Species in Washington

Learn more about a specific fish or wildlife species in Washington.

Species marked with an "AIS" badge are aquatic invasive species. For more information about these environmentally and economically destructive species, visit the Aquatic invasive species page.

Species Category
Rocky mountain mule deer (Odocoileus hemionus hemionus) Mammals
Rocky Mountain tailed frog (Ascaphus montanus) Amphibians
Roosevelt elk (Cervus elaphus roosevelti) Mammals
Rosethorn rockfish (Sebastes helvomaculatus) Fish
Rough Shore crab (Cyclograpsus granulosus) AIS Crustaceans
Rough-skinned newt (Taricha granulosa) Amphibians
Rougheye rockfish (Sebastes aleutianus) Fish
Round goby (Neogobius melanostomus) AIS Fish
Roy Prairie pocket gopher - Mazama species (Thomomys mazama glacialis) Mammals
Rudd (Scardinius erythropthalmus) AIS Fish
Ruddy copper (Lycaena rubida perkinsorum) Butterflies and moths
Rusty crayfish (Orconectes rusticus) AIS Crustaceans
Ryukyu Brown frog (Rana okinavana) AIS Amphibians
Ryukyu Yellow Pond turtle (Mauremys mutica kami) AIS Reptiles
Sablefish (Anoplopoma fimbria) Fish
Sage thrasher (Oreoscoptes montanus) Birds
Sagebrush sparrow (Artemisiospiza nevadensis) Birds
Sagebrush vole (Lemmiscus curtatus) Mammals
Sahara frog (Rana saharica) AIS Amphibians
Salish Sucker (Catostomus catostomus) Fish
Salmon River pebblesnail (Fluminicola gustafsoni) Molluscs
Salmon shark (Lamna ditropis) Fish
San Chiang Tree frog (Hyla sanchiangensis) AIS Amphibians
Sand Ghost shrimp (Biffarius arenosus) AIS Crustaceans
Sand roller (Percopsis transmontana) Fish