This is a list of fauna currently found in the U.S. state of New Hampshire, including those of wider distribution. Extinct and extirpated species are not included in this list.
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Invertebrates edit
Cnidaria edit
- Lion's mane jellyfish (Cyanea capillata)[1]
Annelids edit
- Northern bloodsucker (Macrobdella decora)[2]
Arthropods edit
Arachnids edit
- American dog tick (Dermacentor variabilis)
- Deer tick (Ixodes scapularis)
Crustaceans edit
- Northern shrimp (Pandalus borealis)[3]
Horseshoe crabs edit
- Atlantic horseshoe crab (Limulus polyphemus)
Insects edit
Coleoptera edit
- Appalachian tiger beetle (Cicindela ancocisconensis)
- Brown spotted ladybug (Coleomegilla maculata lengi)[4]
- Cobblestone tiger beetle (Cicindela marginipennis)
- Colorado potato beetle (Perillus bioculatus)
- Emerald ash borer (Agrilus planipennis)
- Fourteen-spotted ladybug (Propylea quatuordecimpunctata)
- Golden ground beetle (Carabus auratus) (introduced)
- Mexican bean beetle (Epilachna varivestis)
- Multi-colored Asian ladybug (Harmonia axyridis) (introduced)[4]
- Western conifer seed bug (Leptoglossus occidentalis)[4]
Diptera edit
- Aphid midge (Aphidoletes aphidimyza)
- Common cluster fly (Pollenia rudis) (introduced)[4]
Dictyoptera edit
- American cockroach (Periplaneta americana) (introduced)
- Brown-banded cockroach (Supella longipalpa)
- European mantis (Mantis religiosa) (introduced)
- German cockroach (Blattella germanica) (introduced)
- Oriental cockroach (Blatta orientalis) (introduced)
Hemiptera edit
- Boxelder bug (Boisea trivittata)[4]
- Brown marmorated stink bug (Halyomorpha halys) (introduced)[4]
- Lined spittlebug (Neophilaenus lineatus)
- Pselliopus cinctus
- Spined soldier bug (Podisus maculiventris)
- Two-spotted soldier bug (Perillus bioculatus)
Hymenoptera edit
- American bumblebee (Bombus pensylvanicus)
- Bald-faced hornet (Dolichovespula maculata)
- Bicolored striped-sweat bee (Agapostemon virescens)
- Black carpenter ant (Campanotus pennsylvanicus)
- Brown paper wasp (Polistes fuscatus)
- Cicada killer (Sphecius speciosus)
- Eastern carpenter bee (Xylocopa virginica)
- European hornet (Vespa crabro) (introduced)
- Great golden digger wasp (Sphex ichneumoneus)
- Rusty patched bumblebee (Bombus affinis)
- Western honey bee (Apis mellifera) (introduced)
- Yellow bumblebee (Bombus fervidus)
- Yellow-banded bumblebee (Bombus terricola)
Lepidoptera edit
- Barrens xylotype (Xylotype capax)
- Clouded yellow butterfly
- Eastern tent caterpillar (Malacosoma americanum)[5]
- Fall webworm (Hyphantria cunea)[5]
- Harvester butterfly (Feniseca tarquinius)
- Karner blue butterfly (Lycaeides melissa samuelis)
- Monarch butterfly (Danaus plexippus)
- Pine Barrens bluet (Enallagma recurvatum)
- Sweetfern underwing (Catocala antinympha)
Odonata edit
Orthoptera edit
Zygentoma edit
- Firebrat (Thermobia domestica)
- Silverfish (Lepisma saccharinum)
Molluscs edit
Bivalves edit
- Alewife floater (Anodonta implicata)[6]
- Asian clam (Corbicula fluminea) (introduced)
- Atlantic sea scallop (Placopecten magellanicus)
- Brook floater (Alasmidonta varicosa)[7]
- Creeper (Strophitus undulatus)[8]
- Dwarf wedgemussel (Alasmidonta heterodon)[9]
- Eastern elliptio (Elliptio complanata)[10]
- Eastern oyster (Crassostrea virginica)
- Eastern floater (Anodonta cataract)[11]
- Eastern lampmussel (Pyganodon cataracta)[12]
- Eastern pearlshell (Margaritifera margaritifera)[13]
- Eastern pondmussel (Ligumia nasuta)[14]
- Soft-shell clam (Mya arenaria)
- Triangle floater (Alasmidonta undulata)[15]
Gastropods edit
- Chinese mystery snail (Cipangopaludina chinensis) (introduced)
Vertebrates edit
Amphibians edit
Frogs edit
- American bullfrog[3]
- American toad[3]
- Fowler's toad[3]
- Gray tree frog[3]
- Green frog (Lithobates clamitans)[3]
- Mink frog[3]
- Northern leopard frog[3]
- Pickerel frog[3]
- Spring peeper[3]
- Wood frog[3]
Salamanders edit
- Blue-spotted salamander[3]
- Eastern newt[3]
- Four-toed salamander[3]
- Jefferson salamander[3]
- Marbled salamander[3]
- Mudpuppy[3][3]
- Northern dusky salamander[3]
- Northern redback salamander[3]
- Northern slimy salamander (Plethodon glutinosus)[3]
- Northern two-lined salamander[3]
- Spotted salamander[3]
- Spring salamander[3]
Birds edit
Fish edit
Actinopterygii (bony fishes) edit
- Alewife (Alosa pseudoharengus)
- American eel
- American shad
- Atlantic cod
- Atlantic salmon (introduced)
- Atlantic sturgeon
- Atlantic wolffish
- Banded killifish
- Banded sunfish
- Black crappie
- Blacknose dace
- Blacknose shiner
- Black sea bass
- Blueback herring
- Bluegill (introduced)
- Bridle shiner
- Brook trout
- Brown bullhead
- Brown trout (introduced)
- Burbot (Lota lota)
- Chain pickerel
- Chinook salmon (introduced)
- Coho salmon (introduced)
- Common carp (Cyprinus carpio) (introduced)
- Common shiner
- Creek chub
- Creek chubsucker
- Fallfish
- Finescale dace
- Golden shiner
- Goldfish (introduced)
- Lake chub
- Lake trout
- Lake whitefish
- Largemouth bass (introduced)
- Longnose dace
- Longnose sucker
- Margined madtom
- Northern pike (introduced)
- Northern redbelly dace
- Pumpkinseed
- Rainbow smelt
- Rainbow trout (introduced)
- Redbreast sunfish
- Redfin pickerel
- Rock bass (introduced)
- Round whitefish
- Shortnose sturgeon
- Slimy sculpin
- Smallmouth bass (introduced)
- Spottail shiner (introduced)
- Spotted wolffish
- Striped bass
- Swamp darter
- Tadpole madtom (Noturus gyrinus)
- Tessellated darter
- Walleye (introduced)
- White perch (introduced)
- White sucker
- Yellow bullhead
- Yellow perch
Agnatha (jawless fishes) edit
- American brook lamprey (Lethenteron appendix)[16]
- Sea lamprey (Petromyzon marinus)[17]
Chondrichthyes (cartilaginous fishes) edit
- Dusky smooth-hound (Mustelus canis)
- Little skate (Leucoraja erinacea)
- Thorny skate
- Winter skate (Leucoraja ocellata)
Mammals edit
Bats edit
- Big brown bat (Eptesicus fuscus)[3]
- Eastern red bat (Lasiurus borealis)[3]
- Eastern small-footed bat (Myotis leibii)[3]
- Hoary bat (Lasiurus cinereus)[3]
- Little brown bat (Myotis lucifugus)[3]
- Northern long-haired bat (Myotis septentrionalis)[3]
- Silver-haired bat (Lasionycteris noctivagans)[3]
- Tricolored bat (Perimyotis subflavus)[3]
Even-toed ungulates edit
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- Moose (Alces alces)[3]
- White-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus)[3]
- Wild boar (Sus scrofa) (introduced)[18]
Carnivorans edit
- American black bear (Ursus americanus)[3]
- American marten (Martes americana)[3]
- Bobcat (Lynx rufus)[3]
- Canada lynx (Lynx canadensis)[3]
- Fisher (Pekania pennanti)[3]
- Harbor seal (Phoca vitulina)[3]
- Raccoon (Procyon lotor)[3]
- Red fox (Vulpes vulpes)[3]
- Striped skunk (Mephitis mephitis)[3]
Cetaceans edit
- Common minke whale (Balaenoptera acutorostrata)[3]
- Fin whale (Balaenoptera physalus)[3]
- Humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae)[3]
- Long-finned pilot whale (Globicephala melas)[3]
- North Atlantic right whale (Eubalaena glacialis)[3]
- Short-beaked common dolphin (Delphinus delphis)[3]
- Short-finned pilot whale (Globicephala macrorhynchus)[3]
New World opossums edit
- Virginia opossum (Didelphis virginiana)[3]
Rabbits and hares edit
Rodents edit
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- American red squirrel (Tamiasciurus hudsonicus)
- Deer mouse (Peromyscus maniculatus)
- Eastern chipmunk (Tamias striatus)
- Eastern grey squirrel (Sciurus carolinensis)
- Groundhog (Marmota monax)
- House mouse (Mus musculus) (introduced)
- Meadow jumping mouse (Zapus hudsonius)
- Meadow vole (Microtus pennsylvanicus)
- Muskrat (Ondantra zibethicus)
- North American beaver (Castor canadensis)
- North American porcupine (Erethizon dorsatum)
- Northern flying squirrel (Glaucomys sabrinus)
- Norway rat (Rattus norvegicus) (introduced)
- Rock vole (Microtus chrotorrhinus)
- Southern bog lemming (Synaptomys cooperi)
- Southern flying squirrel (Glaucomys volans)
- Southern red-backed vole (Myodes gapperi)
- White-footed mouse (Peromyscus leucopus)
- Woodland jumping mouse (Napaeozapus insignis)
- Woodland vole (Microtus pinetorum)
Shrews and moles edit
Reptiles edit
Snakes edit
- Eastern hognose snake (Heterodon platirhinos)[19]
- Eastern milk snake (Lampropeltis triangulum triangulum)[20]
- Garter snake (Thamnophis sirtalis)[21]
- Northern black racer (Coluber constrictor constrictor)[22]
- Northern brown snake (Storeria dekayi dekayi)[23]
- Northern redbelly snake (Storeria occipitomaculata occipitomaculata)[24]
- Northern water snake (Nerodia sipedon sipedon)[25]
- Ribbon snake (Thamnophis sauritus)[26]
- Ringneck snake (Diadophis punctatus edwardsii)[27]
- Smooth green snake (Opheodrys vernalis)[28]
- Timber rattlesnake (Crotalus horridus)[29]
Turtles edit
- Blanding's turtle (Emydoidea blandingii)[30]
- Common musk turtle (Sternotherus odoratus)[31]
- Common snapping turtle (Chelydra serpentina)[32]
- Eastern box turtle (Terrapene carolina carolina)[33]
- Eastern painted turtle (Chrysemys picta picta)[34]
- Spotted turtle (Clemmys guttata)[35]
- Wood turtle (Glyptemys insculpta)[36]
References edit
- ^ "Giant Dead Jellyfish Stings 150 People on New Hampshire Beach". FoxNews.com. FOX News Network, LLC. 14 January 2015. Retrieved 25 March 2021.
- ^ LaMoreaux, Andrea. ""Help, there are leeches in our lake!"" (PDF). NHLakes.org. Retrieved 25 March 2021.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj ak al am an ao ap aq ar as at au av aw ax ay "Species Occurring in New Hampshire". wildlife.state.nh.us. New Hampshire Fish and Game. Retrieved 25 March 2021.
- ^ a b c d e f "Seasonal Insect Invaders in New Hampshire Homes [fact sheet]". UNH.edu. University of New Hampshire. 29 August 2017. Retrieved 25 March 2021.
- ^ a b "Fall webworm & Eastern Tent Caterpillar [fact sheet]". UNH.edu. University of New Hampshire. 17 April 2018. Retrieved 25 March 2021.
- ^ "Alewife floater (Anodonta implicata)". wildlife.state.nh.us. New Hampshire Fish and Game. Retrieved 25 March 2021.
- ^ "Brook floater (Alasmidonta varicosa)". wildlife.state.nh.us. New Hampshire Fish and Game. Retrieved 25 March 2021.
- ^ "Creeper (Strophitus undulatus)". wildlife.state.nh.us. New Hampshire Fish and Game. Retrieved 25 March 2021.
- ^ "Dwarf Wedgemussel (Alasmidonta heterodon)". wildlife.state.nh.us. New Hampshire Fish and Game. Retrieved 25 March 2021.
- ^ "Eastern elliptio (Elliptio complanata)". wildlife.state.nh.us. New Hampshire Fish and Game. Retrieved 25 March 2021.
- ^ "Eastern floater (Anodonta cataract)". wildlife.state.nh.us. New Hampshire Fish and Game. Retrieved 25 March 2021.
- ^ "Eastern Lampmussel (Pyganodon cataracta)". wildlife.state.nh.us. New Hampshire Fish and Game. Retrieved 25 March 2021.
- ^ "Eastern Pearlshell (Margaritifera margaritifera)". wildlife.state.nh.us. New Hampshire Fish and Game. Retrieved 25 March 2021.
- ^ "Eastern Pondmussel (Ligumia nasuta)". wildlife.state.nh.us. New Hampshire Fish and Game. Retrieved 25 March 2021.
- ^ "Triangle floater (Alasmidonta undulata)". wildlife.state.nh.us. New Hampshire Fish and Game. Retrieved 25 March 2021.
- ^ "American Brook Lamprey (Lethenteron appendix)". wildlife.state.nh.us. New Hampshire Fish and Game. Retrieved 25 March 2021.
- ^ "Sea Lamprey (Petromyzon marinus)". wildlife.state.nh.us. New Hampshire Fish and Game. Retrieved 25 March 2021.
- ^ Musante, Tony. "Don't Let New Hampshire Go... HOG WILD!" (PDF). wildlife.state.nh.us. Retrieved 25 March 2021.
- ^ "Eastern Hognose Snake (Heterodon platirhinos)". wildlife.state.nh.us. New Hampshire Fish and Game. Retrieved 25 March 2021.
- ^ "Eastern Milk Snake (Lampropeltis triangulum triangulum)". wildlife.state.nh.us. New Hampshire Fish and Game. Retrieved 25 March 2021.
- ^ "Common Garter Snake (Thamnophis sirtalis)". wildlife.state.nh.us. New Hampshire Fish and Game. Retrieved 25 March 2021.
- ^ "Black Racer Snake (Coluber constrictor)". wildlife.state.nh.us. New Hampshire Fish and Game. Retrieved 25 March 2021.
- ^ "Brown Snake (Storeria dekayi dekayi)". wildlife.state.nh.us. New Hampshire Fish and Game. Retrieved 25 March 2021.
- ^ "Northern Red-bellied Snake (Storeria occipitomaculata occipitomaculata)". wildlife.state.nh.us. New Hampshire Fish and Game. Retrieved 25 March 2021.
- ^ "Northern Water Snake (Nerodia sipedon sipedon)". wildlife.state.nh.us. New Hampshire Fish and Game. Retrieved 25 March 2021.
- ^ "Ribbon Snake (Thamnophis sauritus)". wildlife.state.nh.us. New Hampshire Fish and Game. Retrieved 25 March 2021.
- ^ "Ringneck Snake (Diadophis punctatus edwardsii)". wildlife.state.nh.us. New Hampshire Fish and Game. Retrieved 25 March 2021.
- ^ "Smooth green snake (Liochlorophis vernalis)". wildlife.state.nh.us. New Hampshire Fish and Game. Retrieved 25 March 2021.
- ^ "Timber Rattlesnake (Crotalus horridus)". wildlife.state.nh.us. New Hampshire Fish and Game. Retrieved 25 March 2021.
- ^ "Blanding's Turtle (Emydoidea blandingii)". wildlife.state.nh.us. New Hampshire Fish and Game. Retrieved 25 March 2021.
- ^ "Common Musk Turtle (Sternotherus odoratus)". wildlife.state.nh.us. New Hampshire Fish and Game. Retrieved 25 March 2021.
- ^ "Snapping Turtle (Chelydra serpentina)". wildlife.state.nh.us. New Hampshire Fish and Game. Retrieved 25 March 2021.
- ^ "Eastern Box Turtle (Terrapene carolina carolina)". wildlife.state.nh.us. New Hampshire Fish and Game. Retrieved 25 March 2021.
- ^ "Eastern Painted Turtle (Chrysemys picta)". wildlife.state.nh.us. New Hampshire Fish and Game. Retrieved 25 March 2021.
- ^ "Spotted Turtle (Clemmys guttata)". wildlife.state.nh.us. New Hampshire Fish and Game. Retrieved 25 March 2021.
- ^ "Wood Turtle (Glyptemys insculpta)". wildlife.state.nh.us. New Hampshire Fish and Game. Retrieved 25 March 2021.
- https://extension.unh.edu/resources/files/Resource000499_Rep521.pdf
- https://www.fosters.com/news/20190528/nature-news-look-for-elusive-praying-mantis-egg-cases
- https://extension.unh.edu/resource/controlling-wasps-bees-and-hornets-around-your-home-fact-sheet-0
- https://nhlakes.org/wp-content/uploads/3-Lake-Concerns-Invasive-Species-Chinese-Mystery-Snails-NH-LAKES.pdf