Bear | |
black | Ursus americanus |
brown | Ursus arctos |
grizzly* (see brown bear) | |
polar | Ursus maritimus |
Beaver | Castor canadensis |
Caribou | |
Alaskan barren-ground | Rangifer tarandus granti |
Canadian barren-ground | Rangifer tarandus groenlandicus |
Peary | Rangifer tarandus pearyi |
woodland | Rangifer tarandus caribou |
Coyote | Canis latrans |
Ermine (see weasel, short-tailed) | |
Fox | |
arctic | Alopex lagopus |
red | Vulpes vulpes |
Hare | |
arctic | Lepus arcticus |
snowshoe | Lepus americanus |
tundra | Lepus othus |
Killer whale (see orca) | |
Lemming | |
brown | Lemmus sibiricus |
collared | Dicrostonyx torquatus |
Lynx | Lynx canadensis |
Marmot, hoary | Marmota caligata |
Marten | Martes Americana |
Mink | Mustela vison |
Moose | Alces alces |
Muskox | |
barren ground or mainland Canadian | Ovibos moschatus moschatus |
high arctic or Greenland | Ovibus moschatus wardi |
Narwhal | Monodon monoceros |
Orca | Orcinus orca |
Porcupine | Erethizon dorsatum |
Reindeer | Rangifer tarandus tarandus |
Sea cow, Steller’s | Hydrodamalis gigas (extinct) |
Sea mink | Mustela macrodon (extinct) |
Sea otter | Enhydra lutris |
Seal | |
bearded | Erignathus barbatus |
gray | Halichoerus grypus |
harp | Phoca groenlandica |
hooded | Cystophora cristata |
ribbon | Histriophoca fasciata |
ringed | Phoca hispida |
spotted | Phoca largha |
Sheep, Dall | Ovis dalli |
Squirrel | |
arboreal flying | Glaucomys sabrinus |
arctic ground | Spermophilus undulatus |
Vole | |
Alaska | Microtus miurus |
tundra | Microtus oeconomus |
tundra redback | Clethrionomys rutilus |
Walrus | |
Pacific | Odobenus rosmarus divergens |
Atlantic | Odobenus rosmarus rosmarus |
Weasel | |
least | Mustela nivalis |
short-tailed | Mustela erminea |
Whale | |
belukha** | Delphinapterus leucas |
bowhead | Balaena mysticetus |
gray | Eschrichtius robustus |
Greenland right (see bowhead) | |
humpback | Megaptera novaeangliae |
Minke | Balaenoptera acutorostrata |
Pacific right | Balaena glacialis |
Polar (see bowhead) | |
sei | Balaenoptera borealis |
sperm | Physeter catodon |
See also Narwhal and Orca | |
Wolf | Canis lupus |
Wolverine | Gulo gulo |
Auklet, crested | Aethia cristatella |
Bluethroat | Luscinia svecica |
Brant, black | Branta bernicla |
Bunting, snow | Plectrophenax nivalis |
Canvasback | Aythya valisineria |
Cormorant | |
Pallas’ | Phalacrocorax perspicillatus (extinct) |
pelagic | Phalacrocorax pelagicus |
Crane, sandhill | Grus canadensis |
Curlew, Eskimo | Numenius borealis (nearly extinct) |
Dovekie | Alle alle |
Dowitcher, long-billed | Limnodromus scolopaceus |
Duck | |
Labrador | Camptorhynchus labradorius (extinct) |
ruddy | Oxyura jamaicensis |
Dunlin | Calidris alpina |
Eagle | |
bald | Haliaeëtus leucocephalus |
golden | Aquila chrysaëtos |
Eider | |
common | Somateria mollisima |
king | Somateria spectabilis |
spectacled | Somateria fischeri |
Steller’s | Polysticta stelleri |
Falcon, peregrine | Falco peregrinus |
Fulmar, northern | Fulmarus glacialis |
Gadwall | Anas strepera |
Goldeneye, Barrow’s | Bucephala islandica |
Goose | |
Canada | Branta canadensis |
emperor | Chen canagica |
lesser snow | Chen caerulescens caerulescens |
Ross’s | Chen rossii |
white-fronted | Anser albifrons |
Guillemot | |
black | Cepphus grille |
pigeon | Cepphus Columba |
Gull | |
glaucous | Larus hyperboreus |
ivory | Pagophila eburnean |
Ross’s | Rhodostethia rosea |
Thayer’s | Falco rusticolus |
Hawk | |
marsh | Circus cyaneus |
red-tailed | Buteo jamaicensis |
rough-legged | Buteo lagopus |
Jaeger | |
long-tailed | Stercorarius longicaudus |
parasitic | Stercorarius parasiticus |
Jay, Steller’s | Cyanocitta stelleri |
Kittiwake | |
black-legged | Rissa tridactyla |
red-legged | Rissa brevirostris |
Lark, horned | Eremophila alpestris |
Longspur, Lapland | Calcarius lapponicus |
Loon | |
arctic | Gavia arctica |
common | Gavia immer |
red-throated | Gavia stellata |
Mallard | Anas platyrhynchos |
Merganser | |
common | Mergus merganser |
red-breasted | Mergus serrator |
Murre, thick-billed | Uria lomvia |
Oldsquaw | Clangula hyemalis |
Owl | |
boreal | Aegolius funereus |
short-eared | Asio flammeus |
snowy | Nyctea scandiaca |
Phalarope | |
northern | Phalaropus lobatus |
red | Phalaropus fulicarius |
Pintail, northern | Anas acuta |
Plover, golden | Pluvialis dominica |
Ptarmigan | |
rock | Lagopus mutus |
willow | Lagopus lagopus |
Puffin | |
Atlantic | Fratercula arctica |
horned | Fratercula cirrhata |
tufted | Fratercula cirrhata |
Raven, common | Corvus corax |
Redhead | Aythya Americana |
Redpoll | |
common | Cardeulis flammea |
hoary | Cardeulis hornemanni |
Robin | Turdus migratorius |
Scaup | |
greater | Aythya marila |
Lesser | Aythya affinis |
Shoveler, northern | Anas clypeata |
Sparrow, Savannah | Passerculus sandwichensis |
Storm-petrel, Leach’s | Oceanodroma leucorhoa |
Swan, tundra | Cygnus columbianus |
Teal, green-winged | Anas crecca |
Tern, arctic | Sterna paradisaea |
Turnstone, ruddy | Arenaria interpres |
Wagtail, yellow | Motacilla flava |
Warbler, arctic | Phylloscopus borealis |
Wheater, northern | Oenanthe oenanthe |
Whimbrel | Numenius phaeopus |
Char, arctic | Salvelinus alpinus |
Cod | |
arctic | Boreogadus saida |
Atlantic | Gadus morhua |
polar | Arctogadus glacialis |
Halibut | |
Greenland | Reinhardtius hippoglossoides |
Pacific | Hippoglossus stenolepis |
Herring | |
Atlantic | Clupea harengus harengus |
Pacific | Clupea harengus pallasi |
Pollock | Pollachius virens |
Redfish | Sebastes marinus |
Salmon | |
chinook (king) | Oncorhynchus tshawytscha |
chum (dog) | Oncorhynchus keta |
coho (silver) | Oncorhynchus kisutch |
pink (humpback) | Oncorhynchus gorbuscha |
sockeye (red) | Oncorhynchus nerka |
Shark, Greenland | Somniosus microcephalus |
Sheefish | Stenodus leucichthys |
Sole, yellowfin | Limanda aspera |
Trout, lake | Salvelinus namaycush |
Avens, mountain | Geum rossii |
Bearberry | Arctostaphylos rubra |
Birch, dwarf arctic | Betula nana |
Blueberry | Vaccinium uliginosum |
Bluegrass | Poa sp. |
Campion | Lychnis sp. |
bladder | Lychnis sp. |
moss | Silene acaulis |
Cinquefoil | Potentilla uniflora |
Coltsfoot, sweet | Petasites sp. |
Cottongrass | Trichacne sp. |
Cowberry (see mountain cranberry) | |
Cranberry, mountain (cowberry) | Vaccinium vitis-idaea |
Crowberry | Empetrum nigrum |
Fireweed, dwarf | Epilobium latifolia |
Foxtail | Alepocurus sp. |
Heather, arctic white | Cassiope tetragona |
Grass, pendant | Arctophila fulva |
Lousewort | Pedicularis sudetica |
Lupine, blue-spike | Lupinus arctica |
Milkvetch, alpine | Astragalus alpinus |
Oxytrope | Oxytropis sp. |
Poppy, arctic | Papaver sp. |
Saxifrage | Saxifraga sp. |
Sedge, water | Carex aquatilis |
Sorrel, mountain | Rumex paucifolius |
Sweetbroom, northern | Hedysarum mackenzii |
Tamarack | Larix laricina |
Tea, Labrador | Ledum groenlandicum |
Willow | |
arctic | Salix arctica |
barren-ground | Salix brachycarpa |
blue | Salix subcoerulea |
diamondleaf | Salix planifolia pulchra |
feltleaf | Salix alaxensis |
Richardson | Salix richardsonii |
tea-leaf | Salix phylicifolia |
veiny-leafed | Salix phlebophylla |
Willow herb | Epilobeum sp. |
Woodrush | Luzula sp. |
* The terms “tundra grizzly” and “barren-ground grizzly” are used interchangeably to refer to a grizzly bear (Ursus arctos) living in such habitat.
** American marine biologists have recently begun to use “belukha” to distinguish the white whale (Delphinapterus leucas). In Russian “beluga” refers to the white sturgeon (Acipenser huso).