What animals live in Central Park?

Answer 1

Until about 15 years ago, there were rabbits in Central Park. Not anymore, though. Once there were also woodchucks, but not anymore. There are no snakes, either. Or salamanders. Apparently there are no chipmunks, either, although I think I remember seeing one only a couple of years ago.

There are plenty of squirrels (possibly even flying squirrels), many kinds of birds (like ducks, geese, robins, bluejays, orioles, cardinals, warblers, kinglets, scarlet tanagers, downy woodpeckers, titmice, falcons, hawks, owls...and of course the ubiquitous pigeons), raccoons, opossums, turtles (mostly pet red-eared sliders that were dumped off by their owners, but there are some snapping turtles and painted turtles as well), some fish (largemouth bass, carp and large goldfish or koi fish, again, except for the bass, they are mostly pets that were dumped off by owners who didn't want them anymore), crayfish, bullfrogs, and five species of bats (although they are almost as elusive as the flying squirrels).

There are also many, many species of insects, too many to list here (38 species of ants, for example).

See the Related Link below for an excellent, very informative, 3-part article on wildlife in Central Park (links to Parts 2 and 3 are at the bottom of the page).