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.

Contents

Invertebrates

Cnidaria

Arthropods

Arachnids

Crustaceans

Insects

Coleoptera
Diptera
Dictyoptera
Hemiptera
Hymenoptera
Lepidoptera
Odonata
Orthoptera

Entognatha

Molluscs

Vertebrates

Amphibians

Birds

Longer list at Michigan Breeding birds Atlas, Appendix 3

Wild turkeys in Clyde Turkeys in Clyde.jpg
Wild turkeys in Clyde
Eastern bluebirds in Michigan Sialia sialis -Michigan, USA -pair-8c.jpg
Eastern bluebirds in Michigan
Sandhill crane in Michigan Grus canadensis -Michigan, USA-8.jpg
Sandhill crane in Michigan
Kirtland warbler in Michigan Dendroica kirtlandii -Michigan, USA -male-8 (5).jpg
Kirtland warbler in Michigan
Mute swan in Michigan Cygnus olor -Michigan, USA -head-8.jpg
Mute swan in Michigan
Downy woodpecker in Michigan Picoides pubescens -Michigan, USA -male-8.jpg
Downy woodpecker in Michigan

Extinct

Fish

Extinct fish

Mammals

Fox squirrel in Portage, Michigan Squirrel 002.JPG
Fox squirrel in Portage, Michigan
Muskrat in Brownstown, Michigan Muskrat Michigan.jpg
Muskrat in Brownstown, Michigan
Wolf at Seney National Wildlife Refuge, Michigan Gray Wolf Seney NWR 2.jpg
Wolf at Seney National Wildlife Refuge, Michigan
White-tailed deer at Milan, Michigan White-tailed Buck in a Wooded Area Kensington Metropark Michigan.JPG
White-tailed deer at Milan, Michigan

Reptiles

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References

  1. Michigan Wildlife Conservancy
  2. Archived 2004-08-31 at the Wayback Machine SaveTheCougar.org
  3. MichiganCougar.com