The Virginia Living Museum is home to more than 250 species of animals and plants found throughout Virginia including reptiles, mammals, birds and fish. With its rivers and waterfalls, mountains and sandy coast, Virginia has an array of wildlife ranging from the extremely rare red wolf to jellyfish. The Chesapeake Bay is the world’s richest marine-life estuary. Experience the Bay’s diversity year round at the VLM. Plus explore the underwater worlds of a steamy cypress swamp and a cool mountain stream. Most of the mammals and birds on exhibit could not survive in the wild because they were either injured, orphaned or born in captivity.
Other Native Virginia Animals
Yellow Tail Blue Damsel
Scientific Name: Chrysiptera parasema
North American Porcupine
Scientific Name: Erethizon dorsatum
- State Threatened
- State Special Concern, Federal Species of Concern
Eastern Hellbender
Scientific Name: Cryptobranchus alleganiensis alleganiensis
- State Threatened
- Federal Threatened
- Vulnerable
Eastern Cottonmouth
Scientific Name: Agkistrodon piscivorus piscivorus
- Endangered
