CLEVELAND'S NATIVE WILDLIFE
Discover animals, plants, and fungi in and around the Nature Center's 20-acre habitats
CLEVELAND'S NATIVE WILDLIFE
Discover animals, plants, and fungi in and around the Nature Center's 20-acre habitats
GRAB YOUR BINOCULARS AND VIEW
CLEVELAND'S LOCAL WILDLIFE
From deer to dragonflies, you will encounter a diversity of incredible, native wildlife throughout our 20-acres, on our trails, and in a variety of habitats. How many different species can you find on our trails? Explore and learn about the biodiversity found around the Shaker Parklands below.
American mink (Neovison vison)
Big brown bat (Eptesicus fuscus)
Coyote (Canis latrans)
Eastern chipmunk (Tamias striatus)
Eastern cottontail rabbit (Sylvilagus floridanus)
Fox squirrel (Sciurus niger)
Muskrat (Ondatra zibethicus)
Raccoon (Procyon lotor)
Virginia opossum (Didelphis virginiana)
White-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus)
American goldfinch (Spinus tristis)
American robin (Turdus migratorius)
Blue jay (Cyanocitta cristata)
Downy woodpecker (Dryobates pubescens)
Great blue heron (Ardea herodias)
Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos)
Northern cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis)
Red-bellied woodpecker (Melanerpes carolinus)
Red-tailed hawk (Buteo jamaicensis)
Wood duck (Aix sponsa)
American bullfrog (Lithobates catesbeianus)
American toad (Anaxyrus americanus)
Eastern box turtle (Terrapene carolina carolina)
Green frog (Lithobates clamitans)
Redbacked salamanders (Plethodon cinereus)
Common snapping turtle (Chelydra serpentina)
Wood frog (Lithobates sylvaticus)
Black bulhead (Ictalurus melos)
Blacknose dace (Rhinichthyes atratulus)
Common carp (Minytrema melanops)
Creek chub (Semotilus atromaculatus)
Fantail darter (Etheostoma flabellare)
Fathead minnow (Pimephales promelas)
Goldfish (Carassius auratus)
Green sunfish (Lepomis cyanellus)
Redbelly dace (Phoxinus erythrogaster)
Yellow bullhead (Ictalurus natalis)
Broadleaf arrowhead (Sagittaria latifolia)
Common Jewelweed (Impatiens capensis)
Common milkweed (Asclepias syriaca)
Great white trillium (Trillium grandiflorum)
Goldenrod (Solidago sp.)
Jack-in-the-pulpit (Arisaema triphyllum)
Mayapple (Podophyllum peltatum)
Skunk cabbage (Symplocarpus foetidus)
Swamp Rose Mallow (Hibiscus moscheutos)
Trout lily (Erythronium americanum)
Common pill-bug
(Armadillidium vulgare)
Eastern harvestman (Leiobunum vittatum)
Eastern tiger swallowtail (Papilio glaucus)
Ebony jewelwing (Calopteryx maculata)
Isabella tiger moth (Pyrrharctia isabella)
Metallic sweat bees (Dialictus)
Monarch (Danaus plexippus)
Oleander aphid (Aphis nerii)
Transverse-banded flower fly
(Eristalis transversa)
Variable dancer (Argia fumipennis)
American beech (Fagus grandifolia)
American sycamore (Platanus occidentalis)
American witchhazel (Hamamelis virginiana)
Black cherry (Prunus serotina)
Paper birch (Betula papyrifera)
Eastern cottonwood (Populus deltoides)
Green ash (Fraxinus pennsylvanica)
Oak trees (Quercus sp.)
Shagbark hickory (Carya ovata)
Sassafras tree (Sassafras albidum)
Amanita mushrooms (Amanita)
Chicken of the woods (Laetiporus sulphureus)
Common greenshield lichen
(Flavoparmelia caperata)
Eastern American jack-O'-lantern
(Omphalotus illudens)
False turkey tail (Stereum ostrea)
Funeral bell (Galerina marginata)
Puffball mushrooms (Lycoperdaceae)
Ringless Honey Mushroom (Armillaria tabescens)
Common carp (Cyprinus carpio)
Common buckthorn (Rhamnus cathartica)
Common privet (Ligustrum vulgare)
Garlic mustard (Alliaria petiolata)
Lesser celandine (Ficaria verna)
Red-eared slider (Trachemys scripta elegans)
Myrtle (Vinca major/minor)
Narrowleaf cattail (Typha angustifolia)
Purple loosestrife (Lythrum salicaria)
Yellow-flag iris (Iris pseudacorus)
We work tirelessly with the help of volunteers like you to rid our 20-acres of invasive species. Interested in helping? Become a volunteer!
Need activities for the trail? Visit our Junior Naturalist page to download fun, free activities!
Want to contribute to community science data? Photograph and upload plants, fungi, and animals to our iNaturalist project!