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
Townsend’s ground squirrel (Urocitellus townsendii townsendii) Mammals
Trumpeter swan (Cygnus buccinator) Birds
Tufted puffin (Fratercula cirrhata) Birds
Tui chub (Siphateles bicolor) Fish
Tundra swan (Cygnus columbianus) Birds
Turkey vulture (Cathartes aura) Birds
Umatilla dace (Rhinichthys umatilla) Fish
Unknown Oregonian (snail) (Cryptomastix mullani hemphilli) Molluscs
Upland sandpiper (Bartramia longicauda) Birds
Valley silverspot (Argynnis zerene bremnerii) Butterflies and moths
Van Dyke's salamander (Plethodon vandykei) Amphibians
Vaux's swift (Chaetura vauxi) Birds
Vermilion rockfish (Sebastes miniatus) Fish
Viceroy (Limenitis archippus lahontani) Butterflies and moths
Walleye (Sander vitreus) Fish
Walleye pollock (Gadus chalcogrammus) Fish
Walleye pollock (South Puget Sound) (Gadus chalcogrammus) Fish
Warmouth (Lepomis gulosus) Fish
Washington ground squirrel (Urocitellus washingtoni) Mammals
Wenatchee forestfly (Malenka wenatchee) Arthropods
Western bluebird (Sialia mexicana) Birds
Western bumble bee (Bombus occidentalis) Arthropods
Western fence lizard (Sceloporus occidentalis) Reptiles
Western floater (Anodonta kennerlyi) Molluscs
Western gray squirrel (Sciurus griseus) Mammals