Nevada – Animal, Insect, & Plant ID Guides

We have done our best to create ID guides for the common animals, insects, and plants that live in Nevada.

 

Below you will find the links. I hope you enjoy and learn something new!

 

If you find errors in any of the guides below, please leave a comment at the bottom of that specific page or send me a message HERE. Thanks!

 

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Types of BIRDS in Nevada:

• The MOST Common BACKYARD Birds (17)

• Doves and Pigeons (6)

• Ducks (19)

• Eagles (2)

• Falcons (4)

• Finches (12)

• Geese and Swans (6)

• Gulls (9)

• Hawks (10)

• Herons and Egrets (6)

• Hummingbirds (6)

• Orioles (3)

• Owls (9)

• Shorebirds (13)

• Sparrows (21)

• Vultures (2)

• Warblers (14)

• Water Birds (28)

• Woodpeckers (9)

• Wrens (7)

 

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Types of REPTILES/AMPHIBIANS in Nevada:

• Snakes (11)

• Turtles (4)

• Lizards (21)

• Frogs (3)

• Toads (6)

 

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Types of MAMMALS in Nevada:

• Mammals (31)

• Bats (20)

• Mice and Rats (13)

• Rodents (13)

 

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Types of INSECTS & ARACHNIDS in Nevada:

• Bees (15)

• Butterflies (22)

• Caterpillars (5)

• Cockroaches (5)

• Common Spiders (20)

• Ladybugs (10)

• Scorpions (5)

• Stink Bugs (8)

• Ticks (6)

 

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Types of PLANTS in Nevada:

• Blue Wildflowers (9)

• Purple Wildflowers (16)

• Orange Wildflowers (3)

• Red Wildflowers (6)

• White Wildflowers (6)

• Yellow Wildflowers (12)

• Milkweed (5)