Wildlife in Wyoming

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

80,027

recent observations

30

species listed

13

mammals

11

plants

6

birds

Naturalists have logged 80,027 research-grade observations across the 30 most-recorded species in Wyoming. The most frequently seen is the American Bison, with 11,040 recorded sightings.

Mammals account for the largest share of what gets recorded there (13 of the species listed here), followed by plants (11).

Rarer finds confirmed in Wyoming include Grizzly Bear - uncommon enough that a sighting is worth logging.

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Most-observed species in Wyoming

11,040 observations · iNaturalist

Cervus canadensis

6,704 observations

Antilocapra americana

4,812 observations

4,523 observations

Odocoileus hemionus

3,528 observations

American Black Bear

Ursus americanus

3,301 observations

2,992 observations

2,849 observations

Uinta Ground Squirrel

Urocitellus armatus

2,576 observations · iNaturalist

Yellow-bellied Marmot

Marmota flaviventris

2,562 observations

2,443 observations

Chamaenerion angustifolium

2,269 observations · iNaturalist

sticky geranium

Geranium viscosissimum

2,258 observations · iNaturalist

2,053 observations

creeping mahonia

Berberis repens

2,004 observations · iNaturalist

sulfur buckwheat

Eriogonum umbellatum

1,913 observations

arrowleaf balsamroot

Balsamorhiza sagittata

1,899 observations

Mountain Bluebird

Sialia currucoides

1,826 observations

Common Golden-mantled Ground Squirrel

Callospermophilus lateralis

1,699 observations

Lanceleaf Stonecrop

Sedum lanceolatum

1,670 observations · iNaturalist

American Red Squirrel

Tamiasciurus hudsonicus

1,659 observations

Branta canadensis

1,630 observations

Black-billed Magpie

1,580 observations

Haliaeetus leucocephalus

1,534 observations

Turdus migratorius

1,487 observations

Frasera speciosa

1,469 observations · iNaturalist

Populus tremuloides

1,461 observations

Achillea millefolium

1,451 observations

Plains Pricklypear

Opuntia polyacantha

1,434 observations

Ovis canadensis

1,401 observations

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