Spotted Bat

Mammals > Bats

The Spotted Bat (Euderma maculatum) is widely regarded by mammalogists as one of the most visually stunning and charismatic bats on the continent. Instantly identified by its plush, jet-black fur adorned with three stark, snowy-white dorsal spots and its colossal,...

Orange-belted Bumblebee

Invertebrates > Hymenoptera

The Orange-belted Bumblebee (Bombus ternarius), affectionately known across northern North America as the Tricolored Bumblebee, is one of the most vibrantly colored and endearing native pollinators in the northern hemisphere. Instantly identified by its plush, radiant...

Golden Tortoise Beetle

Invertebrates > Beetles & Chrysomelidae

The Golden Tortoise Beetle (Charidotella sexpunctata) is an exquisite, gem-like insect belonging to the leaf beetle family (Chrysomelidae). Native broadly to the Americas, this small phytophagous beetle looks remarkably like a gleaming drop of molten 24-karat gold...

Chipping Sparrow

Birds > Songbirds

The Chipping Sparrow (Spizella passerina) is one of North America’s most familiar and endearing woodland songbirds, celebrated for its crisp, elegant breeding plumage and its rapid, mechanical dry trill that rings through spring pine groves. Recognized by its...

Meadow Jumping Mouse

Mammals > Rodents

The Meadow Jumping Mouse (Zapus hudsonius) is an agile, kangaroo-like rodent celebrated across North America for its phenomenal leaping ability and remarkably profound winter hibernation. Possessing an extraordinarily long, whip-like tail that accounts for over sixty...