Wildlife in North Dakota
Here’s what naturalists are spotting in North Dakota 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 North Dakota
American Bison
Bison bison
1,215 observations
Black-tailed Prairie Dog
Cynomys ludovicianus
866 observations
Plains Pricklypear
Opuntia polyacantha
626 observations
American Robin
Turdus migratorius
584 observations
Monarch
Danaus plexippus
556 observations
upright prairie coneflower
Ratibida columnifera
482 observations
Brown-belted Bumble Bee
Bombus griseocollis
478 observations
Wild Turkey
Meleagris gallopavo
472 observations
Western Snowberry
Symphoricarpos occidentalis
467 observations · iNaturalist
Canada Goose
Branta canadensis
462 observations
Northern Leopard Frog
Lithobates pipiens
457 observations
Yellow Sweetclover
Melilotus officinalis
456 observations
Two-spotted Bumble Bee
Bombus bimaculatus
448 observations
White-tailed Deer
Odocoileus virginianus
446 observations
creeping thistle
Cirsium arvense
446 observations · iNaturalist
narrow-leaved purple coneflower
Echinacea angustifolia
407 observations
silver buffaloberry
Shepherdia argentea
397 observations
prairie pasqueflower
Pulsatilla nuttalliana
392 observations · iNaturalist
Ring-necked Pheasant
Phasianus colchicus
389 observations · iNaturalist
Smooth Brome
Bromus inermis
375 observations
Wild Licorice
Glycyrrhiza lepidota
373 observations · iNaturalist
Mallard
Anas platyrhynchos
372 observations
Domestic Horse
Equus caballus
369 observations · iNaturalist
Scarlet Globemallow
Sphaeralcea coccinea
367 observations
Leafy Spurge Hawkmoth
Hyles euphorbiae
360 observations · iNaturalist
showy milkweed
Asclepias speciosa
354 observations
box elder
Acer negundo
353 observations
purple prairie clover
Dalea purpurea
345 observations
American White Pelican
Pelecanus erythrorhynchos
340 observations
Lambert's Locoweed
Oxytropis lambertii
331 observations
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