Acadia National Park, ME Wildlife Guide

Wildlife in and around Acadia National Park

People most often report American Lobster, Kyak, Herring Gull, Common Periwinkle and Smelt in and around Acadia National Park. Fish lead the list with 24 species, followed by 23 plants and 5 birds.

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Most Common Species

The 20 species reported most often here, of 75 in the full guide.

Rosa rugosa

Rugosa Rose

Very Common242.34 obs.

Homarus americanus

American Lobster

Very Common178.61 obs.

Pseudopleuronectes americanus

Dab

Very Common147.66 obs.

Alosa pseudoharengus

Kyak

Very Common142.92 obs.

Clupea harengus

Hern

Very Common135.37 obs.

No image

Merluccius bilinearis

Hake

Common134.34 obs.

No image

Pandalus montagui

Pink Shrimp

Common126.28 obs.

Scophthalmus aquosus

Brill

Common114.71 obs.

No image

Urophycis tenuis

Hake

Common108.35 obs.

No image

Dichelopandalus leptocerus

Common103.58 obs.

No image

Urophycis chuss

Hake

Common101.37 obs.

Larus smithsonianus

Herring Gull

Occasional93.02 obs.

Cancer borealis

Jonah Crab

Occasional90.11 obs.

Cornus canadensis

Bunchberry

Occasional86.41 obs.

Myoxocephalus octodecemspinosus

Guffy

Occasional84.08 obs.

Littorina littorea

Common Periwinkle

Occasional82.88 obs.

Crangon septemspinosa

Bail Shrimp

Occasional76.85 obs.

Peprilus triacanthus

Shiner

Rare74.47 obs.

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Hippoglossoides platessoides

Long Rough Dab

Rare72.61 obs.

Comptonia peregrina

Fern-Gale

Rare71.08 obs.

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Wildlife in and around Acadia National Park

People most often report American Lobster, Kyak, Herring Gull, Common Periwinkle and Smelt in and around Acadia National Park. Fish lead the list with 24 species, followed by 23 plants and 5 birds.

Most Common Species

The 20 species reported most often here, of 75 in the full guide.

Rosa rugosa

Rugosa Rose

Very Common242.34 obs.

Homarus americanus

American Lobster

Very Common178.61 obs.

Pseudopleuronectes americanus

Dab

Very Common147.66 obs.

Alosa pseudoharengus

Kyak

Very Common142.92 obs.

Clupea harengus

Hern

Very Common135.37 obs.

No image

Merluccius bilinearis

Hake

Common134.34 obs.

No image

Pandalus montagui

Pink Shrimp

Common126.28 obs.

Scophthalmus aquosus

Brill

Common114.71 obs.

No image

Urophycis tenuis

Hake

Common108.35 obs.

No image

Dichelopandalus leptocerus

Common103.58 obs.

No image

Urophycis chuss

Hake

Common101.37 obs.

Larus smithsonianus

Herring Gull

Occasional93.02 obs.

Cancer borealis

Jonah Crab

Occasional90.11 obs.

Cornus canadensis

Bunchberry

Occasional86.41 obs.

Myoxocephalus octodecemspinosus

Guffy

Occasional84.08 obs.

Littorina littorea

Common Periwinkle

Occasional82.88 obs.

Crangon septemspinosa

Bail Shrimp

Occasional76.85 obs.

Peprilus triacanthus

Shiner

Rare74.47 obs.

No image

Hippoglossoides platessoides

Long Rough Dab

Rare72.61 obs.

Comptonia peregrina

Fern-Gale

Rare71.08 obs.