Wildlife
What lives in Acadia
Last verified NPS species database
Every animal below comes from the National Park Service’s own species list for Acadia: 38 mammals, 214 birds, 7 reptiles, 11 amphibians and 33 fish recorded as present. Status words (present, unconfirmed, not in park) are the NPS’s, not ours.
Animals people ask about
Black bear
Ursus americanus · Occasional
Coyote
Canis latrans · Common
Bobcat
Lynx rufus
Moose
Alces alces · Rare
Bald eagle
Haliaeetus leucocephalus · Common
Golden eagle
Aquila chrysaetos · Occasional
Gray wolf
Canis lupus
Canada lynx
Lynx canadensis
By group
Species counts
Present or probably present per the NPS list. “Listed” includes species the NPS has evaluated but marks unconfirmed or not in park.
- Mammals
- 38
- 55 listed · 6 non-native
- Birds
- 215
- 364 listed · 29 non-native
- Reptiles
- 7
- 11 listed · 1 non-native
- Amphibians
- 11
- 15 listed
- Fish
- 33
- 38 listed · 11 non-native
Endangered Species Act
1 threatened or endangered species
Federal listing status as recorded in the NPS species database.
| Species | Scientific name | Status in park | Abundance | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlantic Salmon | Salmo salar | Uncommon | Endangered · Non-native |
Mammals
All 38 mammals recorded in Acadia
Most abundant first, as the NPS rates them.
| Species | Scientific name | Status in park | Abundance | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deer Mouse | Peromyscus maniculatus | Abundant | ||
| Masked Shrew | Sorex cinereus | Abundant | ||
| Northeastern Chipmunk | Tamias striatus | Abundant | ||
| Northern White-tailed Deer | Odocoileus virginianus | Abundant | ||
| American Beaver | Castor canadensis | Common | Non-native | |
| Black Fox | Vulpes vulpes | Common | ||
| Boreal Redback Vole | Clethrionomys gapperi | Common | ||
| Chickaree | Tamiasciurus hudsonicus | Common | ||
| Common Raccoon | Procyon lotor | Common | ||
| Coyote | Canis latrans | Common | Non-native | |
| Eastern Gray Squirrel | Sciurus carolinensis | Common | Non-native | |
| Groundhog | Marmota monax | Common | Non-native |
Show the other 26 mammals ↓The other 26
| Species | Scientific name | Status in park | Abundance | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hedgehog | Erethizon dorsatum | Common | Non-native | |
| Hoy's Pygmy Shrew | Sorex hoyi | Common | ||
| Keen's Myotis | Myotis keenii | Common | ||
| Little Brown Bat | Myotis lucifugus | Common | ||
| Mearns Flying Squirrel | Glaucomys sabrinus | Common | ||
| Otter | Lutra canadensis | Common | ||
| Snowshoe Hare | Lepus americanus | Common | ||
| Star-nosed Mole | Condylura cristata | Common | ||
| White-footed Mouse | Peromyscus leucopus | Common | ||
| American Mink | Mustela vison | Uncommon | ||
| Big Brown Bat | Eptesicus fuscus | Uncommon | ||
| Bonaparte Weasel | Mustela erminea | Uncommon | ||
| Hudson Bay Jumping Mouse | Zapus hudsonius | Uncommon | ||
| Long-tailed Weasel | Mustela frenata | Uncommon | ||
| Mole Shrew | Blarina brevicauda | Uncommon | ||
| Northern Smoky Shrew | Sorex fumeus | Uncommon | ||
| Northern Water Shrew | Sorex palustris | Uncommon | ||
| Black Bear | Ursus americanus | Occasional | ||
| Eastern Red Bat | Lasiurus borealis | Occasional | ||
| Blackcat | Martes pennanti | Rare | ||
| Cooper Lemming Mouse | Synaptomys cooperi | Rare | ||
| Moose | Alces alces | Rare | ||
| Woodland Jumping Mouse | Napaeozapus insignis | Rare | ||
| Bay Lynx | Lynx rufus | Non-native | ||
| Hoary Bat | Lasiurus cinereus | |||
| Silver-haired Bat | Lasionycteris noctivagans |
Birds
215 birds — show the list ↓
Birds
215 birds — show the list ↓
| Species | Scientific name | Status in park | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cooper's Hawk | Accipiter cooperii | ||
| Eastern Goshawk | Accipiter gentilis | ||
| Northern Sharp-shinned Hawk | Accipiter striatus | ||
| Spotted Sandpiper | Actitis macularia | ||
| Northern Saw-whet Owl | Aegolius acadicus | ||
| Eastern Red-wing | Agelaius phoeniceus | ||
| Wood Duck | Aix sponsa | ||
| Nelson's Sharp-tailed Sparrow | Ammodramus nelsoni | ||
| American Pintail | Anas acuta | ||
| American Wigeon | Anas americana | ||
| Green-winged Teal | Anas crecca | ||
| Blue-winged Teal | Anas discors | ||
| Eurasian Wigeon | Anas penelope | Non-native | |
| Common Mallard | Anas platyrhynchos | ||
| American Black Duck | Anas rubripes | ||
| Gadwall | Anas strepera | Non-native | |
| Common White-fronted Goose | Anser albifrons | ||
| American Pipit | Anthus rubescens | ||
| American Golden Eagle | Aquila chrysaetos | ||
| Ruby-throated Hummingbird | Archilochus colubris | ||
| American Egret | Ardea alba | ||
| Great Blue Heron | Ardea herodias | ||
| Ruddy Turnstone | Arenaria interpres | ||
| American Long-eared Owl | Asio otus | ||
| Ring-necked Duck | Aythya collaris | ||
| Greater Scaup | Aythya marila | ||
| Canvasback | Aythya valisineria | Non-native | |
| Bartramian Sandpiper | Bartramia longicauda | ||
| Cedar Waxwing | Bombycilla cedrorum | ||
| Bohemian Waxwing | Bombycilla garrulus | ||
| Canada Ruffed Grouse | Bonasa umbellus | ||
| American Bittern | Botaurus lentiginosus | ||
| American Brant | Branta bernicla | Probably Present | |
| Canada Goose | Branta canadensis | ||
| Eastern Horned Owl | Bubo virginianus | ||
| Bufflehead | Bucephala albeola | ||
| American Golden-eye | Bucephala clangula | ||
| Eastern Red-tailed Hawk | Buteo jamaicensis | ||
| American Rough-legged Hawk | Buteo lagopus | ||
| Northern Red-shouldered Hawk | Buteo lineatus | ||
| Broad-winged Hawk | Buteo platypterus | ||
| Eastern Green Heron | Butorides virescens | ||
| White-rumped Sandpiper | Calidris fuscicollis | ||
| Purple Sandpiper | Calidris maritima | ||
| Pectoral Sandpiper | Calidris melanotos | ||
| Least Sandpiper | Calidris minutilla | ||
| Semipalmated Sandpiper | Calidris pusilla | ||
| Eastern Whip-poor-will | Caprimulgus vociferus | ||
| Northern Pine Siskin | Carduelis pinus | ||
| American Goldfinch | Carduelis tristis | ||
| House Finch | Carpodacus mexicanus | Non-native | |
| Eastern Purple Finch | Carpodacus purpureus | ||
| Eastern Turkey Vulture | Cathartes aura | ||
| Eastern Veery | Catharus fuscescens | ||
| Eastern Hermit Thrush | Catharus guttatus | ||
| Gray-cheeked Thrush | Catharus minimus | ||
| Olive-backed Swainson's Thrush | Catharus ustulatus | ||
| Black Guillemot | Cepphus grylle | ||
| Brown Creeper | Certhia americana | ||
| Belted Kingfisher | Ceryle alcyon | ||
| Chimney Swift | Chaetura pelagica | ||
| Killdeer | Charadrius vociferus | ||
| Blue Goose | Chen caerulescens | ||
| Common Nighthawk | Chordeiles minor | ||
| American Marsh Hawk | Circus cyaneus | ||
| Long-billed Marsh Wren | Cistothorus palustris | ||
| Sedge Wren | Cistothorus platensis | ||
| Eastern Yellow-billed Cuckoo | Coccyzus americanus | Non-native | |
| Black-billed Cuckoo | Coccyzus erythropthalmus | ||
| Common Flicker | Colaptes auratus | ||
| Olive-sided Flycatcher | Contopus cooperi | ||
| Eastern Wood Pewee | Contopus virens | ||
| American Crow | Corvus brachyrhynchos | ||
| Common Raven | Corvus corax | ||
| Blue Jay | Cyanocitta cristata | ||
| Black-throated Blue Warbler | Dendroica caerulescens | ||
| Bay-breasted Warbler | Dendroica castanea | ||
| Butter Butt | Dendroica coronata | ||
| Northern Prairie Warbler | Dendroica discolor | ||
| Yellow-throated Warbler | Dendroica dominica | Non-native | |
| Blackburnian Warbler | Dendroica fusca | ||
| Magnolia Warbler | Dendroica magnolia | ||
| Palm Warbler | Dendroica palmarum | ||
| Chestnut-sided Warbler | Dendroica pensylvanica | ||
| Eastern Yellow Warbler | Dendroica petechia | ||
| Blackpoll Warbler | Dendroica striata | ||
| Cape May Warbler | Dendroica tigrina | ||
| Townsend's Warbler | Dendroica townsendi | Non-native | |
| Black-throated Green Warbler | Dendroica virens | ||
| Northern Pileated Woodpecker | Dryocopus pileatus | ||
| Catbird | Dumetella carolinensis | ||
| Little Blue Heron | Egretta caerulea | Non-native | |
| Snowy Egret | Egretta thula | Non-native | |
| Tricolored Heron | Egretta tricolor | Non-native | |
| Alder Flycatcher | Empidonax alnorum | ||
| Yellow-bellied Flycatcher | Empidonax flaviventris | ||
| Chebec | Empidonax minimus | ||
| Alder Traill's Flycatcher | Empidonax traillii | ||
| Horned Lark | Eremophila alpestris | ||
| Rusty Blackbird | Euphagus carolinus | ||
| Canada Grouse | Falcipennis canadensis | ||
| Eastern Pigeon Hawk | Falco columbarius | ||
| American Peregrine Falcon | Falco peregrinus | Non-native | |
| American Gyrfalcon | Falco rusticolus | Non-native | |
| American Kestrel | Falco sparverius | ||
| American Coot | Fulica americana | Non-native | |
| Common Snipe | Gallinago gallinago | ||
| Common Gallinule | Gallinula chloropus | ||
| Common Loon | Gavia immer | ||
| Common Yellowthroat | Geothlypis trichas | ||
| Bald Eagle | Haliaeetus leucocephalus | ||
| Barn Swallow | Hirundo rustica | ||
| Eastern Harlequin Duck | Histrionicus histrionicus | ||
| Wood Thrush | Hylocichla mustelina | ||
| Baltimore Oriole | Icterus galbula | ||
| Least Bittern | Ixobrychus exilis | ||
| Dark-eyed Junco | Junco hyemalis | ||
| American Herring Gull | Larus argentatus | ||
| Laughing Gull | Larus atricilla | ||
| Ring-billed Gull | Larus delawarensis | ||
| Great Black-backed Gull | Larus marinus | ||
| Eastern Dowitcher | Limnodromus griseus | ||
| Hooded Merganser | Lophodytes cucullatus | ||
| Red Crossbill | Loxia curvirostra | ||
| White-winged Crossbill | Loxia leucoptera | ||
| Eastern Red-bellied Woodpecker | Melanerpes carolinus | Non-native | |
| Eastern Swamp Sparrow | Melospiza georgiana | ||
| Lincoln's Sparrow | Melospiza lincolnii | ||
| Eastern Song Sparrow | Melospiza melodia | ||
| American Merganser | Mergus merganser | ||
| Red-breasted Merganser | Mergus serrator | ||
| Black and White Creeper | Mniotilta varia | ||
| Brown-headed Cowbird | Molothrus ater | ||
| Crested Flycatcher | Myiarchus crinitus | ||
| Hudsonian Curlew | Numenius phaeopus | ||
| Yellow-crowned Night Heron | Nyctanassa violacea | Non-native | |
| Snowy Owl | Nyctea scandiaca | ||
| Black-crowned Night Heron | Nycticorax nycticorax | ||
| Yellow-crowned Night Heron | Nycticorax violaceus | Non-native | |
| Connecticut Warbler | Oporornis agilis | Non-native | |
| Kentucky Warbler | Oporornis formosus | Non-native | |
| Mourning Warbler | Oporornis philadelphia | ||
| Eastern Screech-Owl | Otus asio | Non-native | |
| American Osprey | Pandion haliaetus | ||
| Northern Parula | Parula americana | ||
| Eastern Savannah Sparrow | Passerculus sandwichensis | ||
| Indigo Bunting | Passerina cyanea | ||
| Canada Gray Jay | Perisoreus canadensis | ||
| Cliff Swallow | Petrochelidon pyrrhonota | ||
| Double-crested Cormorant | Phalacrocorax auritus | ||
| Rose-breasted Grosbeak | Pheucticus ludovicianus | ||
| Arctic Three-toed Woodpecker | Picoides arcticus | ||
| Downy Woodpecker | Picoides pubescens | ||
| American Three-toed Woodpecker | Picoides tridactylus | Non-native | |
| Eastern Hairy Woodpecker | Picoides villosus | ||
| Eastern Towhee | Pipilo erythrophthalmus | ||
| Scarlet Tanager | Piranga olivacea | ||
| Eastern Snow Bunting | Plectrophenax nivalis | ||
| Eastern Glossy Ibis | Plegadis falcinellus | Non-native | |
| Black-bellied Plover | Pluvialis squatarola | ||
| Pied-billed Grebe | Podilymbus podiceps | ||
| Black-capped Chickadee | Poecile atricapillus | ||
| Acadian Boreal Chickadee | Poecile hudsonicus | ||
| Blue-gray Gnatcatcher | Polioptila caerulea | ||
| Eastern Vesper Sparrow | Pooecetes gramineus | ||
| Purple Gallinule | Porphyrula martinica | Non-native | |
| Sora Rail | Porzana carolina | ||
| Northern Purple Martin | Progne subis | ||
| Bronzed Grackle | Quiscalus quiscula | ||
| Northern Virginia Rail | Rallus limicola | ||
| American Avocet | Recurvirostra americana | Non-native | |
| Eastern Ruby-crowned Kinglet | Regulus calendula | ||
| Eastern Golden-crowned Kinglet | Regulus satrapa | ||
| Eastern Phoebe | Sayornis phoebe | ||
| American Woodcock | Scolopax minor | ||
| Common Oven-bird | Seiurus aurocapillus | ||
| Northern Waterthrush | Seiurus noveboracensis | ||
| American Redstart | Setophaga ruticilla | ||
| Bluebird | Sialia sialis | ||
| Red-breasted Nuthatch | Sitta canadensis | ||
| Eastern White-breasted Nuthatch | Sitta carolinensis | ||
| American Eider | Somateria mollissima | ||
| Yellow-bellied Sapsucker | Sphyrapicus varius | ||
| American Tree Sparrow | Spizella arborea | ||
| Chipping Sparrow | Spizella passerina | ||
| Eastern Field Sparrow | Spizella pusilla | ||
| Northern Rough-winged Swallow | Stelgidopteryx serripennis | ||
| Common Tern | Sterna hirundo | ||
| Barred Owl | Strix varia | ||
| Eastern Meadowlark | Sturnella magna | ||
| American Hawk Owl | Surnia ulula | Non-native | |
| Tree Swallow | Tachycineta bicolor | ||
| Brown Thrasher | Toxostoma rufum | ||
| Lesser Yellowlegs | Tringa flavipes | ||
| Greater Yellowlegs | Tringa melanoleuca | ||
| Eastern Solitary Sandpiper | Tringa solitaria | ||
| Eastern Winter Wren | Troglodytes troglodytes | ||
| American Robin | Turdus migratorius | ||
| Eastern Kingbird | Tyrannus tyrannus | ||
| Eastern Orange-crowned Warbler | Vermivora celata | Non-native | |
| Golden-winged Warbler | Vermivora chrysoptera | Non-native | |
| Tennessee Warbler | Vermivora peregrina | ||
| Blue-winged Warbler | Vermivora pinus | Non-native | |
| Eastern Nashville Warbler | Vermivora ruficapilla | ||
| Yellow-throated Vireo | Vireo flavifrons | ||
| Eastern Warbling Vireo | Vireo gilvus | ||
| Northern White-eyed Vireo | Vireo griseus | Non-native | |
| Red-eyed Vireo | Vireo olivaceus | ||
| Philadelphia Vireo | Vireo philadelphicus | ||
| Blue-headed Solitary Vireo | Vireo solitarius | ||
| Canada Warbler | Wilsonia canadensis | ||
| Hooded Warbler | Wilsonia citrina | Non-native | |
| Wilson's Pileolated Warbler | Wilsonia pusilla | ||
| Eastern Mourning Dove | Zenaida macroura | ||
| White-throated Sparrow | Zonotrichia albicollis |
Reptiles
7 reptiles — show the list ↓
Reptiles
7 reptiles — show the list ↓
| Species | Scientific name | Status in park | Abundance | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Common Snapping Turtle | Chelydra serpentina | Common | ||
| Central Painted Turtle | Chrysemys picta | Common | Non-native | |
| Northern Ringneck Snake | Diadophis punctatus | Common | ||
| Eastern Milk Snake | Lampropeltis triangulum | Common | ||
| Eastern Smooth Green Snake | Liochlorophis vernalis | Common | ||
| Red-bellied Snake | Storeria occipitomaculata | Common | ||
| Common Garter Snake | Thamnophis sirtalis | Common |
Amphibians
11 amphibians — show the list ↓
Amphibians
11 amphibians — show the list ↓
| Species | Scientific name | Status in park | Abundance | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spotted Salamander | Ambystoma maculatum | Common | ||
| American Toad | Bufo americanus | Uncommon | ||
| Dusky Salamander | Desmognathus fuscus | Common | ||
| Northern Two-lined Salamander | Eurycea bislineata | Common | ||
| Four-toed Salamander | Hemidactylium scutatum | Common | ||
| Common Newt | Notophthalmus viridescens | Uncommon | ||
| Spring Peeper | Pseudacris crucifer | Abundant | ||
| Bullfrog | Rana catesbeiana | Common | ||
| Green Frog | Rana clamitans | Common | ||
| Pickerel Frog | Rana palustris | Abundant | ||
| Wood Frog | Rana sylvatica | Common |
Fish
33 fish — show the list ↓
Fish
33 fish — show the list ↓
| Species | Scientific name | Status in park | Abundance | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alewife | Alosa pseudoharengus | Common | ||
| Brown Bullhead | Ameiurus nebulosus | Uncommon | Non-native | |
| American Eel | Anguilla rostrata | Abundant | ||
| Fourspine Stickleback | Apeltes quadracus | Uncommon | ||
| Menhaden | Brevoortia tyrannus | |||
| Common Sucker | Catostomus commersoni | Common | ||
| Atlantic Herring | Clupea harengus | |||
| Chain pickerel | Esox niger | Common | Non-native | |
| Banded Killifish | Fundulus diaphanus | Abundant | ||
| Common Mummichog | Fundulus heteroclitus | |||
| Striped Mummichog | Fundulus majalis | |||
| Brook Stickleback | Gasterosteus aculeatus | Common | ||
| Blackspotted Stickleback | Gasterosteus wheatlandi | |||
| Redbreast Sunfish | Lepomis auritus | Uncommon | ||
| Common Sunfish | Lepomis gibbosus | Abundant | ||
| Yellowtail | Limanda ferruginea | |||
| Common Shiner | Luxilus cornutus | Uncommon | Non-native | |
| Atlantic Silverside | Menidia menidia | |||
| Small Mouthed Black-bass | Micropterus dolomieu | Uncommon | Non-native | |
| Largemouth Bass | Micropterus salmoides | Uncommon | Non-native | |
| White Perch | Morone americana | Uncommon | ||
| Golden Shiner | Notemigonus crysoleucas | Abundant | ||
| Common Smelt | Osmerus mordax | Common | ||
| Yellow Perch | Perca flavescens | Uncommon | Non-native | |
| Northern Redbelly Dace | Phoxinus eos | Common | ||
| Pollock | Pollachius virens | |||
| Ninespine Stickleback | Pungitius pungitius | Common | ||
| Atlantic Salmon | Salmo salar | Uncommon | Endangered · Non-native | |
| Brown Trout | Salmo trutta | Uncommon | Non-native | |
| Brook Trout | Salvelinus fontinalis | Common | ||
| Lake Trout | Salvelinus namaycush | Uncommon | Non-native | |
| Creek Chub | Semotilus atromaculatus | Uncommon | Non-native | |
| Fallfish | Semotilus corporalis | Uncommon | Non-native |
Where this comes from
NPSpecies is the National Park Service’s database of the species documented in each park. We show its vertebrate lists as published: a species is “present” when the park has confirmed it, “unconfirmed” when reports exist without verification, and “not in park” when the NPS has ruled it out (often tagged “historical” for animals that once lived there). Lists lag reality by months or years and seeing an animal is never guaranteed. Plants, insects and other invertebrates are not included here. Browse the full NPSpecies list for Acadia.
Sources · 2
- 1.NPSpecies — the National Park Service species database (IRMA), full and detail species lists — Acadia (ACAD) · National Park Service (U.S. Department of the Interior)
- 2.Acadia National Park — Nature & wildlife (nps.gov) · National Park Service
FAQ
Acadia wildlife questions
- Are there bears in Acadia?
- Yes. The NPS species list for Acadia records black bear as present, listed as occasional.
- Are there wolves in Acadia?
- Unconfirmed. Gray wolf appear on the park's NPS species list as "unconfirmed" — reported but not verified in the park.
- Are there mountain lions in Acadia?
- The NPS species list for Acadia does not include mountain lion, so there is no record of them in the park.
- Are there rattlesnakes in Acadia?
- The NPS species list for Acadia does not include rattlesnakes, so there is no record of them in the park.
- How many animal species live in Acadia?
- The NPS species database lists 38 mammal, 214 bird, 7 reptile, 11 amphibian and 33 fish species as present or probably present in Acadia, including 1 federally threatened or endangered species. Plants and invertebrates are not counted here.
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