Wildlife – Page 4 – River Island Conservancy

Least Concern

Carolina Sphinx

Manduca sexta

A common moth with a bad wrap but an important purpose. The larvae of this moth are often more recog...

Least Concern

Carolina Wren

Thryothorus ludovicianus

The Carolina Wren is a stocky, round-bodied songbird measuring 12.5 to 14 cm in length with a wingsp...

Least Concern

Carpenter-mimic Leafcutter Bee

Megachile xylocopoides

These bees get their common name due to their shiny abdomen that resembles a Carpenter Bee. It is no...

Least Concern

Chain Pickerel

Esox niger

Known for its long, yellow body, long snout, toothy mouth, and dark vertical bar under the eye. The...

Least Concern

Channel Catfish

Ictalurus punctatus

A bottom-dwelling scavenger that feeds on almost any kind of plant or animal matter. It has a blue-...

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

Chipping Sparrow

Spizella passerina

The Chipping Sparrow is a small, slender sparrow measuring 12 to 15 cm in length with a wingspan of ...

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...

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