Fauna of Illinois

The fauna of Illinois include a wide variety of mammals, birds, amphibians, reptiles, fish and insects (not listed).

*The List of U.S. state birds, state bird is the Northern cardinal.
*The state insect is the Monarch (butterfly), monarch butterfly.
*The state animal is the white-tailed deer.
*The state fish is the bluegill.
*The state fossil is the Tullimonstrum, tully monster.
*The state amphibian is the eastern tiger salamander.
*The state reptile is the painted turtle.

List of native species

Mammals

Birds

Amphibians

Frogs and toads

Salamanders

Reptiles

Turtles

Lizards

Snakes

Fish

Sources

*http://www.inhs.illinois.edu/animals_plants/birds/ilbirds.html
*http://www.inhs.illinois.edu/cbd/collections/mammal/ilmammals.html
*http://www.inhs.illinois.edu/animals_plants/herps/ilspecies.html
*http://www.ifishillinois.org/species/species.html

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Lists of fauna of Illinois,
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