Mammals
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.
| Scientific Name | Common Name | Link |
|---|---|---|
| Alces alces | Moose | View Moose Profile |
| Alopex lagopus | Arctic Fox | View Arctic Fox Profile |
| Balaena mysticetus | Bowhead Whale | View PDF of Bowhead Whale |
| Balaenoptera acutorostrata | Minke Whale | View PDF of Minke Whale |
| Balaenoptera borealis | Sei Whale | View PDF of Sei Whale |
| Balaenoptera musculus | Blue Whale | View PDF of Blue Whale |
| Balaenoptera physalus | Fin Whale | View PDF of Fin Whale |
| Berardius bairdii | Baird’s Beaked Whale | View PDF of Baird’s Beaked Whale |
| Bison bison athabascae | Wood Bison | View Wood Bison Profile |
| Bison bison bison | Plains Bison | View Plains Bison Profile |
| Callorhinus ursinus | Northern Fur Seal | View Northern Fur Seal Profile |
| Canis latrans | Coyote | View Coyote Profile |
| Canis lupus | Wolf | View Wolf Profile |
| Castor canadensis | Beaver | View Beaver Profile |
| Cervus elaphus roosevelti | Roosevelt Elk | View Roosevelt Elk Profile |
| Delphinapterus leucas | Beluga Whale | View Beluga Whale Profile |
| Dicrostonyx groenlandicus | Northern Collared Lemming | View Northern Collared Lemming Profile |
| Enhydra lutris kenyoni | Northern Sea Otter | View Northern Sea Otter Profile |
| Erethizon dorsatum | North American Porcupine | View North American Porcupine Profile |
| Erignathus barbatus | Bearded Seal | View Bearded Seal Profile |
| Eschrichtius robustus | Gray Whale | View Gray Whale Profile |
| Eubalaena japonica | North Pacific Right Whale | View North Pacific Right Whale Profile |
| Eumetopias jubatus | Steller Sea Lion | View Steller Sea Lion Profile |
| Glaucomys sabrinus yukonensis | Northern Flying Squirrel | View Northern Flying Squirrel Profile |
| Gulo gulo | Wolverine | View Wolverine Profile |
| Lagenorhynchus obliquidens | Pacific White-sided Dolphin | View Pacific White-sided Dolphin Profile |
| Lasionycteris noctivagans | Silver-haired Bat | View Silver-haired Bat Profile |
| Lepus americanus | Snowshoe Hare | View Snowshoe Hare Profile |
| Lepus othus | Alaska Hare | View Alaska Hare Profile |
| Lutra canadensis | River Otter | View River Otter Profile |
| Lynx Canadensis | Lynx | View Lynx Profile |
| Marmota broweri | Alaska Marmot | View Alaska Marmot Profile |
| Marmota caligata | Hoary Marmot | View Hoary Marmot Profile |
| Marmota monax | Woodchuck | View Woodchuck Profile |
| Martes americana | American Marten | View American Marten Profile |
| Martes caurina | Pacific Marten | View Pacific Marten Profile |
| Megaptera novaeangliae | Humpback Whale | View Humpback Whale Profile |
| Mesoplodon stejnegeri | Stejneger’s Beaked Whale | View PDF of Stejneger’s Beaked Whale |
| Microtus pennsylvanicus | Meadow Vole | View Meadow Vole Profile |
| Mustela erminea | Ermine | View Ermine Profile |
| Myodes gapperi | Southern Red-backed Vole | View PDF of Southern Red-backed Vole |
| Myodes rutilus | Northern Red-backed Vole | View Northern Red-backed Vole Profile |
| Myotis evotis | Western Long-eared Bat | View Western Long-eared Bat Profile |
| Myotis lucifugus | Little Brown Bat | View Little Brown Bat Profile |
| Neovison vison | American Mink | View American Mink Profile |
| Ochotona collaris | Collared Pika | View Collared Pika Profile |
| Odobenus rosmarus divergens | Pacific Walrus | View Pacific Walrus Profile |
| Odocoileus hemionus | Mule Deer | View Mule Deer Profile |
| Odocoileus hemionus sitkensis | Sitka Black-tailed Deer | View Sitka Black-tailed Deer Profile |
| Ondatra zibethicus | Muskrat | View Muskrat Profile |
| Orcinus orca | Killer Whale | View Killer Whale Profile |
| Oreamnos americanus | Mountain Goat | View Mountain Goat Profile |
| Ovibos moschatus | Muskox | View Muskox Profile |
| Ovis dalli dalli | Dall Sheep | View Dall Sheep Profile |
| Pekania pennanti | Fisher | View Fisher Profile |
| Phoca fasciata | Ribbon Seal | View PDF of Ribbon Seal |
| Phoca hispida | Ringed Seal | View Ringed Seal Profile |
| Phoca largha | Spotted Seal | View PDF of Spotted Seal |
| Phoca vitulina | Harbor Seal | View Harbor Seal Profile |
| Phocoena phocoena | Harbor Porpoise | View Harbor Porpoise Profile |
| Phocoenoides dalli | Dall's Porpoise | View Dall's Porpoise Profile |
| Physeter macrocephalus | Sperm Whale | View Sperm Whale Profile |
| R.t. saintnicolas magicalus | Santa's Reindeer | View Santa's Reindeer Profile |
| Rangifer tarandus granti | Caribou | View Caribou Profile |
| Sorex alaskanus | Glacier Bay Water Shrew | View PDF of Glacier Bay Water Shrew |
| Spermophilus parryii | Arctic Ground Squirrel | View Arctic Ground Squirrel Profile |
| Tamiasciurus hudsonicus | Red Squirrel | View Red Squirrel Profile |
| Ursus americanus | Black Bear | View Black Bear Profile |
| Ursus arctos | Brown Bear | View Brown Bear Profile |
| Ursus maritimus | Polar Bear | View Polar Bear Profile |
| Vulpes vulpes | Red Fox | View Red Fox Profile |
| Ziphius cavirostris | Cuvier’s Beaked Whale | View PDF of Cuvier’s Beaked Whale |