Alaska Regional Profiles, Northwest Region

Important Animals of the Bottomland Spruce-Poplar Forest Community  
Mammals  
Masked shrew Sorex cinereus
Snowshoe hare Lepus americanus
Red squirrel Tamiasciurus hudsonicus
Beaver Castor canadensis
Red-backed vole Clethrionomys rutillus
Porcupine Erethizon dorsatum
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
Moose AIces alces
   
Birds  
Goshawk Accipiter gentilis
Sharp-shinned hawk A. striatus
Spruce grouse Canachites canadensis
Great-horned owl Bubo virginianus
Hawk-owl Surnia ulula
Hairy woodpecker Dendrocopos villosus
Barn swallow Hirundo rustica
Tree swallow Iridoprocne bicolor
Gray jay Perisoreus canadensis
Raven Corvus corax
Boreal chickadee Parus hudsonicus
Robin Turdus migratorius
Varied thrush Ixoreus naevius
Ruby-crowned kinglet Regulus calendulus
Myrtle warbler Dendroica coronata
Northern waterthrush Seiurus noveboracenis
Pine grosbeak Pinicola enucleator
Slate-colored junco Junco hyemalis
   
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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