Alaska Regional Profiles, Northwest Region

Important Animals of the Moist Tundra Community  
Mammals  
Tundra shrew Sorex tundrensis
Tundra hare Lepus othus
Arctic ground squirrel Citellus parryi
Greenland collared lemming Dicrostonyx groenlandicus
Brown lemming Lemmus trimucronatus
Red-backed vole Clethrionomys rutillus
Meadow vole Microtus pennsylvanicus
Tundra vole M. oeconomus
Alaska vole M. miurus
Wolf Canis lupus
Arctic fox Alopex lagopus
Red fox Vulpes fulva
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
Muskox Ovibos moschatus
   
Birds  
Common loon Gavia immer
Yellow-billed loon G. adamsii
Arctic loon G. arctica
Whistling swan Olor Columbianus
Canada goose Branta canadensis
While-fronted goose Anser albifrons
Pintail Anas acuta
American wigeon A. americans
Rough-legged hawk Buteo lagopus
Gyrfalcon Falco rusticolus
Peregrine falcon F. peregrinus
Willow ptarmigan Lagopus lagopus
Rock ptarmigan L. mutus
Sandhill crane Grus canadensis
American golden plover Pluvialis dominica
Long-tailed jaeger Stercorarius longicaudus
Short-eared owl Asio flammeus
Snowy owl Nyctea scandiaca
Barn swallow Hirundo rustica
Bank swallow Riparia riparia
Raven Corvus corax
Gray-cheeked thrush Catharus minimus
White wagtail Motacilla alba
Yellow wagtail M. flava
Hoary redpoll Acanthis hornemanni
Common redpoll A. flammea
Savannah sparrow Passerculus sandwichensis
Lapland longspur Calcarius lapponicus
Snow bunting Plectrophenax nivalis
   
Invertebrates  
Flatworms Platyhalminthes (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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