Wildlife
What lives in Cuyahoga Valley
Last verified NPS species database
Every animal below comes from the National Park Service’s own species list for Cuyahoga Valley: 42 mammals, 241 birds, 19 reptiles, 20 amphibians and 64 fish recorded as present. Status words (present, unconfirmed, not in park) are the NPS’s, not ours.
Animals people ask about
Coyote
Canis latrans · Common
Bobcat
Lynx rufus · Rare · Adjacent
Bald eagle
Haliaeetus leucocephalus · Rare
Rattlesnakes
Sistrurus catenatus catenatus · any rattlesnake species
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
- 42
- 47 listed · 1 non-native
- Birds
- 241
- 246 listed · 7 non-native
- Reptiles
- 22
- 24 listed · 2 non-native
- Amphibians
- 20
- 24 listed
- Fish
- 65
- 85 listed · 2 non-native
Endangered Species Act
2 threatened or endangered species
Federal listing status as recorded in the NPS species database.
| Species | Scientific name | Status in park | Abundance | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northern long-eared bat | Myotis septentrionalis | Rare | Endangered | |
| Indiana bat | Myotis sodalis | Rare | Endangered |
Mammals
All 42 mammals recorded in Cuyahoga Valley
Most abundant first, as the NPS rates them.
| Species | Scientific name | Status in park | Abundance | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beaver | Castor canadensis | Abundant | ||
| Eastern chipmunk | Tamias striatus | Abundant | ||
| Gray squirrel | Sciurus carolinensis | Abundant | ||
| Muskrat | Ondatra zibethicus | Abundant | ||
| Raccoon | Procyon lotor | Abundant | ||
| Short-tailed shrew | Blarina brevicauda | Abundant | ||
| White-footed mouse | Peromyscus leucopus | Abundant | ||
| White-tailed deer | Odocoileus virginianus | Abundant | ||
| Big brown bat | Eptesicus fuscus | Common | ||
| Coyote | Canis latrans | Common | ||
| Eastern cottontail | Sylvilagus floridanus | Common | ||
| Fox squirrel | Sciurus niger | Common |
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| Species | Scientific name | Status in park | Abundance | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ground hog | Marmota monax | Common | ||
| Hairy-tailed mole | Parascalops breweri | Common | ||
| Long-tailed weasel | Mustela frenata | Common | ||
| Masked shrew | Sorex cinereus | Common | ||
| Meadow jumping mouse | Zapus hudsonius | Common | ||
| Meadow vole | Microtus pennsylvanicus | Common | ||
| Mink | Mustela vison | Common | ||
| Red bat | Lasiurus borealis | Common | ||
| Red squirrel | Tamiasciurus hudsonicus | Common | ||
| Southern flying squirrel | Glaucomys volans | Common | ||
| Striped skunk | Mephitis mephitis | Common | ||
| Virginia opossum | Didelphis virginiana | Common | ||
| Hoary bat | Lasiurus cinereus | Uncommon | ||
| Least weasel | Mustela nivalis | Uncommon | ||
| Red fox | Vulpes vulpes | Uncommon | ||
| River otter | Lontra canadensis | Uncommon | ||
| Star-nosed mole | Condylura cristata | Uncommon | ||
| Tri-colored bat | Perimyotis subflavus | Uncommon | ||
| Woodland vole | Microtus pinetorum | Uncommon | ||
| Gray fox | Urocyon cinereoargenteus | Occasional | ||
| Bobcat | Lynx rufus | Present · Adjacent | Rare | |
| Eastern mole | Scalopus aquaticus | Rare | ||
| House mouse | Mus musculus | Rare | ||
| Indiana bat | Myotis sodalis | Rare | Endangered | |
| Little brown bat | Myotis lucifugus | Rare | ||
| Northern long-eared bat | Myotis septentrionalis | Rare | Endangered | |
| Smoky shrew | Sorex fumeus | Rare | ||
| Eastern small-footed bat | Myotis leibii | |||
| Norway rat | Rattus norvegicus | Non-native | ||
| Silver-haired bat | Lasionycteris noctivagans |
Birds
241 birds — show the list ↓
Birds
241 birds — show the list ↓
| Species | Scientific name | Status in park | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cooper's Hawk | Accipiter cooperii | ||
| Northern goshawk | Accipiter gentilis | ||
| Sharp-shinned Hawk | Accipiter striatus | ||
| Spotted Sandpiper | Actitis macularia | ||
| Northern Saw-whet Owl | Aegolius acadicus | ||
| Red-winged Blackbird | Agelaius phoeniceus | ||
| Wood Duck | Aix sponsa | ||
| Henslow's Sparrow | Ammodramus henslowii | ||
| Nelson's sharp-tailed sparrow | Ammodramus nelsoni | ||
| Grasshopper Sparrow | Ammodramus savannarum | ||
| Northern Pintail | Anas acuta | ||
| American wigeon | Anas americana | ||
| Northern shoveler | Anas clypeata | ||
| Green-winged teal | Anas crecca | ||
| Blue-winged Teal | Anas discors | ||
| Mallard | Anas platyrhynchos | ||
| American Black Duck | Anas rubripes | ||
| Gadwall | Anas strepera | ||
| American pipit | Anthus rubescens | ||
| Ruby-throated Hummingbird | Archilochus colubris | ||
| Great Blue Heron | Ardea herodias | ||
| Short-eared owl | Asio flammeus | ||
| Long-eared Owl | Asio otus | ||
| Lesser scaup | Aythya affinis | ||
| Redhead | Aythya americana | ||
| Ring-necked duck | Aythya collaris | ||
| Greater Scaup | Aythya marila | ||
| Canvasback | Aythya valisineria | ||
| Cedar Waxwing | Bombycilla cedrorum | ||
| Bohemian waxwing | Bombycilla garrulus | ||
| Ruffed Grouse | Bonasa umbellus | ||
| American Bittern | Botaurus lentiginosus | ||
| Canada Goose | Branta canadensis | ||
| Great Horned Owl | Bubo virginianus | ||
| Cattle egret | Bubulcus ibis | ||
| Bufflehead | Bucephala albeola | ||
| Common goldeneye | Bucephala clangula | ||
| Red-tailed Hawk | Buteo jamaicensis | ||
| Rough-legged hawk | Buteo lagopus | ||
| Red-shouldered Hawk | Buteo lineatus | ||
| Broad-winged Hawk | Buteo platypterus | ||
| Green-backed Heron | Butorides striatus | ||
| Lapland longspur | Calcarius lapponicus | ||
| Dunlin | Calidris alpina | ||
| White-rumped sandpiper | Calidris fuscicollis | ||
| Pectoral Sandpiper | Calidris melanotos | ||
| Least Sandpiper | Calidris minutilla | ||
| Whip-poor-will | Caprimulgus vociferus | ||
| Northern Cardinal | Cardinalis cardinalis | ||
| Common redpoll | Carduelis flammea | ||
| Pine Siskin | Carduelis pinus | ||
| American Goldfinch | Carduelis tristis | ||
| House Finch | Carpodacus mexicanus | Non-native | |
| Purple Finch | Carpodacus purpureus | ||
| Great Egret | Casmerodius albus | ||
| Turkey Vulture | Cathartes aura | ||
| Veery | Catharus fuscescens | ||
| Hermit Thrush | Catharus guttatus | ||
| Gray-cheeked Thrush | Catharus minimus | ||
| Swainson's Thrush | Catharus ustulatus | ||
| Brown Creeper | Certhia americana | ||
| Belted Kingfisher | Ceryle alcyon | ||
| Chimney Swift | Chaetura pelagica | ||
| Semipalmated plover | Charadrius semipalmatus | ||
| Killdeer | Charadrius vociferus | ||
| Snow goose | Chen caerulescens | ||
| Black Tern | Chlidonias niger | ||
| Common Nighthawk | Chordeiles minor | ||
| Northern Harrier | Circus cyaneus | ||
| Marsh Wren | Cistothorus palustris | ||
| Sedge Wren | Cistothorus platensis | ||
| Evening Grosbeak | Coccothraustes vespertinus | ||
| Yellow-billed Cuckoo | Coccyzus americanus | ||
| Black-billed Cuckoo | Coccyzus erythropthalmus | ||
| Northern Flicker | Colaptes auratus | ||
| Rock Dove | Columba livia | Non-native | |
| Common Ground Dove | Columbina passerina | ||
| Olive-sided Flycatcher | Contopus borealis | ||
| Eastern Wood-pewee | Contopus virens | ||
| Black vulture | Coragyps atratus | ||
| American Crow | Corvus brachyrhynchos | ||
| Blue Jay | Cyanocitta cristata | ||
| Tundra Swan | Cygnus columbianus | ||
| Mute swan | Cygnus olor | Non-native | |
| Black-throated Blue Warbler | Dendroica caerulescens | ||
| Bay-breasted Warbler | Dendroica castanea | ||
| Cerulean Warbler | Dendroica cerulea | ||
| Yellow-rumped Warbler | Dendroica coronata | ||
| Prairie Warbler | Dendroica discolor | ||
| Yellow-throated Warbler | Dendroica dominica | ||
| Blackburnian Warbler | Dendroica fusca | ||
| Magnolia Warbler | Dendroica magnolia | ||
| Palm Warbler | Dendroica palmarum | ||
| Chestnut-sided Warbler | Dendroica pensylvanica | ||
| Yellow Warbler | Dendroica petechia | ||
| Pine Warbler | Dendroica pinus | ||
| Blackpoll Warbler | Dendroica striata | ||
| Cape May Warbler | Dendroica tigrina | ||
| Black-throated Green Warbler | Dendroica virens | ||
| Bobolink | Dolichonyx oryzivorus | ||
| Pileated Woodpecker | Dryocopus pileatus | ||
| Gray Catbird | Dumetella carolinensis | ||
| Little blue heron | Egretta caerulea | ||
| Alder flycatcher | Empidonax alnorum | ||
| Yellow-bellied Flycatcher | Empidonax flaviventris | ||
| Least Flycatcher | Empidonax minimus | ||
| Willow Flycatcher | Empidonax traillii | ||
| Acadian Flycatcher | Empidonax virescens | ||
| Horned Lark | Eremophila alpestris | ||
| Rusty Blackbird | Euphagus carolinus | ||
| Merlin | Falco columbarius | ||
| Peregrine falcon | Falco peregrinus | ||
| American Kestrel | Falco sparverius | ||
| American Coot | Fulica americana | ||
| Common Snipe | Gallinago gallinago | ||
| Common Moorhen | Gallinula chloropus | ||
| Common loon | Gavia immer | ||
| Common Yellowthroat | Geothlypis trichas | ||
| Sandhill crane | Grus canadensis | ||
| Bald Eagle | Haliaeetus leucocephalus | ||
| Worm-eating Warbler | Helmitheros vermivorus | ||
| Cliff swallow | Hirundo pyrrhonota | ||
| Barn Swallow | Hirundo rustica | ||
| Wood Thrush | Hylocichla mustelina | ||
| Yellow-breasted Chat | Icteria virens | ||
| Northern Oriole | Icterus galbula | ||
| Orchard Oriole | Icterus spurius | ||
| Mississippi kite | Ictinia mississippiensis | ||
| Least Bittern | Ixobrychus exilis | ||
| Dark-eyed Junco | Junco hyemalis | ||
| Northern shrike | Lanius excubitor | ||
| Herring Gull | Larus argentatus | ||
| Ring-billed Gull | Larus delawarensis | ||
| Great black-backed gull | Larus marinus | ||
| Bonaparte's gull | Larus philadelphia | ||
| Hooded Merganser | Lophodytes cucullatus | ||
| Red crossbill | Loxia curvirostra | ||
| White-winged crossbill | Loxia leucoptera | ||
| Red-bellied Woodpecker | Melanerpes carolinus | ||
| Red-headed Woodpecker | Melanerpes erythrocephalus | ||
| White-winged scoter | Melanitta fusca | ||
| Wild Turkey | Meleagris gallopavo | ||
| Swamp Sparrow | Melospiza georgiana | ||
| Lincoln's Sparrow | Melospiza lincolnii | ||
| Song Sparrow | Melospiza melodia | ||
| Common merganser | Mergus merganser | ||
| Red-breasted merganser | Mergus serrator | ||
| Northern Mockingbird | Mimus polyglottos | ||
| Black-and-white Warbler | Mniotilta varia | ||
| Brown-headed Cowbird | Molothrus ater | Non-native | |
| Great Crested Flycatcher | Myiarchus crinitus | ||
| Snowy owl | Nyctea scandiaca | ||
| Black-crowned Night-heron | Nycticorax nycticorax | ||
| Connecticut Warbler | Oporornis agilis | ||
| Kentucky Warbler | Oporornis formosus | ||
| Mourning Warbler | Oporornis philadelphia | ||
| Eastern Screech-owl | Otus asio | ||
| Ruddy Duck | Oxyura jamaicensis | ||
| Osprey | Pandion haliaetus | ||
| Northern Parula | Parula americana | ||
| Black-capped Chickadee | Parus atricapillus | ||
| Tufted Titmouse | Parus bicolor | ||
| House Sparrow | Passer domesticus | Non-native | |
| Savannah Sparrow | Passerculus sandwichensis | ||
| Fox Sparrow | Passerella iliaca | ||
| Indigo Bunting | Passerina cyanea | ||
| Double-crested Cormorant | Phalacrocorax auritus | ||
| Ring-necked Pheasant | Phasianus colchicus | Non-native | |
| Rose-breasted Grosbeak | Pheucticus ludovicianus | ||
| Black-backed woodpecker | Picoides arcticus | ||
| Downy Woodpecker | Picoides pubescens | ||
| Hairy Woodpecker | Picoides villosus | ||
| Pine grosbeak | Pinicola enucleator | ||
| Eastern Towhee | Pipilo erythrophthalmus | ||
| Scarlet Tanager | Piranga olivacea | ||
| Summer tanager | Piranga rubra | ||
| Snow bunting | Plectrophenax nivalis | ||
| Glossy Ibis | Plegadis falcinellus | ||
| Black-bellied plover | Pluvialis squatarola | ||
| Horned grebe | Podiceps auritus | ||
| Red-necked grebe | Podiceps grisegena | ||
| Pied-billed Grebe | Podilymbus podiceps | ||
| Blue-gray Gnatcatcher | Polioptila caerulea | ||
| Vesper Sparrow | Pooecetes gramineus | ||
| Sora | Porzana carolina | ||
| Purple Martin | Progne subis | ||
| Prothonotary Warbler | Protonotaria citrea | ||
| Common Grackle | Quiscalus quiscula | ||
| Virginia Rail | Rallus limicola | ||
| Ruby-crowned Kinglet | Regulus calendula | ||
| Golden-crowned kinglet | Regulus satrapa | ||
| Bank Swallow | Riparia riparia | ||
| Eastern Phoebe | Sayornis phoebe | ||
| American Woodcock | Scolopax minor | ||
| Ovenbird | Seiurus aurocapillus | ||
| Louisiana Waterthrush | Seiurus motacilla | ||
| Northern waterthrush | Seiurus noveboracensis | ||
| American Redstart | Setophaga ruticilla | ||
| Eastern Bluebird | Sialia sialis | ||
| Red-breasted Nuthatch | Sitta canadensis | ||
| White-breasted Nuthatch | Sitta carolinensis | ||
| Yellow-bellied Sapsucker | Sphyrapicus varius | ||
| Dickcissel | Spiza americana | ||
| American Tree Sparrow | Spizella arborea | ||
| Chipping Sparrow | Spizella passerina | ||
| Field Sparrow | Spizella pusilla | ||
| Northern Rough-winged Swallow | Stelgidopteryx serripennis | ||
| Barred Owl | Strix varia | ||
| Eastern Meadowlark | Sturnella magna | ||
| European Starling | Sturnus vulgaris | ||
| Tree Swallow | Tachycineta bicolor | ||
| Carolina Wren | Thryothorus ludovicianus | ||
| Brown Thrasher | Toxostoma rufum | ||
| Lesser Yellowlegs | Tringa flavipes | ||
| Greater Yellowlegs | Tringa melanoleuca | ||
| Solitary Sandpiper | Tringa solitaria | ||
| House Wren | Troglodytes aedon | ||
| Winter Wren | Troglodytes troglodytes | ||
| American Robin | Turdus migratorius | ||
| Eastern Kingbird | Tyrannus tyrannus | ||
| Western kingbird | Tyrannus verticalis | Non-native | |
| Barn Owl | Tyto alba | ||
| Orange-crowned warbler | Vermivora celata | ||
| Golden-winged Warbler | Vermivora chrysoptera | ||
| Tennessee Warbler | Vermivora peregrina | ||
| Blue-winged Warbler | Vermivora pinus | ||
| Brewster's warbler | Vermivora pinus X chrysoptera | ||
| Nashville Warbler | Vermivora ruficapilla | ||
| Yellow-throated Vireo | Vireo flavifrons | ||
| Warbling Vireo | Vireo gilvus | ||
| White-eyed Vireo | Vireo griseus | ||
| Red-eyed Vireo | Vireo olivaceus | ||
| Philadelphia Vireo | Vireo philadelphicus | ||
| Blue-headed Vireo | Vireo solitarius | ||
| Canada Warbler | Wilsonia canadensis | ||
| Hooded Warbler | Wilsonia citrina | ||
| Wilson's Warbler | Wilsonia pusilla | ||
| Yellow-headed blackbird | Xanthocephalus xanthocephalus | ||
| Mourning Dove | Zenaida macroura | ||
| White-throated Sparrow | Zonotrichia albicollis | ||
| White-crowned Sparrow | Zonotrichia leucophrys |
Reptiles
22 reptiles — show the list ↓
Reptiles
22 reptiles — show the list ↓
| Species | Scientific name | Status in park | Abundance | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spiny Softshell | Apalone spinifera | Common | ||
| Common Snapping Turtle | Chelydra serpentina | Common | ||
| Midland Painted Turtle | Chrysemys picta | Abundant | ||
| Spotted Turtle | Clemmys guttata | |||
| Black Racer | Coluber constrictor | Uncommon | ||
| Ringneck Snake | Diadophis punctatus | Uncommon | ||
| Blanding's Turtle | Emydoidea blandingii | Probably Present · Adjacent | ||
| Five-lined Skink | Eumeces fasciatus | Probably Present | ||
| Common Map Turtle | Graptemys geographica | Probably Present · Adjacent | ||
| Eastern milk snake | Lampropeltis triangulum | Common | ||
| Common Watersnake | Nerodia sipedon | Abundant | ||
| Smooth Green Snake | Opheodrys vernalis | Rare | ||
| Gray Ratsnake | Pantherophis obsoletus | Uncommon | ||
| Queen Snake | Regina septemvittata | Rare | ||
| Musk Turtle | Sternotherus odoratus | Uncommon | ||
| Brown Snake | Storeria dekayi | Abundant | ||
| Red-bellied Snake | Storeria occipitomaculata | Rare | ||
| Eastern Box Turtle | Terrapene carolina | Common | ||
| Eastern Ribbon Snake | Thamnophis sauritus | Uncommon | ||
| Common Garter Snake | Thamnophis sirtalis | Abundant | ||
| Common Slider | Trachemys scripta | Common | Non-native | |
| Red-eared Slider | Trachemys scripta elegans | Common | Non-native |
Amphibians
20 amphibians — show the list ↓
Amphibians
20 amphibians — show the list ↓
| Species | Scientific name | Status in park | Abundance | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jefferson's salamander | Ambystoma jeffersonianum | Uncommon | ||
| Spotted salamander | Ambystoma maculatum | Uncommon | ||
| Small-mouthed Salamander | Ambystoma texanum | Uncommon | ||
| American Toad | Anaxyrus americanus | Abundant | ||
| Northern dusky salamander | Desmognathus fuscus | Common | ||
| Northern Two-lined Salamander | Eurycea bislineata | Common | ||
| Long-tailed salamander | Eurycea longicauda | Rare | ||
| Four-toed salamander | Hemidactylium scutatum | |||
| Gray treefrog | Hyla versicolor | Common | ||
| American Bullfrog | Lithobates catesbeianus | Common | ||
| Green Frog | Lithobates clamitans | Abundant | ||
| Pickerel Frog | Lithobates palustris | Uncommon | ||
| Northern Leopard Frog | Lithobates pipiens | Common | ||
| Wood Frog | Lithobates sylvaticus | Common | ||
| Eastern Newt | Notophthalmus viridescens | Common | ||
| Red-backed salamander | Plethodon cinereus | Common | ||
| Slimy salamander | Plethodon glutinosus | Common | ||
| Northern Spring Peeper | Pseudacris crucifer crucifer | Abundant | ||
| Western Chorus Frog | Pseudacris triseriata | Uncommon | ||
| Red salamander | Pseudotriton ruber | Rare |
Fish
65 fish — show the list ↓
Fish
65 fish — show the list ↓
| Species | Scientific name | Status in park | Abundance | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alewife | Alosa pseudoharengus | Uncommon | ||
| Northern rockbass | Ambloplites rupestris | Common | ||
| Bowfin | Amia calva | Rare | ||
| Freshwater drum | Aplodinotus grunniens | Uncommon | ||
| Ohio stoneroller minnow | Campostoma anomalum | Abundant | ||
| Goldfish | Carassius auratus | Common | Non-native | |
| Central quillback carpsucker | Carpiodes cyprinus | Uncommon | ||
| Common white sucker | Catostomus commersoni | Common | ||
| Redside dace | Clinostomus elongatus | Uncommon | ||
| Central mottled sculpin | Cottus bairdii | Uncommon | ||
| Brook stickelback | Culaea inconstans | Uncommon | ||
| Spotfin shiner | Cyprinella spiloptera | |||
| Common carp | Cyprinus carpio | Abundant | Non-native | |
| Eastern gizzard shad | Dorosoma cepedianum | Common | ||
| Silverjaw minnow | Ericymba buccata | Uncommon | ||
| Grass pickerel | Esox americanus | Occasional | ||
| Northern pike | Esox lucius | Occasional | ||
| Muskellunge | Esox masquinongy | Occasional | ||
| Greenside Darter | Etheostoma blennioides | Common | ||
| Rainbow darter | Etheostoma caeruleum | Common | ||
| Barred fantail darter | Etheostoma flabellare | Common | ||
| Johnny darter | Etheostoma nigrum | Common | ||
| Northern hog sucker | Hypentelium nigricans | Common | ||
| Black bullhead | Ictalurus melas | Uncommon | ||
| Yellow bullhead | Ictalurus natalis | Common | ||
| Brown bullhead | Ictalurus nebulosus | Common | ||
| Smallmouth buffalo | Ictiobus bubalus | Occasional | ||
| Bigmouth Buffalo | Ictiobus cyprinellus | Occasional | ||
| Brook silverside | Labidesthes sicculus | Uncommon | ||
| Green sunfish | Lepomis cyanellus | Common | ||
| Pumpkinseed sunfish | Lepomis gibbosus | Common | ||
| Warmouth sunfish | Lepomis gulosus | Uncommon | ||
| Northern bluegill sunfish | Lepomis macrochirus | Common | ||
| Redear sunfish | Lepomis microlophus | Uncommon | ||
| Northern smallmouth bass | Micropterus dolomieui | Common | ||
| Northern largemouth bass | Micropterus salmoides | Common | ||
| Maryland Bass hybrid | Morone americana | Occasional | ||
| Palmetto Bass hybrid | Morone chrysops | Common | ||
| Silver Redhorse | Moxostoma anisurum | Rare | ||
| Black Redhorse | Moxostoma duquesnei | Rare | ||
| Golden redhorse | Moxostoma erythrurum | |||
| Northern shorthead redhorse | Moxostoma macrolepidotum | Probably Present | ||
| Hornyhead Chub | Nocomis biguttatus | Common | ||
| River chub | Nocomis micropogon | Uncommon | ||
| Golden shiner | Notemigonus crysoleucas | Common | ||
| Emerald Shiner | Notropis atherinoides | Common | ||
| Striped shiner | Notropis chrysocephalus | Common | ||
| Common shiner | Notropis cornutus | Common | ||
| Spotfin shiner | Notropis spilopterus | Common | ||
| Northeastern sand shiner | Notropis stramineus | Uncommon | ||
| Northern mimic shiner | Notropis volucellus | Uncommon | ||
| Stonecat | Noturus flavus | Uncommon | ||
| Ohio logperch darter | Percina caprodes | Common | ||
| Blackside darter | Percina maculata | Common | ||
| Trout-perch | Percopsis omiscomaycus | Rare | ||
| Southern redbelly dace | Phoxinus erythrogaster | Rare | ||
| Bluntnose minnow | Pimephales notatus | Abundant | ||
| Northern fathead minnow | Pimephales promelas | Abundant | ||
| White crappie | Pomoxis annularis | Uncommon | ||
| Black crappie | Pomoxis nigromaculatus | Uncommon | ||
| Western Blacknose Dace | Rhinichthys obtusus | Abundant | ||
| Rainbow trout | Salmo gairdnerii | Occasional | ||
| Walleye | Sander vitreus | Uncommon | ||
| Northern creek chub | Semotilus atromaculatus | Abundant | ||
| Central mudminnow | Umbra limi | Uncommon |
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 Cuyahoga Valley.
Sources · 2
- 1.NPSpecies — the National Park Service species database (IRMA), full and detail species lists — Cuyahoga Valley (CUVA) · National Park Service (U.S. Department of the Interior)
- 2.Cuyahoga Valley National Park — Nature & wildlife (nps.gov) · National Park Service
FAQ
Cuyahoga Valley wildlife questions
- Are there bears in Cuyahoga Valley?
- The NPS species list for Cuyahoga Valley does not include black bear, so there is no record of them in the park.
- Are there wolves in Cuyahoga Valley?
- The NPS species list for Cuyahoga Valley does not include gray wolf, so there is no record of them in the park.
- Are there mountain lions in Cuyahoga Valley?
- The NPS species list for Cuyahoga Valley does not include mountain lion, so there is no record of them in the park.
- Are there rattlesnakes in Cuyahoga Valley?
- Unconfirmed. Rattlesnakes appear on the park's NPS species list as "unconfirmed" — reported but not verified in the park.
- How many animal species live in Cuyahoga Valley?
- The NPS species database lists 42 mammal, 241 bird, 19 reptile, 20 amphibian and 64 fish species as present or probably present in Cuyahoga Valley, including 2 federally threatened or endangered species. Plants and invertebrates are not counted here.
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