Wildlife – Page 4 – River Island Conservancy

Invasive Least Concern

Chinese Privet

Ligustrum sinense

A very popular landscaping plant and one of the most prevalent invasive plants in the southeastern U...

Least Concern

Common Buckeye

Junonia coenia

A colorful, recognizable butterfly known for the eye spots on its wings. The wings of the adults are...

Least Concern

Common Eastern Bumblebee

Bombus impatiens

The most commonly encountered bumblebee across much of eastern North America. They have short and ev...

Least Concern

Common Snapping Turtle

Chelydra serpentina

A large freshwater turtle known for its combative disposition when out of the water with its powerfu...

Least Concern

Cope's Gray Treefrog

Hyla chrysoscelis

A small treefrog with rough skin in varying shades of gray and black blotches. Usually, there is a w...

Dangerous Least Concern

Copperhead

Agkistrodon contortrix

Stocky pit viper with distinctive hourglass-shaped crossbands (often darker bands narrow over the ba...

Least Concern

Coyote

Canis latrans

Medium-sized wild canine with a narrow muzzle, upright ears, bushy tail (often carried low), and a g...

Least Concern

Crossvine

Bignonia capreolata

A semi-evergreen vine with conspicuous, red and yellow, tubular flowers. The flowers hang in cluster...

Least Concern

DeKay's Brownsnake

Storeria dekayi

A small non-venomous snake commonly found hiding among loose stones or flat rocks. These snakes will...

Least Concern

Devilwood

Cartema americana

Also called American Olive, the Devilwood is an evergreen shrub or small tree with a narrow crown of...

Least Concern

Double-crested Cormorant

Nannopterum auritum

A large, glossy, black, underwater swimmer that dives to find its prey and often swims with just its...

Least Concern

Downy Woodpecker

Dryobates pubescens

A sparrow-sized woodpecker that is mottled black and white with a small red patch on the top of the ...

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