Alaska Regional Profiles, Northwest Region

Important Animals of the Alpine Tundra Community   
Mammals 
Tundra shrew Sorex tundrensis
Tundra hare Lepus othus
Hoary marmot Marmota caligata
Arctic ground squirrel Citellus parryi
Greenland collared lemming Dicrostonyx groenlandicus
Brown lemming Lemmus trimucronatus
Red-backed vole Clethrionomys rutillus
Tundra vole Microtus oeconomus
Alaska vole M. miurus
Wolf Canis lupus
Red fox Vulpes fulva
Black bear Ursus americanus
Grizzly bear U. arctos
Short-tailed weasel Mustela erminea
Wolverine Gulo gulo
Caribou Rangifer tarandus
Reindeer R. tarandus
Dall sheep Ovis dalli
   
Birds  
Marsh hawk Circus cyaneus
Rough-legged hawk Buteo lagopus
Golden eagle Aquila chrysaetos
Gyrfalcon Falco rusticolus
Peregrine falcon F. peregrinus
Pigeon hawk F. columbarius
Rock ptarmigan Lagopus mutus
American golden plover Pluvialis dominica
Barn swallow Hirundo rustica
Raven Corvus corax
Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe
Gray-cheeked thrush Catharus minimus
Water pipit Anthus spinolettus
White wagtail Motacilla alba
Yellow wagtail M. flava
Gray-crowned rosy finch Leucosticte tephrocotis
Hoary redpoll Acanthis hornemanni
Common redpoll A. flammea
Savannah sparrow Passerculus sandwichensis
White-crowned sparrow Zonotrichia leucophrys
Golden-crowned sparrow Z atricapilla
Snow bunting Plectrophenax nivalis
   
Invertebrates  
Flatworms Platyhelminthes (Phylum)
Roundworms Nematoda (Class)
Insects Insecta (Class)
Spiders and mites Arachnida (Class)
   

Link to: Alaska Department of Fish and Game, Alaska Wildlife Notebook Series

[Alaska Regional Profiles, Northwest Region, pp. 155-156]


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