Wildlife in Mammoth Cave National Park
Here’s what naturalists are spotting in Mammoth Cave 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 Mammoth Cave
White-tailed Deer
Odocoileus virginianus
237 observations
woodland stonecrop
Sedum ternatum
223 observations
Christmas fern
Polystichum acrostichoides
204 observations
Virginia saxifrage
Micranthes virginiensis
187 observations · iNaturalist
Mammoth Cave Cricket
Hadenoecus subterraneus
181 observations · iNaturalist
northern maidenhair fern
Adiantum pedatum
169 observations
fire pink
Silene virginica
159 observations
Eastern Tiger Swallowtail
Papilio glaucus
156 observations
blue phlox
Phlox divaricata
151 observations
Celandine Poppy
Chelidonium diphyllum
151 observations · iNaturalist
toadshade
Trillium sessile
147 observations
cut-leaved toothwort
Cardamine concatenata
143 observations
dwarf larkspur
Delphinium tricorne
141 observations · iNaturalist
Wild Turkey
Meleagris gallopavo
129 observations
Virginia Springbeauty
Claytonia virginica
127 observations
crane-fly orchid
Tipularia discolor
121 observations · iNaturalist
American tuliptree
Liriodendron tulipifera
114 observations
wild geranium
Geranium maculatum
113 observations
mayapple
Podophyllum peltatum
110 observations
Eastern Gray Squirrel
Sciurus carolinensis
107 observations
Fowler's Toad
Anaxyrus fowleri
107 observations
rue anemone
Thalictrum thalictroides
107 observations
common pawpaw
Asimina triloba
106 observations
cross vine
Bignonia capreolata
106 observations · iNaturalist
American beech
Fagus grandifolia
103 observations
dwarf crested iris
Iris cristata
101 observations
Pipevine Swallowtail
Battus philenor
100 observations
Jack-in-the-Pulpit
Arisaema triphyllum
97 observations
drooping trillium
Trillium flexipes
96 observations
lyreleaf sage
Salvia lyrata
90 observations
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