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  • The Smokies are renowned for diversity on a variety of levels -- from plant communities and habitats to species and genetic variation. Non-microbial species estimates in the Park vary from about 50,000 to 100,000. About 12,000 are currently known.

  • The All Taxa Biodiversity Inventory (ATBI) seeks to discover the others -- the smaller creatures that are crucial members of the ecosystem. The ATBI is also revealing critical ecological connections between soils, geology, and habitats.

  • As the project continues to make discoveries, we will be posting more species lists and detailed species pages.
Both larval phenotypes of the Eastern tiger swallowtail relax on a Tulip poplar leaf on a warm September afternoon along the Little River above Elkmont.
Larval phenotypes of the Eastern tiger swallowtail.
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Photo by Charles Wilder.


Known Species
Photo Kingdom Phylum/Division
Click photo to open page. Animalia
(Animals)
Annelida (Worms & Leeches)
Arthropoda (Insects, arachnids, crustaceans, millipedes, centipedes, etc.)
Chordata (Fish, amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles, etc.)
Mollusca (Snails & Slugs)
Tardigrada (Tardigrades)
Click photo to open page. Fungi
(Fungi)
Ascomycota
Basidiomycota
Deuteromycota
Zygomycota
Click photo to open page. Plantae
(Plants)
Anthocerotophyta (Hornworts)
Bryophyta (Mosses)
Coniferophyta (Conifers)
Equisetophyta (Horsetails)
Hepatophyta (Liverworts)
Lycopodiophyta (Lycopods)
Magnoliophyta (Flowering plants)
Pteridophyta (Ferns)
Click photo to open page. Protozoa
(Protozoa)
Myxomycota
New Species and Park Habitats
Click photo to open page. New Species
Click photo to open page. Park Habitats