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 |
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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 | ||
Little Brown Myotis | Myotis lucifugus | View Little Brown Bat Profile |
Silver-haired | Lasionycteris noctivagans | View Silver-haired Bat Profile |
Western Long-Eared | Myotis evotis | View Western Long-eared Bat Profile |
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 |
Dolly Varden | Salvelinus malma | View Dolly Varden 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 Bering Cisco Profile |
Least | Coregonus sardinella | View Least Cisco Profile |
Clam | ||
Baltic Macoma | Macoma balthica | View PDF of Baltic Macoma |
Geoduck | Panopea abrupta | View Geoduck Clam Profile |
Littleneck | Leukoma staminea | 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 | Metacarcinus 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 Sandhill Crane Profile |
Curlew | ||
Eskimo | Numenius borealis | View Eskimo Curlew Profile |
Deer | ||
Mule | Odocoileus hemionus | View Mule Deer Profile |
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 Pacific White-sided Dolphin Profile |
Dragonfly | ||
Treeline Emerald | Somatochlora sahlbergi | View PDF of Treeline Emerald |
Duck | ||
Harlequin | Histrionicus histrionicus | View Harlequin Duck Profile |
Dunlin | Calidris alpina | View PDF of Dunlin |
Eagle | ||
Bald | Haliaeetus leucocephalus | View Bald Eagle Profile |
Golden | Aquila chrysaetos | View Golden Eagle Profile |
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 Ermine Profile |
Eulachon | Thaleichthys pacificus | View Eulachon Profile |
Fisher | Pekania pennanti | View Fisher Profile |
Fox | ||
Arctic | Alopex lagopus | View Arctic Fox Profile |
Red | Vulpes vulpes | View Red Fox Profile |
Frog | ||
Columbia Spotted | Rana luteiventris | View Columbia Spotted Frog Profile |
Wood | Rana sylvatica | View PDF of Wood Frog |
Goat | ||
Mountain | Oreamnos americanus | View Mountain Goat Profile |
Goose | ||
Canada | Branta canadensis | View Canada Goose Profile |
Emperor | Anser canagicus | View Emperor Goose Profile |
Greater White-fronted | Anser albifrons | View PDF of Greater White-fronted Goose |
Goshawk | ||
Northern | Accipiter gentilis | View Northern Goshawk Profile |
Grayling | ||
Arctic | Thymallus arcticus | View Arctic Grayling Profile |
Grouse | ||
Ruffed | Bonasa umbellus | View Ruffed Grouse Profile |
Sharp-tailed | Tympanuchus phasianellus | View Sharp-tailed Grouse Profile |
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 |
Hagfish | Eptatretus deani | View Hagfish Profile |
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 Arctic Lamprey Profile |
Pacific | Entosphenus tridentatus | View Pacific Lamprey Profile |
River | Lampetra ayresii | View River Lamprey Profile |
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 American Marten Profile |
Pacific | Martes caurina | View Pacific Marten Profile |
Mink | ||
American | Neovison vison | View American Mink Profile |
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 Muskrat Profile |
Newt | ||
Roughskin | Taricha granulosa | View Roughskin Newt Profile |
Octopus | ||
Giant Pacific | Enteroctopus dofleini | View Giant Pacific Octopus Profile |
Osprey | Pandion haliaetus | View Osprey Profile |
Otter | ||
Northern Sea | Enhydra lutris kenyoni | View Northern Sea Otter Profile |
River | Lutra canadensis | View River Otter Profile |
Owl | ||
Barred | Strix varia | View Barred Owl Profile |
Boreal | Aegolius funereus | View Boreal Owl Profile |
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 | Gadus chalcogrammus | View Walleye Pollock Profile |
Porcupine | ||
North American | Erethizon dorsatum | View North American Porcupine Profile |
Porpoise | ||
Dall's | Phocoenoides dalli | View Dall's Porpoise Profile |
Harbor | Phocoena phocoena | View Harbor Porpoise Profile |
Prowfish | Zaprora silenus | View PDF of Prowfish |
Ptarmigan | ||
Rock | Lagopus muta | View Rock Ptarmigan Profile |
White-tailed | Lagopus leucura | View PDF of White-tailed Ptarmigan |
Willow | Lagopus lagopus | View Willow Ptarmigan Profile |
Puffin | ||
Horned | Fratercula corniculata | View PDF of Horned Puffin |
Tufted | Fratercula cirrhata | View PDF of Tufted Puffin |
Raven | ||
Common | Corvus corax | View Common Raven Profile |
Reindeer | ||
Santa's | R.t. saintnicolas magicalus | View Santa's Reindeer Profile |
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 | Apostichopus californicus | View Red Sea Cucumber Profile |
Sea Lion | ||
Steller | Eumetopias jubatus | View Steller Sea Lion Profile |
Sea Urchin | ||
Red | Mesocentrotus 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 Northern Fur Seal Profile |
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 hypsinotus | View Coonstripe Shrimp Profile |
Northern | Pandalus eous | View Northern Shrimp Profile |
Sidestriped | Pandalopsis dispar | View Sidestriped Shrimp Profile |
Spot | Pandalus platyceros | View Spot Shrimp Profile |
Smelt | ||
Longfin | Spirinchus thaleichthys | View Longfin Smelt Profile |
Pond | Hypomesus olidus | View Pond Smelt Profile |
Rainbow | Osmerus mordax | View Rainbow Smelt Profile |
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 Trumpeter Swan Profile |
Tundra | Cygnus columbianus | View PDF of Tundra Swan |
Toad | ||
Western | Bufo boreas | View Western Toad Profile |
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 |
Vole | ||
Meadow | Microtus pennsylvanicus | View Meadow Vole Profile |
Red-Backed | Myodes rutilus | View Northern Red-backed Vole Profile |
Southern Red-backed | Myodes 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 Gray Whale Profile |
Humpback | Megaptera novaeangliae | View Humpback Whale Profile |
Killer | Orcinus orca | View Killer Whale Profile |
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 Sperm Whale Profile |
Stejneger’s Beaked | Mesoplodon stejnegeri | View PDF of Stejneger’s Beaked Whale |
Whitefish | ||
Broad | Coregonus nasus | View Broad Whitefish Profile |
Humpback | Coregonus pidschian | View Humpback 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 |