CLADOGRAM

Animals I observed in southern Ontario, Canada, between mid-September and mid-October 2026

Note: red text indicates an introduced species

Animalia
Arthropoda
Arachnida
Ixodida
Ixodidae

Black-legged tick (Ixodes scapularis)
Araneae
Araneidae

Yellow garden spider (Argiope aurantia)
Lycosidae

Drumming sword wolf spider (Gladicosa gulosa)
Salticidae

Bold jumping spider (Phidippus audax)
Insecta
Orthoptera
Gryllidae

Fall field cricket (Gryllus pennsylvanicus)
Hemiptera
Coreidae

Western conifer seed bug (Leptoglossus occidentalis)
Rhopalidae

Eastern boxelder bug (Boisea trivittata)
Hymenoptera
Vespidae

Northern paper wasp (Polistes fuscatus)

Eastern yellowjacket (Vespula maculifrons)
Lepidoptera
Nymphalidae

Monarch butterfly (Danaus plexippus)
Erebidae

Underwing moth (Catocala sp.)

Hickory tussock moth (Lophocampa caryae)

Woollybear (Pyrrharctia isabella)
Chordata
Amphibia
Anura
Bufonidae

American toad (Anaxyrus americanus)
Ranidae

Northern leopard frog (Lithobates pipiens)
Amniota
Mammalia
Artiodactyla
Cervidae

White-tailed deer (Odocoileus viginianus)
Carnivora
Canidae

Coyote (Canis latrans)
Procyonidae

Raccoon (Procyon lotor)
Mustelidae

American mink (Neogale vison)
Primates
Hominidae

Human (Homo sapiens)
Lagomorpha
Leporidae

Eastern cottontail (Sylvilagus floridanus)
Rodentia
Muridae

House mouse (Mus musculus)

Brown rat (Rattus norvegicus)
Sciuridae

Grey squirrel (Sciurus carolinensis)

Eastern chipmunk (Tamias striatus)
Reptilia
Squamata
Colubridae

De Kay's snake (Storeria dekayi)
Testudines
Emydidae

Northern map turtle (Graptemys geographica)
Aves
Anseriformes
Anatidae

Wood duck (Aix sponsa)

Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos)

Canada goose (Branta canadensis)

Trumpeter swan (Cygnus buccinator)
Galliformes
Phasianidae

Ruffed grouse (Bonasa umbellus)
Columbiformes
Columbidae

Rock dove (Columba livia)

Mourning dove (Zenaida macroura)
Charadriiformes
Laridae

Ring-billed gull (Larus delawarensis)
Gaviiformes
Gaviidae

Common loon (Gavia immer)
Suliformes
Phalacrocoracidae

Double-crested cormorant (Nannopterum auritum)
Pelecaniformes
Ardeidae

Great egret (Ardea alba)

Great blue heron (Ardea herodias)
Passeriformes
Tyrannidae

Eastern phoebe (Sayornis phoebe)
Corvidae

Blue jay (Cyanocitta cristata)

Common raven (Corvus corax)

American crow (Corvus brachyrhynchos)
Paridae

Black-capped chickadee (Poecile atricapillus)
Sittidae

White-breasted nuthatch (Sitta carolinensis)
Turdidae

American robin (Turdus migratorius)
Passeridae

House sparrow (Passer domesticus)
Fringillidae

White-crowned sparrow (Zonotrichia leuciophrys)
Cardinalidae

Cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis)
Icteridae

Common grackle (Quiscalus quiscula)
Piciformes
Picidae

Pileated woodpecker (Dryocopus pileatus)

Hairy woodpecker (Leuconotopicus villosus)
Strigiformes
Strigidae

Barred owl (Strix varia)
Accipitriformes
Cathartidae

Turkey vulture (Cathartes aura)
Accipitridae

Bald eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus)

Red-tailed hawk (Buteo jamaicensis)