tailed Deer

Odocoileus virginianus

5,542 observations

Virginia Springbeauty

Claytonia virginica

5,346 observations

Podophyllum peltatum

5,296 observations

Polystichum acrostichoides

5,211 observations

Danaus plexippus

4,748 observations

Asimina triloba

4,621 observations

Eastern Gray Squirrel

Sciurus carolinensis

4,573 observations

Phlox divaricata

4,537 observations

Notophthalmus viridescens

4,521 observations

Turdus migratorius

4,515 observations

Northern Cardinal

Cardinalis cardinalis

4,250 observations

Delphinium tricorne

4,116 observations · iNaturalist

Thalictrum thalictroides

3,999 observations

Amur honeysuckle

Lonicera maackii

3,991 observations

Pantherophis spiloides

3,947 observations

Asian Lady Beetle

Harmonia axyridis

3,942 observations

American pokeweed

Phytolacca americana

3,888 observations

American tuliptree

Liriodendron tulipifera

3,882 observations

Anaxyrus americanus

3,783 observations

Common Eastern Bumble Bee

Bombus impatiens

3,684 observations

cut-leaved toothwort

Cardamine concatenata

3,659 observations

Lamium purpureum

3,441 observations · iNaturalist

Cercis canadensis

3,400 observations

Southern Two-lined Salamander

Eurycea cirrigera

3,317 observations

Sanguinaria canadensis

3,256 observations

fortune's spindle

Euonymus fortunei

3,194 observations · iNaturalist

multiflora rose

Rosa multiflora

3,087 observations

Bold Jumping Spider

Phidippus audax

3,072 observations

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