Fauna of Illinois

• The state bird is the Northern cardinal.
• The state insect is the monarch butterfly.
• The state animal is the white-tailed deer.
• The state fish is the bluegill.
• The state fossil is the tully monster.
• The state amphibian is the eastern tiger salamander.
• The state reptile is the painted turtle.

  List of native species

Mammals

Birds

Amphibians

Frogs and toads

Salamanders

Reptiles

Turtles

Lizards

Snakes

Fish