List of fauna of Michigan
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This is a list of fauna found in the U.S. state of Michigan, including those of wider distribution. See also List of threatened fauna of Michigan.
The following codes are used to designate the status of certain species:
- (I) Introduced - population established in Michigan as result of direct or indirect human action
- (M) Marginal - presence of the animal is inconsistent/sparse
- (X) Extirpated - this species was once in the state but is not presently
- (R) Reintroduced - this species was formerly extirpated from the state but has since been re-established.
Invertebrates
[edit]Cnidaria
[edit]Arthropods
[edit]Arachnids
[edit]Crustaceans
[edit]- Armadillidium vulgare (common pillbug) (I)
- Cambarus robustus (big water crayfish)
- Creaserinus fodiens (digger crayfish)
- Faxonius immunis (calico crayfish)
- Faxonius propinquus (northern clearwater crayfish)
- Faxonius rusticus (rusty crayfish)
- Faxonius virilis (northern crayfish)
- Lacunicambarus nebrascensis
- Lacunicambarus polychromatus
- Procambarus acutus (white river crawfish)
- Procambarus clarkii
Insects
[edit]Coleoptera
[edit]- Brychius hungerfordi
- Chauliognathus pensylvanicus
- Cicindela sexguttata
- Coccinella septempunctata (I)
- Exomala orientalis (I)
- Leptinotarsa decemlineata
- Desmocerus palliatus
- Harmonia axyridis (I)
- Megacyllene robiniae
- Monochamus scutellatus
- Neandra brunnea
- Photinus pyralis
- Polydrusus formosus (I)
- Popillia japonica (I)
- Rhyssomatus lineaticollis
- Tetraopes tetrophthalmus
Diptera
[edit]Mantodea
[edit]- Mantis religiosa (I)
- Tenodera sinensis (I)
Hemiptera
[edit]Hymenoptera
[edit]Lepidoptera
[edit]Odonata
[edit]Orthoptera
[edit]Entognatha
[edit]Molluscs
[edit]Vertebrates
[edit]Amphibians
[edit]Birds
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Fish
[edit]- Alosa pseudoharengus (I)
- Ambloplites rupestris
- Ameiurus melas
- Ameiurus natalis
- Ameiurus nebulosus
- Aplodinotus grunniens
- Carassius auratus (I)
- Carpiodes cyprinus
- Catostomus catostomus
- Catostomus commersonii
- Coregonus artedi
- Coregonus clupeaformis
- Culaea inconstans
- Cyprinus carpio (I)
- Dorosoma cepedianum
- Esox americanus
- Esox lucius
- Esox masquinongy
- Etheostoma caeruleum
- Gambusia affinis (I)
- Gasterosteus aculeatus (I)
- Gymnocephalus cernuus (I)
- Hiodon tergisus
- Huso fulvescens
- Hypentelium nigricans
- Ictalurus punctatus
- Ictiobus bubalus
- Ictiobus cyprinellus
- Ictiobus niger (I)
- Labidesthes sicculus
- Lepisosteus oculatus
- Lepisosteus osseus
- Lepomis cyanellus
- Lepomis gibbosus
- Lepomis gulosus
- Lepomis humilis
- Lepomis macrochirus
- Lepomis microlophus (I)
- Lota lota
- Micropterus dolomieu
- Micropterus nigricans
- Morone americana (I)
- Morone chrysops
- Moxostoma carinatum
- Neogobius melanostomus (I)
- Noturus flavus
- Oncorhynchus gorbuscha (I)
- Oncorhynchus kisutch (I)
- Oncorhynchus mykiss (I)
- Oncorhynchus tshawytscha (I)
- Osmerus mordax (I)
- Perca flavescens
- Percopsis omiscomaycus
- Petromyzon marinus (I)
- Pomoxis annularis
- Pomoxis nigromaculatus
- Prosopium cylindraceum
- Pungitius pungitius
- Pylodictis olivaris (I)
- Salmo salar (I)
- Salmo trutta (I)
- Salvelinus fontinalis
- Salvelinus namaycush
- Splake (Salvelinus namaycush × Salvelinus fontinalis)
- Sander vitreus
- Semotilus atromaculatus
Extinct fish
[edit]Mammals
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Marsupialia (marsupials)
[edit]Cingulata (armadillos)
[edit]Eulipotyphla (insectivores)
[edit]Chiroptera (bats)
[edit]Lagomorpha (lagomorphs)
[edit]Rodentia (rodents)
[edit]- American red squirrel
- Beaver
- Brown rat (I)
- Deer mouse
- Eastern gray squirrel
- Eastern chipmunk
- Fox squirrel
- Groundhog
- House mouse (I)
- Least chipmunk
- Meadow vole
- Meadow jumping mouse
- Muskrat
- North American porcupine
- Prairie vole
- Southern bog lemming
- Southern flying squirrel
- Thirteen-lined ground squirrel
- White-footed mouse
- Woodland jumping mouse
- Woodland vole
Carnivora (carnivores)
[edit]Artiodactyla (even-toed ungulates)
[edit]- American bison (X)
- Elk (R)
- Moose (R)
- Sika deer (I)
- White-tailed deer
- Woodland caribou (X)
Reptiles
[edit]References
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- ↑ "Myotis septentrionalis (Northern long-eared bat) - Michigan Natural Features Inventory". Michigan Natural Features Inventory. Michigan State University.
- ↑ Baker, Rollin (1983). Michigan Mammals. MSU Press.
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- ↑ William, Burt (1946). The Mammals of Michigan. University of Michigan Press.
- ↑ [link removed] Michigan Wildlife Conservancy
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- ↑ MichiganCougar.com
- ↑ McWhirter, Sheri (March 13, 2025). "Cougar cubs found in Michigan for first time in more than a century". mlive.
- Identifying Michigan Fish, Michigan Department of Natural Resources
- Amphibians and Reptiles, Michigan Department of Natural Resources
- Mammals, Michigan Department of Natural Resources
- State of Michigan - Crayfish Species Checklist, James W. Fetzner Jr., Section of Invertebrate Zoology, Carnegie Museum of Natural History, Pittsburgh, PA, 28 January 2008