Alaska Regional Profiles, Northwest Region

Important Animals of the Wet Tundra Community
Mammals  
Tundra shrew Sorex tundrensis
Tundra hare Lupus othus
Greenland collared lemming Dicrostonyx groenlandicus
Brown lemming Lemmus trimucronatus
Red-backed vole Clethrionomys rutillus
Tundra vole Microtus oeconomus
Wolf Canis lupus
Arctic fox Alopex lagopus
Grizzly bear Ursus arctos
Polar bear Thalarctos maritimus
Short-tailed weasel Mustela erminea
Mink M. vison
Wolverine Gulo gulo
Caribou Rangifer tarandus
Reindeer R. tarandus
   
Birds  
Common loon Gavia immer
Yellow-billed loon G. adamsii
Arctic loon G. arctica
Whistling swan Olor columbianus
Canada goose Branta canadensis
White-fronted goose Anser albifrons
Pintail Anas acuta
American wigeon A. americana
Rough-legged hawk Buteo lagopus
Gyrfalcon Falco rusticolus
Peregrine falcon F. peregrinus
Willow ptarmigan Lagopus lagopus
Sandhill crane Grus canadensis
Black-bellied plover Pluvialis squatarola
Long-tailed jaeger Stercorarius longicaudus
Short-eared owl Asio flammeus
Snowy owl Nyctea scandiaca
Barn swallow Hirundo rustica
Raven Corvus corax
Savannah sparrow Passerculus sandwichensis
Lapland longspur Calcarius lapponicus
Snow bunting Plectrophenax nivalis
   
Invertebrates  
Flatworms Platyhalminthes (Phylum)
Roundworms Nematoda (Class)
Insects Arachnida (Class)
Spiders and mites Insecta (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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