Mammals of Alaska


1	Taxonomy	Common Name	Native?	UAM	VertNet	iNat	MSW	ADW	EoL	ADFG	Mamm. Sp.	IUCN	USFWS	CITES

2	Order Primates (primates)							ADW
3		Family Hominidae								ADW
4			Homo sapiens	Human	N			iNat	MSW	ADW	EoL			Least Concern
5	Order Rodentia (rodents)							ADW
6		Family Castoridae								ADW
7			Castor canadensis	American Beaver	N	UAM	VertNet	iNat	MSW	ADW	EoL	ADFG	Mamm. Sp.	Least Concern
8		Family Cricetidae								ADW
9			*Dicrostonyx groenlandicus	Nearctic Collared Lemming	N	UAM	VertNet	iNat	MSW	ADW	EoL	ADFG		Least Concern
10			*Lemmus trimucronatus	Nearctic Brown Lemming	N	UAM	VertNet	iNat	MSW	ADW	EoL			Least Concern
11			Microtus abbreviatus	Insular Vole	E	UAM	VertNet	iNat	MSW	ADW	EoL			Least Concern
12			Microtus longicaudus	Long-tailed Vole	N	UAM	VertNet	iNat	MSW	ADW	EoL		Mamm. Sp.	Least Concern
13			Microtus miurus	Singing Vole	N	UAM	VertNet	iNat	MSW	ADW	EoL			Least Concern
14			Microtus oeconomus	Root or Tundra Vole	N	UAM	VertNet	iNat	MSW	†ADW	EoL			Least Concern
15			Microtus pennsylvanicus	Meadow Vole	N	UAM	VertNet	iNat	MSW	ADW	EoL	ADFG	Mamm. Sp.	Least Concern
16			Microtus xanthognathus	Taiga or Yellow-cheeked Vole	N	UAM	VertNet	iNat	MSW	ADW	EoL		Mamm. Sp.	Least Concern
17			*Myodes gapperi	Southern Red-backed Vole	N	UAM	VertNet	iNat	MSW	ADW	EoL	ADFG	Mamm. Sp.	Least Concern
18			*Myodes rutilus	Northern Red-backed Vole	N	UAM	VertNet	iNat	MSW	ADW	EoL	ADFG		Least Concern
19			Neotoma cinerea	Bushy-tailed Woodrat	N	UAM	VertNet	iNat	MSW	ADW	EoL		Mamm. Sp.	Least Concern
20			Ondatra zibethicus	Common Muskrat	N	UAM	VertNet	iNat	MSW	ADW	EoL	ADFG	Mamm. Sp.	Least Concern
21			Peromyscus keeni	Northwestern Deermouse	N	UAM	VertNet	iNat	MSW	†ADW	EoL			Least Concern
22			Peromyscus maniculatus	North American Deermouse	N	UAM	VertNet	iNat	MSW	ADW	EoL			Least Concern
23			Phenacomys intermedius	Western Heather Vole	N	UAM	VertNet	iNat	MSW	ADW	EoL			Least Concern
24			Synaptomys borealis	Northern Bog Lemming	N	UAM	VertNet	iNat	MSW	ADW	EoL			Least Concern
25		Family Dipodidae								ADW
26			Zapus hudsonius	Meadow Jumping Mouse	N	UAM	VertNet	iNat	MSW	ADW	EoL		Mamm. Sp.	Least Concern
27			Zapus princeps	Western Jumping Mouse	N	UAM	VertNet	iNat	MSW	ADW	EoL		Mamm. Sp.	Least Concern
28		Family Erethizontidae								ADW
29			Erethizon dorsatum	North American Porcupine	N	UAM	VertNet	iNat	MSW	ADW	EoL	ADFG	Mamm. Sp.	Least Concern
30		Family Muridae								ADW
31			Mus musculus	House Mouse	I	UAM	VertNet	iNat	MSW	ADW	EoL			Least Concern
32			Rattus norvegicus	Brown Rat	I	UAM	VertNet	iNat	MSW	ADW	EoL			Least Concern
33			Rattus rattus	Roof or Ship Rat	I	UAM	VertNet	iNat	MSW	ADW	EoL			Least Concern
34		Family Sciuridae								ADW
35			Glaucomys sabrinus	Northern Flying Squirrel	N	UAM	VertNet	iNat	MSW	ADW	EoL	ADFG	Mamm. Sp.	Least Concern
36			Marmota broweri	Alaska Marmot	E	UAM	VertNet	iNat	MSW	ADW	EoL	ADFG		Least Concern
37			Marmota caligata	Hoary Marmot	N	UAM	VertNet	iNat	MSW	†ADW	EoL	ADFG	Mamm. Sp.	Least Concern
38			Marmota monax	Woodchuck or Groundhog	N	UAM	VertNet	iNat	MSW	ADW	EoL	ADFG	Mamm. Sp.	Least Concern
39			Tamiasciurus hudsonicus	North American Red Squirrel	N	UAM	VertNet	iNat	MSW	†ADW	EoL	ADFG		Least Concern
40			*Urocitellus parryii	Arctic Ground Squirrel	N	UAM	VertNet	iNat	MSW	†ADW	EoL	ADFG		Least Concern
41	Order Lagomorpha (rabbits, hares, and pikas)									ADW
42		Family Leporidae								ADW
43			Lepus americanus	Snowshoe Hare	N	UAM	VertNet	iNat	MSW	ADW	EoL	ADFG		Least Concern
44			*Lepus othus	Alaska Hare or Jackrabbit	E	UAM	VertNet	iNat	MSW	ADW	EoL	ADFG	Mamm. Sp.	Least Concern
45			Oryctolagus cuniculus	European Rabbit	I	UAM	VertNet	iNat	MSW	ADW	EoL			Near Threatened
46		Family Ochotonidae								ADW
47			Ochotona collaris	Collared Pika	N	UAM	VertNet	iNat	MSW	†ADW	EoL	ADFG	Mamm. Sp.	Least Concern
48	Order Soricomorpha (shrews, moles, and solenodons)									ADW
49		Family Soricidae								ADW
50			Sorex alaskanus	Glacier Bay Water Shrew	E	UAM	VertNet	iNat	MSW		EoL	ADFG		Data Deficient
51			Sorex cinereus	Cinereus or Masked Shrew	N	UAM	VertNet	iNat	MSW	ADW	EoL		Mamm. Sp.	Least Concern
52			Sorex hoyi	Pygmy Shrew	N	UAM	VertNet	iNat	MSW	ADW	EoL		Mamm. Sp.	Least Concern
53			Sorex jacksoni	St. Lawrence Island Shrew	E	UAM	VertNet	iNat	MSW		EoL			Least Concern
54			*Sorex minutissimus	Holarctic Least Shrew	N	UAM	VertNet	iNat	MSW	ADW	EoL			Least Concern
55			*Sorex monticola	Dusky Shrew	N	UAM	VertNet	iNat	MSW	ADW	EoL		Mamm. Sp.	Least Concern
56			*Sorex navigator	Western Water Shrew	N	UAM	VertNet		MSW
57			*Sorex pribilofensis	Pribilof Island Shrew	E	UAM	VertNet	iNat	MSW		EoL			Endangered
58			*Sorex tundrensis	Tundra Shrew	N	UAM	VertNet	iNat	MSW	†ADW	EoL			Least Concern
59			Sorex ugyunak	Barren Ground Shrew	N	UAM	VertNet	iNat	MSW		EoL			Least Concern
60	Order Chiroptera (bats)							ADW
61		Family Vespertilionidae								ADW
62			Eptesicus fuscus	Big Brown Bat	?	UAM	VertNet	iNat	MSW	ADW	EoL		Mamm. Sp.	Least Concern
63			Lasiurus cinereus	Hoary Bat	N	UAM	VertNet	iNat	MSW	ADW	EoL		Mamm. Sp.	Least Concern
64			Lasionycteris noctivagans	Silver-haired Bat	N	UAM	VertNet	iNat	MSW	ADW	EoL	ADFG	Mamm. Sp.	Least Concern
65			Myotis californicus	California Myotis	N	UAM	VertNet	iNat	MSW	ADW	EoL		Mamm. Sp.	Least Concern
66			Myotis keenii	Keen's Myotis	N	UAM	VertNet	iNat	MSW	†ADW	EoL	ADFG	Mamm. Sp.	Least Concern
67			Myotis lucifugus	Little Brown Myotis	N	UAM	VertNet	iNat	MSW	ADW	EoL	ADFG	Mamm. Sp.	Least Concern
68			Myotis volans	Long-legged Myotis	N	UAM	VertNet	iNat	MSW	ADW	EoL		Mamm. Sp.	Least Concern
69			Myotis yumanensis	Yuma Bat	N	UAM	VertNet	iNat	MSW	ADW	EoL			Least Concern
70	Order Carnivora (carnivores)							ADW
71		Family Canidae								ADW
72			Canis latrans	Coyote	N	UAM	VertNet	iNat	MSW	ADW	EoL	ADFG	Mamm. Sp.	Least Concern
73			Canis lupus	Wolf	N	UAM	VertNet	iNat	MSW	ADW	EoL	ADFG	Mamm. Sp.	Least Concern		I & II
74			*Vulpes lagopus	Arctic Fox	N	UAM	VertNet	iNat	MSW	ADW	EoL	ADFG		Least Concern
75			Vulpes vulpes	Red Fox	N	UAM	VertNet	iNat	MSW	ADW	EoL	ADFG	Mamm. Sp.	Least Concern		III
76		Family Felidae								ADW
77			Lynx canadensis	Canadian Lynx	N	UAM	VertNet	iNat	MSW	ADW	EoL	ADFG		Least Concern		II
78			Puma concolor	Cougar	N	UAM	VertNet	iNat	MSW	ADW	EoL			Least Concern		I & II
79		Family Mustelidae								ADW
80			Enhydra lutris	Sea Otter	N	UAM	VertNet	iNat	MSW	†ADW	EoL	ADFG	Mamm. Sp.	Endangered	T	I & II
81			*Gulo gulo	Wolverine	N	UAM	VertNet	iNat	MSW	ADW	EoL	ADFG	Mamm. Sp.	Least Concern
82			*Lontra canadensis	North American River Otter	N	UAM	VertNet	iNat	MSW	ADW	EoL	ADFG	Mamm. Sp.	Least Concern		II
83			Martes americana	American Marten	N	UAM	VertNet	iNat	MSW	ADW	EoL	ADFG	Mamm. Sp.	Least Concern
84			Martes caurina	Pacific Marten	N	UAM	VertNet				EoL	ADFG		Least Concern
85			Martes pennanti	Fisher	N	UAM	VertNet	iNat	MSW	ADW	EoL		Mamm. Sp.	Least Concern
86			Mustela erminea	Ermine or Short-tailed Weasel	N	UAM	VertNet	iNat	MSW	ADW	EoL	ADFG	Mamm. Sp.	Least Concern		III
87			Mustela nivalis	Least Weasel	N	UAM	VertNet	iNat	MSW	ADW	EoL		Mamm. Sp.	Least Concern
88			*Neovison vison	American Mink	N	UAM	VertNet	iNat	MSW	ADW	EoL	ADFG	Mamm. Sp.	Least Concern
89		Family Odobenidae								ADW
90			Odobenus rosmarus	Walrus	N	UAM	VertNet	iNat	MSW	ADW	EoL	ADFG	Mamm. Sp.	Data Deficient		III
91		Family Otariidae								ADW
92			Arctocephalus townsendi	Guadalupe Fur Seal	N	UAM	VertNet	iNat	MSW	ADW	EoL		Mamm. Sp.	Near Threatened		I
93			Callorhinus ursinus	Northern Fur Seal	N	UAM	VertNet	iNat	MSW	ADW	EoL	ADFG		Vulnerable
94			Eumetopias jubatus	Steller's Sea Lion	N	UAM	VertNet	iNat	MSW	ADW	EoL	ADFG	Mamm. Sp.	Near Threatened	T & E
95			Zalophus californianus	California Sea Lion	N	UAM	VertNet	iNat	MSW	ADW	EoL			Least Concern
96		Family Phocidae								ADW
97			Cystophora cristata	Hooded Seal	N	UAM	VertNet	iNat	MSW	ADW	EoL		Mamm. Sp.	Vulnerable
98			Erignathus barbatus	Bearded Seal	N	UAM	VertNet	iNat	MSW	ADW	EoL	ADFG		Least Concern
99			*Histriophoca fasciata	Ribbon Seal	N	UAM	VertNet	iNat	MSW	ADW	EoL	ADFG		Data Deficient
100			Mirounga angustirostris	Northern Elephant Seal	N	UAM	VertNet	iNat	MSW	ADW	EoL		Mamm. Sp.	Least Concern
101			*Pagophilus groenlandicus	Harp Seal	N	UAM	VertNet	iNat	MSW	ADW	EoL			Least Concern
102			Phoca largha	Spotted Seal	N	UAM	VertNet	iNat	MSW	†ADW	EoL	ADFG		Data Deficient
103			Phoca vitulina	Harbor Seal	N	UAM	VertNet	iNat	MSW	ADW	EoL	ADFG		Least Concern
104			*Pusa hispida	Ringed Seal	N	UAM	VertNet	iNat	MSW	ADW	EoL	ADFG		Least Concern
105		Family Procyonidae								ADW
106			Procyon lotor	Raccoon	I	UAM	VertNet	iNat	MSW	ADW	EoL		Mamm. Sp.	Least Concern
107		Family Ursidae								ADW
108			Ursus americanus	American Black Bear	N	UAM	VertNet	iNat	MSW	ADW	EoL	ADFG	Mamm. Sp.	Least Concern		II
109			Ursus arctos	Brown or Grizzly Bear	N	UAM	VertNet	iNat	MSW	ADW	EoL	ADFG	Mamm. Sp.	Least Concern		I & II
110			*Ursus maritimus	Polar Bear	N	UAM	VertNet	iNat	MSW	†ADW	EoL	ADFG	Mamm. Sp.	Vulnerable	T	II
111	Order Artiodactyla (even-toed ungulates)									ADW
112		Family Bovidae							ADW
113			Bison bison	American Bison	HN,R	UAM	VertNet	iNat	MSW	ADW	EoL	ADFG	Mamm. Sp.	Not Threatened	T	II
114			Oreamnos americanus	Mountain Goat	N	UAM	VertNet	iNat	MSW	ADW	EoL	ADFG	Mamm. Sp.	Least Concern
115			Ovibos moschatus	Muskox	HN,R	UAM	VertNet	iNat	MSW	†ADW	EoL	ADFG	Mamm. Sp.	Least Concern
116			Ovis dalli	Dall's Sheep	N	UAM	VertNet	iNat	MSW	ADW	EoL	ADFG	Mamm. Sp.	Least Concern
117		Family Cervidae								ADW
118			*Alces americanus	Moose	N	UAM	VertNet	iNat	MSW	ADW	EoL	ADFG	Mamm. Sp.	Least Concern
119			*Cervus canadensis	Wapiti, Eastern Red Deer, or Elk	HN,R	UAM	VertNet	iNat	MSW	ADW	EoL	ADFG		Least Concern		I, II, & III
120			Odocoileus hemionus	Mule Deer, Black-tailed Deer	N	UAM	VertNet	iNat	MSW	ADW	EoL		Mamm. Sp.	Least Concern
121			Rangifer tarandus	Reindeer or Caribou	N	UAM	VertNet	iNat	MSW	ADW	EoL	ADFG		Least Concern
122	Order Cetacea (whales)							ADW
123		Family Balaenidae								ADW
124			Balaena mysticetus	Bowhead	N	UAM	VertNet	iNat	MSW	ADW	EoL	ADFG		Least Concern	E	I
125			Eubalaena japonica	North Pacific Right Whale	N	UAM	VertNet	iNat	MSW	ADW	EoL	ADFG		Endangered		I
126		Family Balaenopteridae								ADW
127			Balaenoptera acutorostrata	Common Minke Whale	N	UAM	VertNet	iNat	MSW	ADW	EoL	ADFG		Least Concern		I & II
128			Balaenoptera borealis	Sei Whale	N	UAM	VertNet	iNat	MSW	ADW	EoL	ADFG		Endangered		I
129			Balaenoptera musculus	Blue Whale	N	UAM	VertNet	iNat	MSW	ADW	EoL	ADFG		Endangered	E	I
130			Balaenoptera physalus	Fin Whale	N	UAM	VertNet	iNat	MSW	ADW	EoL	ADFG		Endangered	E	I
131			Megaptera novaeangliae	Humpback Whale	N	UAM	VertNet	iNat	MSW	ADW	EoL	ADFG	Mamm. Sp.	Least Concern	E	I
132		Family Delphinidae								ADW
133			Globicephala macrorhynchus	Short-finned Pilot Whale	N	UAM	VertNet	iNat	MSW	ADW	EoL			Data Deficient		II
134			Grampus griseus	Risso's Dolphin	N	UAM	VertNet	iNat	MSW	ADW	EoL			Least Concern		II
135			Lagenorhynchus obliquidens	Pacific White-sided Dolphin	N	UAM	VertNet	iNat	MSW	ADW	EoL	ADFG		Least Concern		II
136			Lissodelphis borealis	Northern Right Whale Dolphin	N	UAM	VertNet	iNat	MSW	ADW	EoL		Mamm. Sp.	Least Concern		II
137			Orcinus orca	Killer Whale or Orca	N	UAM	VertNet	iNat	MSW	ADW	EoL	ADFG	Mamm. Sp.	Data Deficient		II
138			Pseudorca crassidens	False Killer Whale	N	UAM	VertNet	iNat	MSW	ADW	EoL		Mamm. Sp.	Data Deficient		II
139			Stenella attenuata	Pantropical Spotted Dolphin	N	UAM	VertNet	iNat	MSW	ADW	EoL		Mamm. Sp.	Least Concern		II
140		Family Eschrichtiidae								ADW
141			Eschrichtius robustus	Gray Whale	N	UAM	VertNet	iNat	MSW	ADW	EoL	ADFG		Least Concern		I
142		Family Monodontidae								ADW
143			Delphinapterus leucas	Beluga	N	UAM	VertNet	iNat	MSW	ADW	EoL	ADFG	Mamm. Sp.	Near Threatened	E	II
144			Monodon monoceros	Narwhal	N	UAM	VertNet	iNat	MSW	ADW	EoL		Mamm. Sp.	Near Threatened		II
145		Family Phocoenidae								ADW
146			Phocoena phocoena	Harbor Porpoise	N	UAM	VertNet	iNat	MSW	ADW	EoL	ADFG	Mamm. Sp.	Least Concern		II
147			Phocoenoides dalli	Dall's Porpoise	N	UAM	VertNet	iNat	MSW	ADW	EoL	ADFG	Mamm. Sp.	Least Concern		II
148		Family Physeteridae								ADW
149			Kogia breviceps	Pygmy Sperm Whale	N	UAM	VertNet	iNat	MSW	ADW	EoL			Data Deficient		II
150			Physeter catodon	Sperm Whale	N	UAM	VertNet	iNat	MSW	ADW	EoL	ADFG		Vulnerable	E	I
151		Family Ziphiidae								ADW
152			Berardius bairdii	Baird's Beaked Whale	N	UAM	VertNet	iNat	MSW	ADW	EoL	ADFG		Data Deficient		I
153			Mesoplodon stejnegeri	Stejneger's Beaked Whale	N	UAM	VertNet	iNat	MSW	ADW	EoL	ADFG	Mamm. Sp.	Data Deficient		II
154			Ziphius cavirostris	Cuvier's Beaked Whale	N	UAM	VertNet	iNat	MSW	ADW	EoL	ADFG		Least Concern		II
155
156	*Taxonomy notes for commonly confused, recently revised, or synonymized taxa (may apply only to Alaskan populations; see References)
157			Currently	Formerly or erroneously	References (in most cases, specific chapters and pages from MSW with links to online version)
158			Dicrostonyx groenlandicus	Dicrostonyx torquatus	Jarrell and Fredga (1993) in Stenseth and Ims (1993)
159				Dicrostonyx nelsoni
160				Dicrostonyx exsul
161				Dicrostonyx unalascensis
162			Lemmus trimucronatus	Lemmus sibiricus	Musser and Carleton (2003:988)
163			Myodes gapperi	Clethrionomys gapperi	Musser and Carleton (2003:1020)
164			Myodes rutilus	Clethrionomys rutilus	Musser and Carleton (2003:1020)
165			Urocitellus parryii	Spermophilus parryii	Helgen et al. (2009)
166			Lepus othus	Lepus arcticus	Hoffmann and Smith (2003:202)
167			Sorex monticola	Sorex monticolus	Woodman (2012)
168			Sorex minutissimus	Sorex yukonicus	Hope et al. (2010)
169			Sorex navigator	Sorex palustris	Hope et al. (2014)
170			Sorex pribilofensis	hydrodromus	Hutterer (2003:295)
171			Sorex tundrensis	Sorex arcticus	Hutterer (2003:298)
172			Vulpes lagopus	Alopex lagopus	Wozencraft (2003:583)
173			Gulo gulo	Gulo luscus	Wozencraft (2003:607)
174			Lontra canadensis	Lutra canadensis	Wozencraft (2003:603)
175			Neovison vison	Mustela vison	Wozencraft (2003:618)
176			Histriophoca fasciata	Phoca fasciata	Wozencraft (2003:596)
177			Pusa hispida	Phoca hispida	Wozencraft (2003:600)
178			Pagophilus groenlandicus	Phoca groenlandicus	Wozencraft (2003:599)
179			Ursus maritimus	Thalarctos maritimus	Wozencraft (2003:588)
180			Alces americanus	Alces alces	Grubb (2003:653)
181			Cervus canadensis	Cervus elaphus	Grubb (2003:662)

1

Taxonomy

Common Name

Native?

UAM

VertNet

iNat

MSW

ADW

EoL

ADFG

Mamm. Sp.

IUCN

USFWS

CITES

2

Order Primates (primates)

ADW

3

Family Hominidae

ADW

4

Homo sapiens

Human

N

5

Order Rodentia (rodents)

ADW

6

Family Castoridae

ADW

7

Castor canadensis

American Beaver

N

8

Family Cricetidae

ADW

9

*Dicrostonyx groenlandicus

Nearctic Collared Lemming

N

VertNet

10

*Lemmus trimucronatus

Nearctic Brown Lemming

N

VertNet

11

Microtus abbreviatus

Insular Vole

E

12

Microtus longicaudus

Long-tailed Vole

N

13

Microtus miurus

Singing Vole

N

14

Microtus oeconomus

Root or Tundra Vole

N

15

Microtus pennsylvanicus

Meadow Vole

N

16

Microtus xanthognathus

Taiga or Yellow-cheeked Vole

N

17

*Myodes gapperi

Southern Red-backed Vole

N

VertNet

18

*Myodes rutilus

Northern Red-backed Vole

N

VertNet

19

Neotoma cinerea

Bushy-tailed Woodrat

N

20

Ondatra zibethicus

Common Muskrat

N

21

Peromyscus keeni

Northwestern Deermouse

N

22

Peromyscus maniculatus

North American Deermouse

N

23

Phenacomys intermedius

Western Heather Vole

N

24

Synaptomys borealis

Northern Bog Lemming

N

25

Family Dipodidae

ADW

26

Zapus hudsonius

Meadow Jumping Mouse

N

27

Zapus princeps

Western Jumping Mouse

N

28

Family Erethizontidae

ADW

29

Erethizon dorsatum

North American Porcupine

N

30

Family Muridae

ADW

31

Mus musculus

House Mouse

I

32

Rattus norvegicus

Brown Rat

I

33

Rattus rattus

Roof or Ship Rat

I

34

Family Sciuridae

ADW

35

Glaucomys sabrinus

Northern Flying Squirrel

N

36

Marmota broweri

Alaska Marmot

E

37

Marmota caligata

Hoary Marmot

N

Mamm. Sp.

38

Marmota monax

Woodchuck or Groundhog

N

39

Tamiasciurus hudsonicus

North American Red Squirrel

N

40

*Urocitellus parryii

Arctic Ground Squirrel

N

VertNet

41

Order Lagomorpha (rabbits, hares, and pikas)

ADW

42

Family Leporidae

ADW

43

Lepus americanus

Snowshoe Hare

N

44

*Lepus othus

Alaska Hare or Jackrabbit

E

45

Oryctolagus cuniculus

European Rabbit

I

46

Family Ochotonidae

ADW

47

Ochotona collaris

Collared Pika

N

48

Order Soricomorpha (shrews, moles, and solenodons)

ADW

49

Family Soricidae

ADW

50

Sorex alaskanus

Glacier Bay Water Shrew

E

51

Sorex cinereus

Cinereus or Masked Shrew

N

52

Sorex hoyi

Pygmy Shrew

N

53

Sorex jacksoni

St. Lawrence Island Shrew

E

54

*Sorex minutissimus

Holarctic Least Shrew

N

VertNet

55

*Sorex monticola

Dusky Shrew

N

VertNet

56

*Sorex navigator

Western Water Shrew

N

UAM

VertNet

MSW

57

*Sorex pribilofensis

Pribilof Island Shrew

E

VertNet

58

*Sorex tundrensis

Tundra Shrew

N

59

Sorex ugyunak

Barren Ground Shrew

N

60

Order Chiroptera (bats)

ADW

61

Family Vespertilionidae

ADW

62

Eptesicus fuscus

Big Brown Bat

?

63

Lasiurus cinereus

Hoary Bat

N

64

Lasionycteris noctivagans

Silver-haired Bat

N

65

Myotis californicus

California Myotis

N

66

Myotis keenii

Keen's Myotis

N

67

Myotis lucifugus

Little Brown Myotis

N

68

Myotis volans

Long-legged Myotis

N

69

Myotis yumanensis

Yuma Bat

N

70

Order Carnivora (carnivores)

ADW

71

Family Canidae

ADW

72

Canis latrans

Coyote

N

73

Canis lupus

Wolf

N

74

*Vulpes lagopus

Arctic Fox

N

VertNet

75

Vulpes vulpes

Red Fox

N

76

Family Felidae

ADW

77

Lynx canadensis

Canadian Lynx

N

78

Puma concolor

Cougar

N

79

Family Mustelidae

ADW

80

Enhydra lutris

Sea Otter

N

81

*Gulo gulo

Wolverine

N

82

*Lontra canadensis

North American River Otter

N

VertNet

83

Martes americana

American Marten

N

84

Martes caurina

Pacific Marten

N

VertNet

85

Martes pennanti

Fisher

N

86

Mustela erminea

Ermine or Short-tailed Weasel

N

87

Mustela nivalis

Least Weasel

N

88

*Neovison vison

American Mink

N

VertNet

89

Family Odobenidae

ADW

90

Odobenus rosmarus

Walrus

N

91

Family Otariidae

ADW

92

Arctocephalus townsendi

Guadalupe Fur Seal

N

93

Callorhinus ursinus

Northern Fur Seal

N

94

Eumetopias jubatus

Steller's Sea Lion

N

95

Zalophus californianus

California Sea Lion

N

96

Family Phocidae

ADW

97

Cystophora cristata

Hooded Seal

N

98

Erignathus barbatus

Bearded Seal

N

99

*Histriophoca fasciata

Ribbon Seal

N

VertNet

100

Mirounga angustirostris

Northern Elephant Seal

N

101

*Pagophilus groenlandicus

Harp Seal

N

VertNet

102

Phoca largha

Spotted Seal

N

103

Phoca vitulina

Harbor Seal

N

104

*Pusa hispida

Ringed Seal

N

VertNet

105

Family Procyonidae

ADW

106

Procyon lotor

Raccoon

I

107

Family Ursidae

ADW

108

Ursus americanus

American Black Bear

N

109

Ursus arctos

Brown or Grizzly Bear

N

110

*Ursus maritimus

Polar Bear

N

VertNet

111

Order Artiodactyla (even-toed ungulates)

ADW

112

Family Bovidae

ADW

113

Bison bison

American Bison

HN,R

114

Oreamnos americanus

Mountain Goat

N

115

Ovibos moschatus

Muskox

HN,R

116

Ovis dalli

Dall's Sheep

N

117

Family Cervidae

ADW

118

*Alces americanus

Moose

N

VertNet

119

*Cervus canadensis

Wapiti, Eastern Red Deer, or Elk

HN,R

VertNet

120

Odocoileus hemionus

Mule Deer, Black-tailed Deer

N

121

Rangifer tarandus

Reindeer or Caribou

N

122

Order Cetacea (whales)

ADW

123

Family Balaenidae

ADW

124

Balaena mysticetus

Bowhead

N

125

Eubalaena japonica

North Pacific Right Whale

N

126

Family Balaenopteridae

ADW

127

Balaenoptera acutorostrata

Common Minke Whale

N

128

Balaenoptera borealis

Sei Whale

N

129

Balaenoptera musculus

Blue Whale

N

130

Balaenoptera physalus

Fin Whale

N

131

Megaptera novaeangliae

Humpback Whale

N

132

Family Delphinidae

ADW

133

Globicephala macrorhynchus

Short-finned Pilot Whale

N

134

Grampus griseus

Risso's Dolphin

N

135

Lagenorhynchus obliquidens

Pacific White-sided Dolphin

N

136

Lissodelphis borealis

Northern Right Whale Dolphin

N

137

Orcinus orca

Killer Whale or Orca

N

138

Pseudorca crassidens

False Killer Whale

N

139

Stenella attenuata

Pantropical Spotted Dolphin

N

140

Family Eschrichtiidae

ADW

141

Eschrichtius robustus

Gray Whale

N

142

Family Monodontidae

ADW

143

Delphinapterus leucas

Beluga

N

144

Monodon monoceros

Narwhal

N

145

Family Phocoenidae

ADW

146

Phocoena phocoena

Harbor Porpoise

N

147

Phocoenoides dalli

Dall's Porpoise

N

148

Family Physeteridae

ADW

149

Kogia breviceps

Pygmy Sperm Whale

N

150

Physeter catodon

Sperm Whale

N

151

Family Ziphiidae

ADW

152

Berardius bairdii

Baird's Beaked Whale

N

153

Mesoplodon stejnegeri

Stejneger's Beaked Whale

N

154

Ziphius cavirostris

Cuvier's Beaked Whale

N

155

156

*Taxonomy notes for commonly confused, recently revised, or synonymized taxa (may apply only to Alaskan populations; see References)

157

Currently

Formerly or erroneously

References (in most cases, specific chapters and pages from MSW with links to online version)

158

Dicrostonyx groenlandicus

Dicrostonyx torquatus

Jarrell and Fredga (1993) in Stenseth and Ims (1993)

159

Dicrostonyx nelsoni

160

Dicrostonyx exsul

161

Dicrostonyx unalascensis

162

Lemmus trimucronatus

Lemmus sibiricus

Musser and Carleton (2003:988)

163

Myodes gapperi

Clethrionomys gapperi

Musser and Carleton (2003:1020)

164

Myodes rutilus

Clethrionomys rutilus

Musser and Carleton (2003:1020)

165

Urocitellus parryii

Spermophilus parryii

Helgen et al. (2009)

166

Lepus othus

Lepus arcticus

Hoffmann and Smith (2003:202)

167

Sorex monticola

Sorex monticolus

Woodman (2012)

168

Sorex minutissimus

Sorex yukonicus

Hope et al. (2010)

169

Sorex navigator

Sorex palustris

Hope et al. (2014)

170

Sorex pribilofensis

hydrodromus

Hutterer (2003:295)

171

Sorex tundrensis

Sorex arcticus

Hutterer (2003:298)

172

Vulpes lagopus

Alopex lagopus

Wozencraft (2003:583)

173

Gulo gulo

Gulo luscus

Wozencraft (2003:607)

174

Lontra canadensis

Lutra canadensis

Wozencraft (2003:603)

175

Neovison vison

Mustela vison

Wozencraft (2003:618)

176

Histriophoca fasciata

Phoca fasciata

Wozencraft (2003:596)

177

Pusa hispida

Phoca hispida

Wozencraft (2003:600)

178

Pagophilus groenlandicus

Phoca groenlandicus

Wozencraft (2003:599)

179

Ursus maritimus

Thalarctos maritimus

Wozencraft (2003:588)

180

Alces americanus

Alces alces

Grubb (2003:653)

181

Cervus canadensis

Cervus elaphus

Grubb (2003:662)