Alaska Department of Fish and Game
All Animals
Species information is provided in one of two formats: a PDF, or a user-friendly species profile with tabbed webpages designed to include photos, sounds, sign, range maps, comments on management and research, and much more. Over time, the department plans to convert content from all PDF sources into species profiles.
Have fun learning about Alaska’s wildlife and their habitats.
| Common Name | Scientific Name | Link |
|---|---|---|
| Abalone | ||
| Pinto | Haliotis kamtschatkana | View Pinto Abalone Profile |
| Albatross | ||
| Black-footed | Phoebastria nigripes | View Black-footed Albatross Profile |
| Short-tailed | Phoebastria albatrus | View Short-tailed Albatross Profile |
| Amphipod | ||
| Cave-dwelling | Stygobromus quatsinensis | View PDF of Cave-dwelling Amphipod |
| Bat | ||
| Keen's Myotis | Myotis keenii | View PDF of Keen's Myotis |
| Little Brown Myotis | Myotis lucifugus | View PDF of Little Brown Bat |
| Silver-haired | Lasionycteris noctivagans | View PDF of Silver-haired Bat |
| Bear | ||
| Black | Ursus americanus | View Black Bear Profile |
| Brown | Ursus arctos | View Brown Bear Profile |
| Polar | Ursus maritimus | View Polar Bear Profile |
| Beaver | Castor canadensis | View Beaver Profile |
| Bison | ||
| Plains | Bison bison bison | View Plains Bison Profile |
| Wood | Bison bison athabascae | View Wood Bison Profile |
| Blackfish | ||
| Alaska | Dallia pectoralis | View PDF of Alaska Blackfish |
| Burbot | Lota lota | View Burbot Profile |
| Butterfly | ||
| Eskimo Arctic | Oeneis alpina | View PDF of Eskimo Arctic |
| Capelin | Mallotus villosus | View PDF of Capelin |
| Caribou | Rangifer tarandus granti | View Caribou Profile |
| Char | ||
| Arctic | Salvelinus alpinus | View Arctic Char Profile |
| Chickadee | ||
| Black-capped | Parus atricapillus | View Black-capped Chickadee Profile |
| Boreal | Parus hudsonicus | View Boreal Chickadee Profile |
| Chestnut-backed | Parus rufescens | View Chestnut-backed Chickadee Profile |
| Gray-headed | Poecile cinctus | View Gray-headed Chickadee Profile |
| Chiton | ||
| Black Katy | Katharina tunicata | View PDF of Black Katy Chiton |
| Gumboot | Cryptochiton stelleri | View PDF of Gumboot Chiton |
| Chub | ||
| Lake | Couesius plumbeus | View PDF of Lake Chub |
| Cisco | ||
| Arctic | Coregonus autumnalis | View Arctic Cisco Profile |
| Bering | Coregonus laurettae | View PDF of Bering Cisco |
| Clam | ||
| Baltic Macoma | Macoma balthica | View PDF of Baltic Macoma |
| Geoduck | Panopea generosa | View Geoduck Clam Profile |
| Littleneck | Protothaca stamineais | View Littleneck Clam Profile |
| Razor | Siliqua patula | View Razor Clam Profile |
| Coyote | Canis latrans | View Coyote Profile |
| Crab | ||
| Blue King | Paralithodes platypus | View Blue King Crab Profile |
| Dungeness | Cancer magister | View Dungeness Crab Profile |
| Golden King | Lithodes aequispinus | View Golden King Crab Profile |
| Red King | Paralithodes camtschaticus | View Red King Crab Profile |
| Tanner | Chionoecetes bairdi and C. opilio | View Tanner Crab Profile |
| Crane | ||
| Sandhill | Grus canadensis | View PDF of Sandhill Crane |
| Curlew | ||
| Eskimo | Numenius borealis | View Eskimo Curlew Profile |
| Deer | ||
| Sitka Black-tailed | Odocoileus hemionus sitkensis | View Sitka Black-tailed Deer Profile |
| Dipper | ||
| American | Cinclus mexicanus | View American Dipper Profile |
| Dolphin | ||
| Pacific white-sided | Lagenorhynchus obliquidens | View PDF of Pacific White-sided Dolphin |
| Dragonfly | ||
| Treeline Emerald | Somatochlora sahlbergi | View PDF of Treeline Emerald |
| Duck | ||
| Harlequin | Histrionicus histrionicus | View PDF of Harlequin Duck |
| Dunlin | Calidris alpina | View PDF of Dunlin |
| Eagle | ||
| Bald | Haliaeetus leucocephalus | View Bald Eagle Profile |
| Golden | Aquila chrysaetos | View PDF of Golden Eagle |
| Eider | ||
| King | Somateria spectabilis | View PDF of King Eider |
| Spectacled | Somateria fischeri | View Spectacled Eider Profile |
| Steller's | Polysticta stelleri | View Steller's Eider Profile |
| Elk | ||
| Roosevelt | Cervus elaphus roosevelti | View Roosevelt Elk Profile |
| Ermine | Mustela erminea | View PDF of Ermine |
| Eulachon | Thaleichthys pacificus | View Eulachon Profile |
| Fox | ||
| Arctic | Alopex lagopus | View Arctic Fox Profile |
| Red | Vulpes vulpes | View Red Fox Profile |
| Frog | ||
| Columbia Spotted | Rana luteiventris | View PDF of Columbia Spotted Frog |
| Wood | Rana sylvatica | View PDF of Wood Frog |
| Goat | ||
| Mountain | Oreamnos americanus | View Mountain Goat Profile |
| Goose | ||
| Canada | Branta canadensis | View PDF of Canada Goose |
| Emperor | Chen canagica | View PDF of Emperor Goose |
| Greater White-fronted | Anser albifrons | View PDF of Greater White-fronted Goose |
| Goshawk | ||
| Northern | Accipiter gentilis | View PDF of Northern Goshawk |
| Grayling | ||
| Arctic | Thymallus arcticus | View Arctic Grayling Profile |
| Grouse | ||
| Ruffed | Bonasa umbellus | View PDF of Ruffed Grouse |
| Sharp-tailed | Tympanuchus phasianellus | View PDF of Sharp-tailed Grouse |
| Sooty | Dendragapus fuliginosus | View Sooty Grouse Profile |
| Spruce | Falcipennis canadensis | View PDF of Spruce Grouse |
| Gull | ||
| Glaucous-winged | Larus glaucescens | View PDF of Glaucous-winged Gull |
| Gunnel | ||
| Crescent | Pholis laeta | View PDF of Crescent Gunnel |
| Halibut | ||
| Pacific | Hippoglossus stenolepis | View Pacific Halibut Profile |
| Hare | ||
| Alaska | Lepus othus | View Alaska Hare Profile |
| Snowshoe | Lepus americanus | View Snowshoe Hare Profile |
| Hawk | ||
| Sharp-shinned | Accipiter striatus | View PDF of Sharp-shinned Hawk |
| Herring | ||
| Pacific | Clupea pallasii | View Pacific Herring Profile |
| Knot | ||
| Red | Calidris canutus | View Red Knot Profile |
| Lamprey | ||
| Arctic | Lampetra camtschatica | View PDF of Arctic Lamprey |
| Pacific | Lampetra tridentata | View PDF of Pacific Lamprey |
| Lemming | ||
| Northern Collared | Dicrostonyx groenlandicus | View Northern Collared Lemming Profile |
| Lingcod | Ophiodon elongatus | View Lingcod Profile |
| Loon | ||
| Pacific | Gavia pacifica | View PDF of Pacific Loon |
| Yellow-billed | Gavia adamsii | View Yellow-billed Loon Profile |
| Lugworm | Abarenicola pacifica | View PDF of Lugworm |
| Lynx | Lynx Canadensis | View Lynx Profile |
| Mackerel | ||
| Atka | Pleurogrammus monopterygius | View Atka Mackerel Profile |
| Marmot | ||
| Alaska | Marmota broweri | View Alaska Marmot Profile |
| Hoary | Marmota caligata | View Hoary Marmot Profile |
| Woodchuck | Marmota monax | View Woodchuck Profile |
| Marten | ||
| American | Martes americana | View PDF of American Marten |
| Pacific | Martes caurina | View Pacific Marten Profile |
| Mink | ||
| American | Neovision vison | View PDF of American Mink |
| Moose | Alces alces | View Moose Profile |
| Murrelet | ||
| Kittlitz's | Brachyramphus brevirostris | View Kittlitz's Murrelet Profile |
| Marbled | Brachyramphus marmoratus | View Marbled Murrelet Profile |
| Muskox | Ovibos moschatus | View Muskox Profile |
| Muskrat | Ondatra zibethicus | View PDF of Muskrat |
| Newt | ||
| Roughskin | Taricha granulosa | View PDF of Roughskin Newt |
| Osprey | Pandion haliaetus | View PDF of Osprey |
| Otter | ||
| Northern Sea | Enhydra lutris kenyoni | View Northern Sea Otter Profile |
| River | Lutra canadensis | View PDF of River Otter |
| Owl | ||
| Boreal | Aegolius funereus | View PDF of Boreal Owl |
| Great Gray | Strix nebulosa | View PDF of Great Gray Owl |
| Northern Hawk | Surnia ulula | View PDF of Northern Hawk Owl |
| Phalarope | ||
| Red-necked | Phalaropus lobatus | View PDF of Red-necked Phalarope |
| Pika | ||
| Collared | Ochotona collaris | View Collared Pika Profile |
| Pike | ||
| Northern | Esox lucius | View Northern Pike Profile |
| Plover | ||
| Black-bellied | Pluvialus squatarola | View PDF of Black-bellied Plover |
| Lesser Golden | Pluvialus dominica | View PDF of Lesser Golden Plover |
| Semipalmated | Charadrius semipalmatus | View PDF of Semipalmated Plover |
| Pollock | ||
| Walleye | Theragra chalcogramma | View Walleye Pollock Profile |
| Porcupine | ||
| North American | Erethizon dorsatum | View North American Porcupine Profile |
| Porpoise | ||
| Dall's | Phocoenoides dalli | View PDF of Dall's Porpoise |
| Harbor | Phocoena phocoena | View PDF of Harbor Porpoise |
| Prowfish | Zaprora silenus | View PDF of Prowfish |
| Ptarmigan | ||
| White-tailed | Lagopus leucura | View PDF of White-tailed Ptarmigan |
| Willow | Lagopus lagopus | View PDF of Willow Ptarmigan |
| Puffin | ||
| Horned | Fratercula corniculata | View PDF of Horned Puffin |
| Tufted | Fratercula cirrhata | View PDF of Tufted Puffin |
| Raven | ||
| Common | Corvus corax | View PDF of Common Raven |
| Rockfish | ||
| Black | Sebastes melonops | View Black Rockfish Profile |
| Yelloweye | Sebastes ruberrimus | View Yelloweye Rockfish Profile |
| Sablefish | Anoplopoma fimbria | View Sablefish Profile |
| Salamander | ||
| Long-toed | Ambystoma macrodactylum | View PDF of Long-toed Salamander |
| Northwestern | Ambystoma gracile | View PDF of Northwestern Salamander |
| Salmon | ||
| Chinook | Oncorhynchus tshawytscha | View Chinook Salmon Profile |
| Chum | Oncorhynchus keta | View Chum Salmon Profile |
| Coho | Oncorhynchus kisutch | View Coho Salmon Profile |
| Pink | Oncorhynchus gorbuscha | View Pink Salmon Profile |
| Sockeye | Oncorhynchus nerka | View Sockeye Salmon Profile |
| Sand Lance | ||
| Pacific | Ammodytes hexapterus | View PDF of Pacific Sand Lance |
| Sandpiper | ||
| Rock | Calidris ptilocnemis | View PDF of Rock Sandpiper |
| Sapsucker | ||
| Red-breasted | Sphyrapicus ruber | View PDF of Red-breasted Sapsucker |
| Scallop | ||
| Weathervane | Patinopecten caurinus | View Weathervane Scallop Profile |
| Sculpin | ||
| Slimy | Cottus cognatus | View PDF of Slimy Sculpin |
| Sea Cucumber | ||
| Red | Parastichopus californicus | View Red Sea Cucumber Profile |
| Sea Lion | ||
| Steller | Eumetopias jubatus | View Steller Sea Lion Profile |
| Sea Urchin | ||
| Red | Strongylocentrotus franciscanus | View Red Sea Urchin Profile |
| Seal | ||
| Bearded | Erignathus barbatus | View Bearded Seal Profile |
| Harbor | Phoca vitulina | View Harbor Seal Profile |
| Northern Fur | Callorhinus ursinus | View PDF of Northern Fur Seal |
| Ribbon | Phoca fasciata | View PDF of Ribbon Seal |
| Ringed | Phoca hispida | View Ringed Seal Profile |
| Spotted | Phoca largha | View PDF of Spotted Seal |
| Shark | ||
| Salmon | Lamna ditropis | View Salmon Shark Profile |
| Sheefish | Stenodus leucichthys | View Sheefish Profile |
| Sheep | ||
| Dall | Ovis dalli dalli | View Dall Sheep Profile |
| Shrew | ||
| Glacier Bay Water | Sorex alaskanus | View PDF of Glacier Bay Water Shrew |
| Shrimp | ||
| Coonstripe | Pandalus hypsinotis | View Coonstripe Shrimp Profile |
| Northern | Pandalus borealis | View Northern Shrimp Profile |
| Sidestriped | Pandalopsis dispar | View Sidestriped Shrimp Profile |
| Spot | Pandalus platyceros | View Spot Shrimp Profile |
| Smelt | ||
| Longfin | Spirinchus thaleichthys | View PDF of Longfin Smelt |
| Rainbow | Osmerus mordax | View PDF of Rainbow Smelt |
| Snail | ||
| Sitka Periwinkle | Littorina sitkana | View PDF of Sitka Periwinkle |
| Sparrow | ||
| Song | Melospiza melodia | View PDF of Song Sparrow |
| White-crowned | Zonotrichia leucophrys | View PDF of White-crowned Sparrow |
| Squirrel | ||
| Arctic Ground | Spermophilus parryii | View Arctic Ground Squirrel Profile |
| Northern Flying | Glaucomys sabrinus yukonensis | View Northern Flying Squirrel Profile |
| Red | Tamiasciurus hudsonicus | View Red Squirrel Profile |
| Stickleback | ||
| Ninespine | Pungitius pungitius | View PDF of Ninespine Stickleback |
| Threespine | Gasterosteus aculeatus | View PDF of Threespine Stickleback |
| Sucker | ||
| Longnose | Catostomus catostomus | View PDF of Longnose Sucker |
| Swan | ||
| Trumpeter | Cygnus buccinator | View PDF of Trumpeter Swan |
| Tundra | Cygnus columbianus | View PDF of Tundra Swan |
| Toad | ||
| Western | Bufo boreas | View PDF of Western Toad |
| Trout | ||
| Cutthroat | Oncorhynchus clarkii | View Cutthroat Trout Profile |
| Lake | Salvelinus namaycush | View Lake Trout Profile |
| Steelhead / Rainbow | Oncorhynchus mykiss | View Steelhead / Rainbow Trout Profile |
| Trout-perch | Percopsis omiscomaycus | View PDF of Trout-perch |
| Turtle | ||
| Green Sea | Chelonia mydas | View Green Sea Turtle Profile |
| Leatherback Sea | Dermochelys coriacea | View Leatherback Sea Turtle Profile |
| Loggerhead Sea | Caretta caretta | View Loggerhead Sea Turtle Profile |
| Olive Ridley Sea | Lepidochelys olivacea | View Olive Ridley Sea Turtle Profile |
| Varden | ||
| Dolly | Salvelinus malma | View Dolly Varden Profile |
| Vole | ||
| Meadow | Microtus pennsylvanicus | View PDF of Meadow Vole |
| Southern Red-backed | Clethrionomys gapperi | View PDF of Southern Red-backed Vole |
| Walrus | ||
| Pacific | Odobenus rosmarus divergens | View Pacific Walrus Profile |
| Whale | ||
| Baird’s Beaked | Berardius bairdii | View PDF of Baird’s Beaked Whale |
| Beluga | Delphinapterus leucas | View Beluga Whale Profile |
| Blue | Balaenoptera musculus | View PDF of Blue Whale |
| Bowhead | Balaena mysticetus | View PDF of Bowhead Whale |
| Cuvier’s Beaked | Ziphius cavirostris | View PDF of Cuvier’s Beaked Whale |
| Fin | Balaenoptera physalus | View PDF of Fin Whale |
| Gray | Eschrichtius robustus | View PDF of Gray Whale |
| Humpback | Megaptera novaeangliae | View PDF of Humpback Whale |
| Killer | Orcinus orca | View PDF of Killer Whale |
| Minke | Balaenoptera acutorostrata | View PDF of Minke Whale |
| North Pacific Right | Eubalaena japonica | View North Pacific Right Whale Profile |
| Sei | Balaenoptera borealis | View PDF of Sei Whale |
| Sperm | Physeter macrocephalus | View PDF of Sperm Whale |
| Stejneger’s Beaked | Mesoplodon stejnegeri | View PDF of Stejneger’s Beaked Whale |
| Whitefish | ||
| Broad | Coregonus nasus | View Broad Whitefish Profile |
| Pygmy | Prosopium coulteri | View PDF of Pygmy Whitefish |
| Wolf | Canis lupus | View Wolf Profile |
| Wolverine | Gulo gulo | View Wolverine Profile |
| Woodpecker | ||
| Hairy | Picoides villosus | View PDF of Hairy Woodpecker |
| Worm | ||
| Arrow | Sagitta elegans | View PDF of Arrow Worm |
