Animals & Plants of Acadia National Park
The 2 animals, plants, and fungi you can find at Acadia National Park, with sizes, diets, and whether you should worry. See the full park guide at Acadia National Park.
Anything here that bites?
Bites if handled
- Bald eagle: A bald eagle will not come after you.
Everything else on this page is harmless. What each group means.
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Bird Bald eagle
Haliaeetus leucocephalus
The white-headed fish hawk that is the national bird of the United States, common along the lakes of Voyageurs and the coasts of Olympic and Katmai.
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Fungus Reindeer lichen
Cladonia rangiferina
A pale, spongy, branching lichen that carpets northern ground. It is a fungus and an alga living as one body, and it is winter food for caribou.