List of Fauna of the Upper Peninsula

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This article shows a list of all known Fauna native to the Upper Peninsula of Michigan.

Arachnids

 * D araneus iviei
 * Orb-weaver spider
 * Wolf spider
 * Fishing spider
 * Loxosceles reclusa (Brown Recluse)
 * Latrodectus variolus (Northern Black Widow)
 * Wood spider
 * Northern black widow

Crustaceans

 * Orconectes rusticus (Rusty Crayfish)

Coleoptera

 * Brychius hungerfordi
 * Cicindela sexguttata
 * Colorado potato beetle
 * Desmocerus palliatus
 * Harmonia axyridis
 * Megacyllene robiniae
 * Neandra brunnea
 * Rhyssomatus lineaticollis

Diptera

 * Simuliidae (Black Fly)
 * Stomoxys calcitrans (Stable Fly)
 * Dioctria hyalipennis (Robber fly)
 * Chrysops (Deer fly)
 * Ceratopogonidae (No-see-ums)

Dictyoptera

 * Chinese mantis (introduced)

Hemiptera

 * Acrosternum hilare (Green stink bug)

Hymenoptera

 * Dolichovespula maculata
 * Polistes dominulus
 * Polistes exclamans
 * Polistes fuscatus
 * Polistes metricus
 * Vespa crabro
 * Vespula maculifrons

Lepidoptera
Main article: List of butterflies and moths of Michigan

Odonata

 * (Anax junius) (Green Darner)
 * Argia fumipennis(Variable Dancer)

Orthoptera

 * Melanoplus differentialis (Differential grasshopper)

Entognatha

 * Willowsia nigromaculata

Molluscs

 * Catinella avara

Amphibians
Main article: List of amphibians of the Upper Peninsula

Birds

 * American bittern
 * American redstart
 * American tree sparrow (Spizella arborea)
 * American woodcock
 * Bald eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus)
 * Barred owl (Strix varia)
 * Belted kingfisher
 * Black-backed woodpecker (Picoides arcticus)
 * Black-capped chickadee (Poecile atricapillus)
 * Black-throated green warbler (Dendroica virens)
 * Blue jay (Cyanocitta cristata)
 * Bohemian waxwing
 * Boreal Chickadee (Poecile hudsonicus)
 * Canada goose (Branta canadensis)
 * Cedar waxwing (Bombycilla cedrorum)
 * Common goldeneye (Bucephala clangula)
 * Common loon (Gavia immer)
 * Common merganser
 * Common nighthawk
 * Common raven (Corvis corax)
 * Common redpoll (Carduelis flammea)
 * Common yellowthroat
 * Downy woodpecker
 * European Herring gull (Larus argentantus)
 * Evening grosbeak (Coccothraustes vespertinus)
 * Great blue heron
 * Great gray owl (Strix nebulosa)
 * Gray jay (Perisoreus canadensis)
 * Hairy woodpecker
 * LeConte's sparrow
 * Lincoln's sparrow
 * Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos)
 * Merlin (Falco columbarius)
 * Mourning warbler
 * Northern cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis)
 * Northern harrier
 * Northern hawk-owl (Surnia ulula)
 * Northern shrike (Lanius excubitorexcubitor)
 * Northern waterthrush
 * Pied-billed grebe
 * Pileated woodpecker (Dryocuopus pileatus)
 * Pine Grosbeak (Pinicola enucleator)
 * Red-breasted merganser
 * Red-breasted nuthatch (Sitta canadensis)
 * Red-eyed vireo
 * Red-winged blackbird (Agelaius phoeniceus)
 * Ring-necked duck
 * Rough-legged hawk (Buteo lagopus)
 * Ruby-crowned kinglet (Regulus calendula)
 * Ruffed grouse (Bonasa umbellus)
 * Rusty blackbird (Euphagus carolinus)
 * Sandhill crane
 * Scarlet tanager
 * Sedge wren (Cistothorus platensis)
 * Sharp-tailed grouse
 * Snowy owl (Bubo scandiacus)
 * Song sparrow
 * Spotted sandpiper
 * Spruce grouse (Falcipennis canadensis)
 * Swamp sparrow
 * Tennessee warbler (Oreothlypis peregrina)
 * Thayer's gull
 * Trumpeter swan
 * White-breasted nuthatch (Sitta carolinensis)
 * White-throated sparrow (Zonotrichia albicollis)
 * White-winged crossbill (Loxia leucoptera)
 * Wilson's warbler
 * Yellow-bellied flycatcher
 * Yellow warbler

Extinct

 * Passenger pigeon (Ectopistes migratorius)
 * Heath hen (Tympanuchus cupido cupido)
 * Carolina parakeet (Conuropsis carolinensis)

Fish

 * American gizzard shad (Dorosoma cepedianum)
 * Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar)
 * Black crappie (Pomoxis nigromaculatus)
 * Blacknose dace (Rhinichthys atratulus)
 * Bluegill (Lepomis macrochirus)
 * Brook trout (Salvelinus fontinalis)
 * Brown bullhead (Ameiurus nebulosus)
 * Brown trout (Salmo trutta)
 * Bowfin (Amia calve)
 * Burbot (Lota lota)
 * Central mudminnow (Umbra limi)
 * Chinook salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha)
 * Creek Chub (SemotilusChubomaculatus)
 * Coho salmon (Oncorhynchus kisutch)
 * Common carp (Cyprinus carpio)
 * Common shiner (Luxilus cornutus)
 * Golden shiner (Notemigonus crysoleucas)
 * Green sunfish (Lepomis cyanellus)
 * Johnny Darter (Etheostoma nigrum)
 * Lake trout (Salvelinus namaycush)
 * Largemouth bass (Micropterus salmoides)
 * Logperch (Percina caprodes)
 * Longnose dace (Rhinidaceys cataractae)
 * Longnose sucker (Catostomus catostomus)
 * Mottled sculpin (Cottus bairdii)
 * Muskellunge (Esox masquinongy)
 * Northern pike (Esox lucius)
 * Northern redbelly dace (Chrosomus eos)
 * Pink salmon (Oncorhynchus gorbuscha)
 * Pumpkinseed (Lepomis gibbosus)
 * Rainbow trout or Steelhead (Oncorhynchus mykiss)
 * Rock bass (Ambloplites rupestris)
 * Smallmouth bass (Micropterus dolomieu)
 * Splake (Salve-linus namaeycush X Salvelinus fontinalis)
 * Spottail shiner (Notropis hudsonius)
 * Walleye (Sander vitreus)
 * White sucker (Catostomus commersonii)
 * Yellow perch (Perca flavescens)

Extinct fish

 * Bigeye chub (Hybopsis amblops)
 * Bluepike (Sander vitreus glaucus)
 * Blackfin cisco(Coregonus nigrpinnis)
 * Deepwater cisco (Coregonus johannae)
 * Grayling (Thymallus arcticus)
 * Ironcolor shiner (Notropis chalybaeus)
 * Mississippi paddlefish (Polyodon spathula)
 * Shortnose cisco (Coregonus reighardi)
 * Weed shiner (Notropis texanus)

Mammals

 * American black bear (Ursus americanus)
 * Big brown bat
 * Black squirrel (Sciurus carolinensis)
 * Bobcat (Lynx rufus)
 * Canada lynx (Lynx canadensis)
 * Big brown bat (Eptesicus fuscus)
 * Eastern gray squirrel (Sciurus carolinensis)
 * Eastern wolf (Canis lycaon)
 * Fisher (Martes pennanti)
 * Gray wolf (Canis lupus)
 * Little brown bat (Myotis lucifugus)
 * Meadow vole (Microtus pennsylvanicus)
 * North American beaver (Castor canadensis)
 * Red-backed vole
 * Red fox (Vulpes vulpes)
 * Red squirrel (Sciurus vulgaris)
 * River otter
 * Snowshoe hare (Lepus americanus)
 * Striped skunk (Mephitis mephitis)
 * White-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus)
 * Wolverine

Reptiles
Main article: List of reptiles of the Upper Peninsula

Listed by specific region

 * List of Fauna of the Copper Country
 * List of Fauna of the Keweenaw Peninsula
 * List of Fauna of Isle Royale National Park

Listed by county

 * List of Fauna of Alger County
 * List of Fauna of Baraga County
 * List of Fauna of Chippewa County
 * List of Fauna of Delta County
 * List of Fauna of Dickinson County
 * List of Fauna of Gogebic County
 * List of Fauna of Houghton County
 * List of Fauna of Iron County
 * List of Fauna of Keweenaw County
 * List of Fauna of Luce County
 * List of Fauna of Mackinac County
 * List of Fauna of Marquette County
 * List of Fauna of Menominee County
 * List of Fauna of Ontonagon County
 * List of Fauna of Schoolcraft County

By IUCN Conservation Status

 * List of Least Concern Fauna of the Upper Peninsula
 * List of Near Threatened Fauna of the Upper Peninsula
 * List of Vulnerable Fauna of the Upper Peninsula
 * List of Endangered Fauna of the Upper Peninsula
 * List of Critical Fauna of the Upper Peninsula
 * List of Extinct In The Wild Fauna of the Upper Peninsula
 * List of Extinct Fauna of the Upper Peninsula

By rarity

 * List of Common Fauna of the Upper Peninsula
 * List of Fairly Common Fauna of the Upper Peninsula
 * List of Uncommon Fauna of the Upper Peninsula
 * List of Scarce Fauna of the Upper Peninsula
 * List of Rare Fauna of the Upper Peninsula