Alaska Regional Profiles, Northwest Region

Important Animals of the High Brush Community  
Mammals  
Tundra vole Lepus othus
Snowshoe hare L. americanus
Arctic ground squirrel Citellus parryi
Beaver Castor canadensis
Red-backed vote Clethrionomys rutillus
Tundra vote 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
Moose Alces alces
   
Birds  
Rough-legged hawk Buteo lagopus
Gyrfalcon Falco rusticolus
Peregine falcon F. peregrinus
Pigeon hawk F. columbarius
Willow ptarmigan Lagopus lagopus
Short-eared owl Asio flammeus
Barn swallow Hirundo rustica
Bank swallow Riparia riparia
Raven Corvus corax
Bluethroat Luscinia svecica
Gray-cheeked thrush Catharus minimus
Arctic warbler Phylloscopus borealis
Northern shrike Lanius excubitor
Yellow warbler Dendroica petechia
Rusty blackbird Euphagus carolinus
Hoary redpoll Acanthis hornemanni
Common redpoll A. flammea
Tree sparrow Spizella arborea
White-crowned sparrow Zonotrichia leucophrys
Golden-crowned sparrow Z. atricaplla
Fox sparrow Passerella iliaca
   
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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