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.
| Common Name | Scientific Name | Link |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Caribou | Rangifer tarandus granti | View Caribou Profile |
| Coyote | Canis latrans | View Coyote Profile |
| Deer | ||
| Mule | Odocoileus hemionus | View Mule Deer Profile |
| Sitka Black-tailed | Odocoileus hemionus sitkensis | View Sitka Black-tailed Deer Profile |
| Dolphin | ||
| Pacific white-sided | Lagenorhynchus obliquidens | View Pacific White-sided Dolphin Profile |
| Elk | ||
| Roosevelt | Cervus elaphus roosevelti | View Roosevelt Elk Profile |
| Ermine | Mustela erminea | View Ermine Profile |
| Fisher | Pekania pennanti | View Fisher Profile |
| Fox | ||
| Arctic | Alopex lagopus | View Arctic Fox Profile |
| Red | Vulpes vulpes | View Red Fox Profile |
| Goat | ||
| Mountain | Oreamnos americanus | View Mountain Goat Profile |
| Hare | ||
| Alaska | Lepus othus | View Alaska Hare Profile |
| Snowshoe | Lepus americanus | View Snowshoe Hare Profile |
| Lemming | ||
| Northern Collared | Dicrostonyx groenlandicus | View Northern Collared Lemming Profile |
| Lynx | Lynx Canadensis | View Lynx 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 |
| Muskox | Ovibos moschatus | View Muskox Profile |
| Muskrat | Ondatra zibethicus | View Muskrat Profile |
| Otter | ||
| Northern Sea | Enhydra lutris kenyoni | View Northern Sea Otter Profile |
| River | Lutra canadensis | View River Otter Profile |
| Pika | ||
| Collared | Ochotona collaris | View Collared Pika 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 |
| Reindeer | ||
| Santa's | R.t. saintnicolas magicalus | View Santa's Reindeer Profile |
| Sea Lion | ||
| Steller | Eumetopias jubatus | View Steller Sea Lion 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 |
| Sheep | ||
| Dall | Ovis dalli dalli | View Dall Sheep Profile |
| Shrew | ||
| Glacier Bay Water | Sorex alaskanus | View PDF of Glacier Bay Water Shrew |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Wolf | Canis lupus | View Wolf Profile |
| Wolverine | Gulo gulo | View Wolverine Profile |