Alaska Regional Profiles, Northwest Region

Important Animals of the Lowland Spruce-Hardwood and Low Brush-Muskeg Bog Communities  
Mammals  
Masked shrew Sorex cinereus
Tundra hare Lepus othus
Snowshoe hare L. americanus
Red squirrel Tamiasciurus hudsonicus
Red-backed vole Clethrionomys rutillus
Tundra vole Microtus oeconomus
Wolf Canis lupus
Red fox Vulpes fulva
Black bear Ursus americanus
Grizzly bear U. arctos
Short-tailed weasel Mustela erminea
Wolverine Gulo gulo
Lynx Lynx canadensis
   
Birds  
Rough-legged hawk Buteo lagopus
Goshawk Accipiter gentilis
Sharp-shinned hawk A. striatus
Spruce grouse Canachites canadensis
Hawk-owl Surnia ulula
Hairy woodpecker Dendrocopos villosus
Barn swallow Hirundo rustica
Tree swallow Iridoprocne bicolor
Gray iay Perisoreus canadensis
Raven Corvus corax
Boreal chickadee Parus hudsonicus
Robin Turdus migratorius
Varied thrush Ixoreus naevius
Gray-cheeked thrush Catharus minimus
Ruby-crowned kinglet Regulus calendulus
Myrtle warbler Dendroica coronata
Northern waterthrush Seiurus noveboracensis
Rusty blackbird Euphagus carolinus
Pine grosbeak Pinicola enucleator
   
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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