Wildlife

American Badger

Taxidea taxus

Great Plains of the... New to Science

American beaver

Castor canadensis

American Bison

Bison bison

Near present-day Yankton, South... New to Science

American Mink

Neogale vison

Fort Clatsop, near present-day... New to Science

American red squirrel

Tamiasciurus hudsonicus

Bighorn Sheep

Ovis canadensis

Missouri River Breaks, near... New to Science

Black-tailed Prairie Dog

Cynomys ludovicianus

Boyd County, Nebraska, near... New to Science

Bushy-tailed Woodrat

Neotoma cinerea

Fort Clatsop, near present-day... New to Science

Columbian black-tailed deer

Odocoileus hemionus columbianus

Columbian ground squirrel

Urocitellus columbianus

Coyote

Canis latrans

Near the White River,... New to Science

Desert cottontail

Sylvilagus audubonii

Douglas's squirrel

Tamiasciurus douglasii

Eastern woodrat

Neotoma floridana

Elk

Cervus canadensis nelsoni

Fort Clatsop, near present-day... New to Science

Ermine

Mustela erminea

Fox Squirrel

Sciurus niger

Along the Ohio River... New to Science

Gray Wolf

Canis lupus

Near present-day Gregory County,... New to Science

Grizzly Bear

Ursus arctos horribilis

Near present-day Culbertson, Roosevelt... New to Science

Long-tailed Weasel

Mustela frenata

Lemhi Pass area, present-day... New to Science

Moose

Alces alces

Mountain Beaver

Aplodontia rufa

Fort Clatsop, near present-day... New to Science

Mountain Goat

Oreamnos americanus

Fort Clatsop, Oregon (described... New to Science

Mountain Lion

Puma concolor

Rocky Mountains, present-day Montana/Idaho... New to Science

Mule Deer

Odocoileus hemionus

Near the mouth of... New to Science

North American Porcupine

Erethizon dorsatum

Along the Missouri River... New to Science

Northern bobcat

Lynx rufus pallescens

Northern raccoon

Procyon lotor hirtus

Oregon Bobcat

Lynx rufus fasciatus

Fort Clatsop, near present-day... New to Science

Oregon pronghorn

Antilocapra americana oregona

Pacific harbor seal

Phoca vitulina richardii

Plains gray wolf

Canis lupus nubilus

Pocket gopher

Thomomys talpoides

Pronghorn

Antilocapra americana americana

Below present-day Oacoma, Lyman... New to Science

Raccoon

Procyon lotor

Fort Clatsop, near present-day... New to Science

Red fox

Vulpes vulpes

Roosevelt elk

Cervus canadensis roosevelti

Sea Otter

Enhydra lutris

Fort Clatsop, near present-day... New to Science

Short-tailed shrew

Blarina brevicauda brevicauda

Striped skunk (Great Plains subspecies)

Mephitis mephitis hudsonica

Striped skunk (western subspecies)

Mephitis mephitis notata

Swift Fox

Vulpes velox

Near the Marias River,... New to Science

Thirteen-lined ground squirrel

Spermophilus tridecemlineatus

Townsend's chipmunk

Neotamias townsendii

Townsend's mole

Scapanus townsendii

Western gray squirrel

Sciurus griseus

White-tailed deer

Odocoileus virginianus

White-tailed Jackrabbit

Lepus townsendii

Near the Big Bend... New to Science

Yellow-bellied marmot

Marmota flaviventris

American bistort

Polygonum bistortoides

Antelope bush, bitterbush

Purshia tridentata

Aromatic aster

Symphyotrichum oblongifolium

Arrowleaf balsamroot

Balsamorhiza sagittata

Bear Grass

Xerophyllum tenax

Lolo Trail, near Eldorado... New to Science

Bear grass; western turkey-beard

Xerophyllum tenax

Big sagebrush

Artemisia gardneri

Bigleaf maple

Acer macrophyllum

Biscuit root; Lewis's lomatium

Lomatium triternatum

Bitterroot

Lewisia rediviva

Travelers' Rest, Bitterroot River,... New to Science

Bitterroot; rock rose

Lewisia rediviva

Black cottonwood

Populus balsamifera ssp trichocarpa

Black hawthorn

Crataegus douglasii

Blanketflower; Great-flowered gaillardia

Gaillardia aristata

Blue bunch wheatgrass

Pseudoregneria spicata

Blue huckleberry

Vaccinium membranaceum

Brittle opuntia

Opuntia fragilis

Broad-leaved gum-plant

Grindelia squarrosa

Broadleaf arrowhead

Sagittaria latifolia

California false hellebore

Veratrum californicum

Camas

Camassia quamash

Weippe Prairie, Clearwater County,... New to Science

Cascara buckthorn

Frangula purshiana

Chinook licorice; seashore lupine

Lupinus littoralis

Clustered elkweed

Frasera fastigiata

Common matchweed; broomweed

Gutierrezia sarothrae

Cous

Lomatium cous

Cut-leaved daisy

Erigeron compositus

Death camas

Anticlea elegans

Douglas' rabbitbrush; Sticky-leaf rabbitbrush

Chrysothamnus viscidiflorus

Dull Oregon grape

Berberis nervosa

Elegant Mariposa lily

Calochortus elegans

Engelmann's spruce

Picea engelmannii

Evergreen huckleberry

Vaccinium ovatum

Fetid rayless goldenrod; Heavy gray rabbitbrush

Ericameria nauseosa var. graveolens

Few-flowered psoralea; scurfy pea

Psoralea tenuiflora

Fourwing saltbush

Atriplex canescens

Gairdner's yampah; fennel

Perideridia gairdneri

Gardner's saltbush

Atriplex gardneri

Golden currant

Ribes aureum

Grand fir

Abies grandis

Greasewood

Sarcobatus vermiculatus

Idaho fescue

Festuca idahoensis

Indian tobacco

Nicotiana quadrivalvis

Lance-leaved psoralea; lemon scurfpea

Psoralidium lanceolatum

Lanceleaf springbeauty

Claytonia lanceolata

Large monkey flower

Mimulus guttatus

Large-flowered clammyweed

Polanisia dodecandra ssp trachysperma

Large-headed clover

Trifolium macrocephalum

Lewis's blue flax

Linum lewisii

Lewis's monkey flower

Mimulus lewisii

Lewis's Monkey-flower

Erythranthe lewisii

Head of Trail Creek,... New to Science

Lewis's syringa, Lewis's mockorange

Philadelphus lewisii

Lewis's Wild Flax

Linum lewisii

Near the Sun River,... New to Science

Linear-leaved wormwood, Tarragon

Artemisia dracunculus

Linearleaf phacelia

Phacelia linearis

Lodgepole pine

Pinus contorta

Long-leaved mugwort

Artemisia longifolia

Lousewort

Pedicularis cystopteridifolia

Menzies' larkspur

Delphinium menziesii

Mission bells; rice root

Fritillaria affinis

Missouri foxtail cactus

Escobaria missouriensis

Missouri milk vetch

Astragalus missouriensis

Mountain lady's slipper

Cypripedium montanum

Narrow-leaved collomia

Collomia linearis

Narrow-leaved purple coneflower

Echinacea angustifolia

Narrow-leaved skullcap

Scutellaria angustifolia

Narrowleaf cottonwood; willowleaf poplar

Populus angustifolia

Needle and thread grass

Hesperostipa comata

Northern sun-cup

Camissonia subacaulis

Ocean spray

Holodiscus discolor

Orange honeysuckle

Lonicera ciliosa

Oregon boxwood

Paxistima myrsinites

Oregon Grape

Berberis aquifolium

Cascades of the Columbia... New to Science

Oregon sunshine

Eriophyllum lanatum

Oregon white oak

Quercus garryana

Oregon white-topped aster

Symphyotrichum eatonii

Osage Orange

Maclura pomifera

St. Louis, Missouri (obtained... New to Science

Owl's clover; goldtongue

Orthocarpus tenuifolius

Pacific madrone

Arbutus menziesii

Pacific or Nuttall's dogwood

Cornus nuttallii

Pacific popcorn flower

Plagiobothrys tenellus

Pestle parsnip

Lomatium nudicaule

Petioled wake-robin

Trillium petiolatum

Pin cherry

Prunus pensylvanica

Pink cleome

Cleome serrulata

Plains cottonwood

Populus deltoides ssp. monilifera

Plains pricklypear

Opuntia polyacantha

Ponderosa Pine

Pinus ponderosa

North shore of Missouri... New to Science

Prairie apple, Indian breadroot

Pediomelum esculentum

Prairie Sagebrush

Artemisia frigida

Near Springfield, Bon Homme... New to Science

Pretty Jacob's ladder

Polemonium pulcherrimum

Racoon grape

Ampelopsis cordata

Ragged Robin

Clarkia pulchella

Near Kamiah, along the... New to Science

Ragged robin; Beautiful clarkia

Clarkia pulchella

Rayless chamomile

Matricaria discoidea

Red alder

Alnus rubra

Red false mallow

Sphaeralcea coccinea

Red flowering currant

Ribes sanguineum

Redstem buckbrush; Oregon-tea

Ceanothus sanguineus

Rocky Mountain Maple

Acer glabrum

Salal

Gaultheria shallon

Fort Clatsop, near present-day... New to Science

Salmonberry

Rubus spectabilis

Sandburg's bluegrass, Curly bluegrass

Poa secunda

Saskatoon serviceberry

Amelanchier alnifolia

Scarlet gilia

Ipomopsis aggregata ssp aggregata

Showy phlox

Phlox speciosa

Shrubby beardtongue; Bush penstemon

Penstemon fruticosus

Silky lupine

Lupinus sericeus

Silver buffaloberry

Shepherdia argentea

Silver sagebrush

Artemisia cana

Silver-leaf psoralea; silvery scurfpea

Pediomelum argophyllum

Silverberry

Elaeagnus commutata

Silvery lupine

Lupinus argenteus

Sitka mountain ash

Sorbus sitchensis var grayi

Sitka Spruce

Picea sitchensis

Near present-day Astoria, Clatsop... New to Science

Slender toothwort

Cardamine angustata

Small-flowered collinsia; Blue-eyed Mary

Collinsia parviflora

Small-headed clover

Trifolium microcephalum

Spiny goldenweed, Lacy tansyaster

Machaeranthera pinnatifida

Sticky currant

Ribes viscosissimum

Sticky laurel; mountain balm

Ceanothus velutinus

Subalpine fir

Abies lasiocarpa

Sugar bowls; leather flower

Clematis hirsutissima

Tailed kittentails

Synthyris missurica

Tassels; Prairie smoke

Geum triflorum

Thimbleberry

Rubus parviflorus

Tufted evening primrose

Oenothera cespitosa

Twinberry honeysuckle

Lonicera involucrata

Vine maple

Acer circinatum

Virgate scorpionweed

Phacelia heterophylla

Western blue-flag

Iris missouriensis

Western columbine

Aquilegia formosa

Western hemlock

Tsuga heterophylla

Western larch

Larix occidentalis

Western paper birch

Betula occidentalis

Western Red Cedar

Thuja plicata

Lolo Trail, near present-day... New to Science

Western red cedar; western arbor vitae

Thuja plicata

Western Serviceberry

Amelanchier alnifolia

Narrows of the Columbia... New to Science

Western wake-robin

Trillium ovatum

Western wallflower

Erysimum asperum

Western white pine

Pinus monticola

White milkwort

Polygala alba

White sagebrush or Dark-leaved mugwort

Artemisia ludoviciana

White-margined spurge; snow-on-the-mountain

Euphorbia marginata

Whitebark pine

Pinus albicaulis

Wilcox's penstemon

Penstemon wilcoxii

Wild Bergamot

Monarda fistulosa

Missouri River corridor, near... New to Science

Wild hyacinth

Triteleia grandiflora

Wormleaf stonecrop

Sedum stenopetalum

Yellow bell

Fritillaria pudica

Yellow fawn lily

Erythronium grandiflorum

American Crow

Corvus brachyrhynchos

Along the Missouri River,... New to Science

American goldfinch

Spinus tristis

American White Pelican

Pelecanus erythrorhynchos

Near the mouth of... New to Science

Bald Eagle

Haliaeetus leucocephalus

Along the Missouri River... New to Science

Black-billed Magpie

Pica hudsonia

Near the mouth of... New to Science

Bonaparte's gull

Chroicocephalus philadelphia

Brewer's blackbird

Euphagus cyanocephalus

Broad-tailed hummingbird

Selasphorus platycercus

California Condor

Gymnogyps californianus

Lower Columbia River, near... New to Science

Canada Goose

Branta canadensis

Along the Missouri River... New to Science

Canada jay (Pacific)

Perisoreus canadensis obscurus

Carolina parakeet

Conuropsis carolinensis

Clark's Nutcracker

Nucifraga columbiana

Lemhi River, Lemhi County,... New to Science

Columbian sharp-tailed grouse

Tympanuchus phasianellus columbianus

Common nighthawk

Chordeiles minor

Common Poorwill

Phalaenoptilus nuttallii

Great Plains, near the... New to Science

Common Raven

Corvus corax

Along the Missouri River... New to Science

Double-crested cormorant

Nannopterum auritum

Dusky Grouse

Dendragapus obscurus

Forster's tern

Sterna forsteri

Franklin's grouse

Canachites canadensis franklinii

Glaucous-winged gull

Larus glaucescens

Great Blue Heron

Ardea herodias

Along the Columbia River... New to Science

Great horned owl

Bubo virginianus

Greater sage grouse

Centrocercus urophasianus

Greater Sage-Grouse

Centrocercus urophasianus

Near the mouth of... New to Science

Greater white-fronted goose

Anser albifrons

Hairy woodpecker

Dryobates villosus

Horned lark

Eremophila alpestris

Hutchins's goose; Cackling Goose

Branta hutchinsii

Interior least tern

Sternula antillarum athalassos

Lesser Canada goose; Cackling Goose

Branta hutchinsii leucopareia

Lewis's Woodpecker

Melanerpes lewis

Near present-day Helena, Lewis... New to Science

Loggerhead shrike

Lanius ludovicianus

Long-billed curlew

Numenius americanus

Mallard Duck

Anas platyrhynchos

Along the Missouri River New to Science

Mountain Quail

Oreortyx pictus

Near the Cascades of... New to Science

Mourning dove

Zenaida macroura

Northern flicker

Colaptes auratus

Northern fulmar

Fulmarus glacialis

Oregon Ruffed Grouse

Bonasa umbellus sabini

Fort Clatsop, near present-day... New to Science

Pacific loon

Gavia pacifica

Passenger pigeon

Ectopistes migratorius

Pileated woodpecker

Dryocopus pileatus

Pinyon Jay

Gymnorhinus cyanocephalus

LaHood Park, Jefferson River,... New to Science

Prairie sharp-tailed grouse

Tympanuchus phasianellus jamesi

Red-necked grebe

Podiceps grisegena holbollii

Red-tailed Hawk

Buteo jamaicensis

Along the Missouri River,... New to Science

Ring-necked duck

Aythya collaris

Ruffed grouse

Bonasa umbellus

Sandhill Crane

Antigone canadensis

Along the Missouri River... New to Science

Steller's Jay

Cyanocitta stelleri

Bitterroot Mountains, Idaho County,... New to Science

Thick-billed longspur

Rhynchophanes mccownii

Trumpeter Swan

Cygnus buccinator

Wood River Camp, near... New to Science

Tundra swan

Olor columbianus

Western Grebe

Aechmophorus occidentalis

Fort Clatsop, near present-day... New to Science

Western gull

Larus occidentalis

Western Meadowlark

Sturnella neglecta

Near the Great Falls... New to Science

Western Tanager

Piranga ludoviciana

Near Kamiah, Idaho County,... New to Science

Wild Turkey

Meleagris gallopavo

Along the lower Missouri... New to Science

Willet

Tringa semipalmata

Winter wren

Troglodytes hiemalis

Blue Catfish

Ictalurus furcatus

Confluence of Ohio and... New to Science

Channel Catfish

Ictalurus punctatus

Near present-day Bellevue, Sarpy... New to Science

Chinook Salmon

Oncorhynchus tshawytscha

Confluence of Snake and... New to Science

Columbia river chub; Peamouth

Mylocheilus caurinus

Cutthroat trout

Oncorhynchus clarkii

Eulachon

Thaleichthys pacificus

Fort Clatsop, near present-day... New to Science

Eulachon, candle fish

Thaleichthys pacificus

Goldeye

Hiodon alosoides

Mountain sucker

Catostomus platyrhyncus

Northern pikeminnow

Ptychocheilus oregonensis

Salmon species

Oncorhynchus spp.

Sauger

Sander canadensis

Starry Flounder

Platichthys stellatus

Columbia River estuary, near... New to Science

Steelhead Trout

Oncorhynchus mykiss

Clearwater River, near present-day... New to Science

Westslope Cutthroat Trout

Oncorhynchus clarkii lewisi

Great Falls of the... New to Science

White Sturgeon

Acipenser transmontanus

Fort Clatsop, Columbia River... New to Science

Bullsnake

Pituophis catenifer sayi

Missouri River, Harrison County,... New to Science

Bullsnake, Say's pine snake

Pituophis catenifer sayi

Greater Short-horned Lizard

Phrynosoma hernandesi

Near present-day Jefferson City,... New to Science

Northern Pacific rattlesnake

Crotalus oreganus oreganus

Pacific Tree Frog

Pseudacris regilla

Fort Clatsop, near present-day... New to Science

Painted turtle

Chrysemys picta

Plains horned lizard; Texas horned lizard

Phrynosoma cornutum

Prairie Rattlesnake

Crotalus viridis

Mouth of the Yellowstone... New to Science

Pygmy horned toad; Short-horned lizard

Phrynosoma douglassii

Red-spotted garter snake

Thamnophis sirtalis concinnus

Spiny Soft-shelled turtle

Apalone spinifera

Wandering garter snake

Thamnophis elegans vagrans

Western fence lizard

Sceloporus occidentalis

Western hog-nose snake

Heterodon nasicus

Western Toad

Anaxyrus boreas

Columbia River region, near... New to Science

Columbian toad

Anaxyrus boreas

Oregon spotted frog

Rana pretiosa

Rough skinned newt

Taricha granulosa

Mosquito

Culicidae (various species)

Along the Missouri River... New to Science