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Order: Didelphimorphia  

Family: Didelphidae  

• Virginia opossum, Didelphis virginiana 

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Order: Eulipotyphla  

Family: Soricidae  

• Northern short-tailed shrew, Blarina brevicauda 

Family: Talpidae  

• Eastern mole, Scalopus aquaticus 

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Order: Chiroptera  

Family: Vespertilionidae  

• Big brown bat, Eptesicus fuscus 
• Eastern red bat, Lasiurus borealis 

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Order: Lagomorpha  

Family: Leporidae  

• Eastern cottontail, Sylvilagus floridanus 

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Order: Rodentia  

Family: Sciuridae  

• Eastern gray squirrel, Sciurus carolinensis 
• Groundhog, Marmota monax 
• Fox squirrel, Sciurus niger 
• Southern flying squirrel, Glaucomys volans 
• Eastern chipmunk, Tamias striatus

Family: Dipodidae  

• Meadow jumping mouse, Zapus hudsonius 

Family: Cricetidae  

• Meadow vole, Microtus pennsylvanicus
• • White-footed mouse, Peromyscus leucopus 

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Order: Carnivora  

Family: Canidae  

• Coyote, Canis latrans 
• Gray fox, Urocyon cinereoargenteus
• • Red fox, Vulpes vulpes 

Family: Procyonidae  

• Raccoon, Procyon lotor 

Family: Mustelidae  

• Long-tailed weasel, Neogale frenata 

Family: Mephitidae  

• Striped skunk, Mephitis mephitis 

Family: Felidae  

• Bobcat, Lynx rufus 

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Order: Artiodactyla  

Family: Cervidae  

• White-tailed deer, Odocoileus virginianus

Scientific Name Common Name  

Gymnosperms  

Juniperus virginiana Eastern red cedar  

Pinus resinosa Red pine  

Pinus strobus Eastern white pine  

Angiosperms  

Acer negundo Boxelder  

Acer nigrum Black maple  

Acer platanoides* Norway maple  

Acer rubrum Red maple  

Acer saccharinum Silver maple  

Acer saccharum Sugar maple  

Aesculus glabra Ohio buckeye  

Alnus glutinosa* European alder  

Asimina triloba Pawpaw  

Carpinus caroliniana American hornbeam  

Carya cordiformis Bitternut hickory  

Carya glabra Pignut hickory  

Carya laciniosa Shellbark hickory  

Carya ovata Shagbark hickory  

Carya tomentosa Mockernut hickory  

Celtis occidentalis Common hackberry  

Cercis canadensis Eastern redbud  

Cornus florida Flowering dogwood  

Crataegus spp. Hawthorn  

Fagus grandifolia American beech  

Fraxinus americana White ash  

Fraxinus nigra Black ash  

Fraxinus pennsylvanica Green ash  

Fraxinus quadrangulata Blue ash  

Gleditsia triacanthos Honey locust  

Gymnocladus dioicus Kentucky coffeetree  

Juglans cinerea Butternut  

Juglans nigra Black walnut  

Liquidambar styraciflua Sweetgum 

Liriodendron tulipifera Tuliptree 

Maclura pomifera Osage-orange 

Malus coronaria Sweet crab apple 

Morus rubra Red mulberry 

Nyssa sylvatica Blackgum 

Ostrya virginiana Hophornbeam 

Platanus occidentalis American sycamore 

Populus deltoides Eastern cottonwood 

Prunus serotina Black cherry 

Quercus alba White oak 

Quercus bicolor Swamp white oak 

Quercus coccinea Scarlet oak 

Quercus imbricaria Shingle oak 

Quercus macrocarpa Bur oak  

Quercus muehlenbergii Chinquapin oak 

Quercus rubra Northern red oak 

Quercus velutina Black oak 

Robinia pseudoacacia Black locust 

Salix nigra Black willow 

Sassafras albidum Sassafras 

Tilia americana American basswood 

Ulmus americana American elm 

Ulmus rubra Slippery elm 

Viburnum prunifolium Blackhaw

Cyprinidae—True Minnows Family  

The most diverse family of vertebrates with more than 1,200 species found worldwide. Sizes range from 1cm to 3 m. They are important food fish for people and wildlife of all kinds.  

Minnows hear well and can communicate through smell and color changes. Lacking a stomach, a  minnow’s diet is determined by the way they process food--with teeth, modified gills, parts of the skull  or pharyngeal (throat) teeth.  

Cyprinus carpio Common Carp (Non-native, introduced in the Formal Gardens. Please don’t dump your pets or bait)  Carassius auratus Goldfish (Non-native, introduced in the Formal Gardens. Please don’t dump your pets or bait) Notropis atherinoides Emerald ShinerH 

Notropis photogenis Silver Shiner^H 

Cyprinella spiloptera Spotfin Shiner^H 

Luxilus chysocephalus Striped Shiner  

Notemigonus crysoleucas Golden Shiner  

Pimephales notatus Bluntnose Minnow^H 

Pimephales promelas Fathead Minnow^H 

Phenacobius mirabilis Suckermouth Minnow  

Semotilus altromaculatus Creek Chub^H 

Rhinichthys obtusus Blacknose Dace^H 

Campostoma anomalum Central Stone roller  

Lythrurus fasciolaris Scarlet Shiner  

Notropis stramineus Sand Shiner  

Campostoma anomalum Central Stoneroller 

Catostomidae—Suckerfish Family  

Found exclusively found in North America (except for a single species) this family was historically an important food source for people.  

Moxostoma sp. Redhorse^H  

Moxostoma duquesnei Black Redhorse 

Moxostoma erythrurum Golden Redhorse  

Hypentelium nigricans Northern Hog Sucker  

Catostomus commersonii White Sucker  

Siluriformes—Catfish Order  

Catfish are an economically important group found around the world, primarily in fresh water. They  include some of the heaviest freshwater fish, as well many finger-sized species. Ohio is home to many of the smallest species, the Madtoms, including several undescribed species and a few that are recently  extinct. Catfish whiskers are not dangerous but the spines in front of the fins are very sharp and can be  painfully venomous.  

Ameiurus natalis Yellow Bullhead  

Ameiurus melas Black Bullhead  

Ictalurus furcatus Blue catfish  

Noturus flavus Stonecat Madtom  

Esociformes—Pike and mudminnow Order  

Found throughout the northern hemisphere, many of these (like Muskellunge) are fished for sport,  though some (like Mudminnows) are the size of your finger.  

Umbra limi Central Mudminnow  

Atherinopsidae--Neotropical Silverside Family  

This family is found in both tropical and temperate waters, in both salt and fresh water. Despite this,  human activity that stirs up sediment and changes water temperature has caused a precipitous decline  in their populations.  

Labidesthes sicculus Brook Silverside  

Poeciliidae—Tooth-carp Family 

This family includes the guppies, which give birth to live young (rather than eggs, as in most fish.) Among  these, the Mosquitofish has been introduced widely throughout the world (including Ohio) due to its  supposed ability to control mosquitoes. Unfortunately, this species injures native species, most of which  would be equally good at eating aquatic pests.  

Gambusia affinis Western Mosquitofish (introduced invasive)  

Centrarchidae—Sunfish Family  

This group includes popular sportfish that are native to Eastern North America. They have also been  introduced into the western United States and worldwide, where they may damage local fish diversity  and habitats.  

Lepomis macrochirus Bluegill Sunfish^H 

Lepomis cyanellus Green Sunfish^H 

Lepomis hybrid Green Sunfish/Bluegill hybrid^H 

Micropterus salmoides Largemouth Bass  

Micropterus dolomieui Smallmouth Bass^H  

Pomoxis annularis White Crappie  

Ambloplites rupestris Rock Bass  

Lepomis megalotis Longear Sunfish  

Percidae—Perch Family  

This family includes popular sportfish like Perch and Walleye that are found throughout the northern  hemisphere, as well as the small but colorful Darters that are only found in North America, mostly in the  Eastern United States. Many of these species are as colorful as marine fish.  

Etheostoma zonale Banded Darter^H 

Etheostoma flabellare Fantail Darter  

Etheostoma caeruleum Rainbow Darter^H 

Percina caprodes Logperch Darter  

Percina maculata Blackside Darter^H  

Etheostoma nigrum Johnny Darter  

Etheostoma spectabile Orangethroat Darter^H  

Etheostoma blennioides Greenside Darter^H

1. Anatidae		7. Apodidae		Pelecanidae		25. Vireonidae		34. Sturnidae		39. Parulidae
Snow Goose		Chimney Swift		American White Pelican		White-eyed Vireo		European Starling	X	Ovenbird	X
Ross's Goose		8. Trochilidae		16. Ardeidae		Yellow-throated Vireo	X	Bombycillidae		Worm-eating Warbler
G. White-frnted Goose		Ruby-thro Hmingbird		American Bittern		Blue-headed Vireo	X	Cedar Waxwing	X	Louisna Waterthrush	X
Cackling Goose		9. Rallidae		Great Blue Heron	X	Philadelphia Vireo	X	35. Passeridae		Northern Waterthrush	X
Canada Goose		Virginia Rail		Great Egret		Warbling Vireo	X	House Sparrow	X	Golden-wngd Warbler	X
Mute Swan		Sora		Snowy Egret		Red-eyed Vireo	X	Motacillidae		Blue-winged Warbler	X
Tundra Swan		Common Gallinule		Little Blue Heron		26. Corvidae		American Pipit	X	Black n white Warbler	X
Trumpeter Swan		American Coot		Green Heron	X	Blue Jay	X	36. Fringillidae		Prothonotary Warbler	X
Wood Duck		10. Gruidae		Black-crwd Night-Heron		American Crow	X	House Finch		Tennessee Warbler	X
Blue-winged Teal		Sandhill Crane		17. Cathartidae		Alaudidae		Purple Finch	X	Orange-crwd Warbler	X
Northern Shoveler		11. Charadriidae		Black Vulture	X	Horned Lark	X	Pine Siskin	X	Nashville Warbler	X
Gadwall		Black-bellied Plover		Turkey Vulture	X	27. Hirundinidae		American Goldfinch	X	Connecticut Warbler
American Wigeon		Am. Golden-Plover		18. Pandionidae		Purple Martin	X	Calcariidae		Mourning Warbler	X
Mallard		Semipalmated Plover		Osprey	X	Tree Swallow	X	Lapland Longspur		Kentucky Warbler	X
American Black Duck		Killdeer		19. Accipitridae		N.Rough-wgd Swallow	X	Snow Bunting		Common Yellowthroat	X
Northern Pintail		12. Scolopacidae		Bald Eagle	X	Bank Swallow	X	37. Emberizidae		Hooded Warbler	X
Green-winged Teal		Stilt Sandpiper		Northern Harrier	X	Cliff Swallow	X	Eastern Towhee	X	American Redstart	X
Canvasback		Dunlin		Sharp-shinned Hawk	X	Barn Swallow	X	American Tree Sparrow	X	Cape May Warbler	X
Redhead		Baird's Sandpiper		Cooper's Hawk	X	28. Paridae		Chipping Sparrow	X	Cerulean Warbler
Ring-necked Duck		Least Sandpiper		Red-shouldered Hawk	X	Carolina Chickadee	X	Field Sparrow	X	Northern Parula	X
Greater Scaup		White-rpd Sandpiper		Broad-winged Hawk	X	Tufted Titmouse	X	Vesper Sparrow		Magnolia Warbler	X
Lesser Scaup		Pectoral Sandpiper		Red-tailed Hawk	X	29. Sittidae		Savannah Sparrow	X	Bay-breastd Warbler	X
Surf Scoter		Semiplmtd Sandpiper		Rough-legged Hawk		Red-breastd Nuthatch	X	Grasshopper Sparrow		Blackburnian Warbler	X
White-winged Scoter		Short-billd Dowitcher		20. Strigidae		White-brsted Nuthatch	X	Henslow's Sparrow		Yellow Warbler	X
Black Scoter		Long-billd Dowitcher		Eastern Screech-Owl	X	Certhiidae		Fox Sparrow	X	Chstnt-sided Warbler	X
Long-tailed Duck		American Woodcock		Great Horned Owl	X	Brown Creeper	X	Song Sparrow	X	Blackpoll Warbler	X
Bufflehead		Wilson's Snipe		Barred Owl	X	30. Troglodytidae		Lincoln's Sparrow	X	Black-th Blue Warbler	X
Common Goldeneye		Spotted Sandpiper		Short-eared Owl		House Wren	X	Swamp Sparrow	X	Palm Warbler	X
Hooded Merganser		Solitary Sandpiper		21. Alcedinidae		Winter Wren	X	White-throatd Sparrow	X	Pine Warbler	X
Common Merganser		Lesser Yellowlegs		Belted Kingfisher	X	Sedge Wren		White-crownd Sparrow	X	Yellow-rmpd Warbler	X
Red-brsted Merganser		Greater Yellowlegs		22. Picidae		Marsh Wren		Dark-eyed Junco	X	Yellow-thro Warbler	X
Ruddy Duck		Wilson's Phalarope		Red-hded Woodpecker	X	Carolina Wren	X			Prairie Warbler	X
Odontophoridae				Red-bllied Woodpecker	X	Polioptilidae		Icteriidae		Black-thr Grn Warbler	X
Northern Bobwhite		13. Laridae		Yellow-bllied Sapsucker	X	Blue-gray Gnatcatcher	X	Yellow-breasted Chat	X	Canada Warbler	X
2. Phasianidae		Bonaparte's Gull		Downy Woodpecker	X	31. Regulidae		38. Icteridae		Wilson's Warbler	X
Wild Turkey		Laughing Gull		Hairy Woodpecker	X	Golden-crownd Kinglet	X	Bobolink
3. Podicipedidae		Franklin's Gull		Northern Flicker	X	Ruby-crowned Kinglet	X	Eastern Meadowlark	X
Pied-billed Grebe		Ring-billed Gull		Pileated Woodpecker	X	32. Turdidae		Orchard Oriole	X	40. Cardinalidae
Horned Grebe		Herring Gull		23. Falconidae		Eastern Bluebird	X	Baltimore Oriole	X	Summer Tanager	X
Red-necked Grebe		L. Black-backed Gull		American Kestrel	X	Veery	X	Red-winged Blackbird	X	Scarlet Tanager	X
4. Columbidae		G. Black-backed Gull		Merlin		Gray-cheeked Thrush	X	Brown-headed Cowbird	X	Northern Cardinal	X
Rock Pigeon		Caspian Tern		Peregrine Falcon		Swainson's Thrush	X	Rusty Blackbird	X	Rose-brstd Grosbeak	X
Eurasn Collared-Dove		Common Tern		24. Tyrannidae		Hermit Thrush	X	Common Grackle	X	Blue Grosbeak
Mourning Dove		Forster's Tern		Eastern Wood-Pewee	X	Wood Thrush	X			Indigo Bunting	X
5. Cuculidae		14. Gaviidae		Yellow-bellied Flycatcher	X	American Robin	X			Dickcissel
Yellow-billed Cuckoo		Red-throated Loon		Acadian Flycatcher	X	33. Mimidae
Black-billed Cuckoo		Common Loon		Willow Flycatcher	X	Gray Catbird	X
6. Caprimulgidae		15. Phalacrocoracidae		Least Flycatcher	X	Brown Thrasher	X
Common Nighthawk		Dble-cre Cormorant		Eastern Phoebe	X	Northern Mockingbird	X
				Great Crested Flycatcher	X
				Eastern Kingbird	X
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AREI 2018