Wildlife in West Virginia

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

256,132

recent observations

30

species listed

13

plants

6

insects & arthropods

6

reptiles & amphibians

Naturalists have logged 256,132 research-grade observations across the 30 most-recorded species in West Virginia. The most frequently seen is the White-tailed Deer, with 17,627 recorded sightings.

Plants account for the largest share of what gets recorded there (13 of the species listed here), followed by insects & arthropods (6).

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Most-observed species in West Virginia

White-tailed Deer

Odocoileus virginianus

17,627 observations

Anaxyrus americanus

11,954 observations

Spotted Lanternfly

Lycorma delicatula

11,661 observations · iNaturalist

Notophthalmus viridescens

11,397 observations

Eastern Tiger Swallowtail

Papilio glaucus

11,258 observations

Eastern Red-backed Salamander

Plethodon cinereus

10,310 observations

Polystichum acrostichoides

9,733 observations

Common Box Turtle

Terrapene carolina

9,578 observations

Danaus plexippus

9,274 observations

Turdus migratorius

8,958 observations

Asian Lady Beetle

Harmonia axyridis

8,890 observations

Common Eastern Bumble Bee

Bombus impatiens

8,609 observations

Podophyllum peltatum

8,498 observations

Alliaria petiolata

8,312 observations

Northern Cardinal

Cardinalis cardinalis

7,731 observations

multiflora rose

Rosa multiflora

7,386 observations

common milkweed

Asclepias syriaca

7,210 observations

mountain laurel

Kalmia latifolia

7,128 observations

Western Honey Bee

7,089 observations

Glechoma hederacea

7,012 observations · iNaturalist

Central Ratsnake

Pantherophis alleghaniensis

7,009 observations

American pokeweed

Phytolacca americana

6,915 observations

Branta canadensis

6,875 observations

American tuliptree

Liriodendron tulipifera

6,763 observations

Virginia Springbeauty

Claytonia virginica

6,649 observations

large white trillium

Trillium grandiflorum

6,604 observations

Eastern Gray Squirrel

Sciurus carolinensis

6,465 observations

Sanguinaria canadensis

6,463 observations

American cancer-root

Conopholis americana

6,402 observations

Common Garter Snake

Thamnophis sirtalis

6,372 observations

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