List of fauna of Michigan
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:
- Introduced - population established in Michigan as result of direct or indirect human action
- Marginal - presence of the animal is inconsistent/sparse
- Extirpated - this species was once in the state but is not presently
- Reintroduced - this species was formerly extirpated from the state but has since been re-established.
Invertebrates
Cnidaria
Arthropods
Arachnids
Araneus diadematusDermacentor variabilisDolomedes tenebrosusLeiobunum vittatumLeucauge venustaMisumenops celerNeoscona cruciferaPhidippus audaxPisaurina miraPlatycryptus undatusCrustaceans
Armadillidium vulgare Cambarus robustus Creaserinus fodiens Faxonius immunis Faxonius propinquus Faxonius rusticus Faxonius virilis Lacunicambarus nebrascensisLacunicambarus polychromatusProcambarus acutusInsects
Coleoptera
Brychius hungerfordiChauliognathus pensylvanicusCicindela sexguttataCoccinella septempunctata Exomala orientalis Leptinotarsa decemlineataDesmocerus palliatusHarmonia axyridis Megacyllene robiniaeMonochamus scutellatusNeandra brunneaPhotinus pyralisPolydrusus formosus Popillia japonica Rhyssomatus lineaticollis- ''Tetraopes tetrophthalmus''
Diptera
Chironomus plumosusEfferia aestuansEurosta solidaginisToxomerus geminatusToxomerus marginatus - ''Xenox tigrinus''
Mantodea
Mantis religiosa - ''Tenodera sinensis''
Hemiptera
Acanthocephala terminalisAdelphocoris lineolatus Boisea trivittataChinavia hilarisGraphocephala coccineaHalyomorpha halys Leptoglossus occidentalisLygaeus kalmiiNeotibicen canicularisOncopeltus fasciatus - ''Zelus luridus''
Hymenoptera
Apis mellifera Bombus bimaculatusBombus griseocollisBombus impatiensBombus ternariusCamponotus pennsylvanicusDolichovespula maculataPolistes dominulus Polistes fuscatusPolistes metricusVespa crabro Vespula maculifrons - ''Xylocopa virginica''
Lepidoptera
Odonata
Anax juniusArgia fumipennisCalopteryx maculataErythemis simplicicollisIschnura positaIschnura verticalisLestes vigilaxLibellula luctuosaPachydiplax longipennisPlathemis lydia- ''Sympetrum vicinum''
Orthoptera
Appalachia arcanaDissosteira carolinaGryllus pennsylvanicusMelanoplus bivittatusMelanoplus differentialisMelanoplus femurrubrumNeoconocephalus retususOecanthus laricisOecanthus piniPhyllopalpus pulchellus - ''Trimerotropis huroniana''
Entognatha
Bourletiella hortensisHomidia sociaLepidocyrtus paradoxus Orchesella cincta Tomocerus minorMolluscs
Arion subfuscus Cepaea nemoralis Cipangopaludina chinensis Dreissena bugensis Dreissena polymorpha Limax maximusVertebrates
Fish
Alosa pseudoharengus Ambloplites rupestrisAmeiurus melasAmeiurus natalisAmeiurus nebulosusAplodinotus grunniensCarassius auratus Carpiodes cyprinusCatostomus catostomusCatostomus commersoniiCoregonus artediCoregonus clupeaformisCulaea inconstansCyprinus carpio Dorosoma cepedianumEsox americanusEsox luciusEsox masquinongyEtheostoma caeruleumGambusia affinis Gasterosteus aculeatus Gymnocephalus cernuus Hiodon tergisusHuso fulvescensHypentelium nigricansIctalurus punctatusIctiobus bubalusIctiobus cyprinellusIctiobus niger Labidesthes sicculusLepisosteus oculatusLepisosteus osseusLepomis cyanellusLepomis gibbosusLepomis gulosusLepomis humilisLepomis macrochirusLepomis microlophus Lota lotaMicropterus dolomieuMicropterus nigricansMorone americana Morone chrysopsMoxostoma carinatumNeogobius melanostomus Noturus flavusOncorhynchus gorbuscha Oncorhynchus kisutch Oncorhynchus mykiss Oncorhynchus tshawytscha Osmerus mordax Perca flavescensPercopsis omiscomaycusPetromyzon marinus Pomoxis annularisPomoxis nigromaculatusProsopium cylindraceumPungitius pungitiusPylodictis olivaris Salmo salar Salmo trutta Salvelinus fontinalisSalvelinus namaycushExtinct fish
Coregonus nigripinnisMammals
Marsupialia (marsupials)
Cingulata (armadillos)
Eulipotyphla (insectivores)
- American pygmy shrew
- American water shrew
- Arctic shrew
- Eastern mole
- Least shrew
- Masked shrew
- Northern short-tailed shrew
- Smoky shrew
- Star-nosed mole
Chiroptera (bats)
- Big brown bat
- Eastern red bat
- Evening bat
- Hoary bat
- Indiana bat
- Little brown bat
- Northern long-eared bat
- Silver-haired bat
- Tricolored bat
Lagomorpha (lagomorphs)
Rodentia (rodents)
- American red squirrel
- Beaver
- Brown rat
- Deer mouse
- Eastern gray squirrel
- Eastern chipmunk
- Fox squirrel
- Groundhog
- House mouse
- 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)
- American badger
- American black bear
- American ermine
- American marten
- Bobcat
- Canada lynx
- Cougar
- Coyote
- Eastern wolf
- Fisher
- Gray fox
- Least weasel
- Long-tailed weasel
- Mink
- North American river otter
- Raccoon
- Red fox
- Striped skunk
- Wolverine