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Boreal Forest
Wildlife Habitat Cards
Wildlife Habitat Cards
KEY
* - Occurs in both boreal forest and tundra
F - Predominantly a forest species
T - Predominantly a tundra species
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| Plant or Animal Name | Latin Name |
|---|---|
| Bacteria * | Kingdom: Protista |
| Crustose Lichens * | Kingdom: Fungi |
| Fruticose Lichens * | Kingdom: Fungi |
| Foliose Lichens * | King: Fungi |
| Mosses * | Class: Bryopsida: feather mosses, and Sphagnum mosses |
| Club Mosses * | Lycopodium spp. |
| Horsetails * | Equisetum spp. |
| Grasses * | Family: Gramineae |
| Sedges * | Carex spp. |
| Cottongrass * | Eriophorum spp. |
| Dryas * | Dryas spp. |
| Lowbush Cranberry * | Vaccinium vitis-idaea |
| Bog Blueberry * | Vaccinium uliginosum |
| Crowberry * | Empetrum nigrum |
| Bearberry * | Arctostaphylos spp. |
| Fireweed F | Epilobium spp. |
| Wild Rose F | Rosa aciclaris |
| Soapberry F | Shepherdia canadensis |
| Labrador Tea * | Ledum spp. |
| Raspberry F | Rubus idaeus |
| Willow * | Salix spp. |
| Balsam Poplar F | Populus balsamifera |
| Paper Birch F | Betula papyrifera |
| Alder F | Alnus spp. |
| Aspen F | Populus tremuloides |
| White Spruce F | Picea glauca |
| Black Spruce F | Picea mariana |
| Tamarack F | Latrix laricina |
| Mushrooms * | Basidiomycetes |
| Molds, Mildews, and Rusts * | Ascomycetes |
| Centipedes * | Class: Chilopoda |
| Segmented Worms * | Family: Enchytraeidae |
| Mites * | Order: Acarina |
| Aphids or Plant Lice * | Suborder: Sternorrhyncha |
| Spiders * | Order: Araneida |
| Springtails * | Order: Collembola |
| Ants * | Family: Formicidae |
| Mosquitos * | Family: Culicidae |
| Fungus Gnats * | Families: Mycetophilidae, Sciaridae |
| Bot and Warble Flies * | Order: Diptera |
| Lacewings * | Order: Neuroptera |
| Yellowjackets and Hornets * | Family: Vespidae Subfamily: Vespinae |
| Ichneumon Wasps * | Family: Ichneumonidae |
| Bumblebees * | Order: Apidae |
| Moths * | Order: Lepidoptera |
| Butterflies * | Order: Lepidoptera |
| Dragonflies * | Order: Odonata Suborder: Anisoptera |
| Ground Beetles * | Family: Carabidae |
| Spruce Bark Beetles F | Dendroctonus rufipennis |
| Leafhoppers * | Family: Cicadellidae |
| Wood Frog * | Rana sylvatica |
| Slimy Sculpin * | Cottus cognatus |
| Arctic Grayling * | Thymallus arcticus |
| Small Thrushes F | Family: Musciacapidae |
| Warblers F | Family: Emberizidae Subfamily: Parulinae |
| Sparrows F | Family: Emberizidae |
| Redpolls * | Carduelis flammea |
| Black-capped and Boreal Chickadees F | Parus spp. |
| White-winged Crossbill F | Loxia leucoptera |
| Pine Grosbead F | Pinicola enucleator |
| Tree and Violet-green Swallows | Tachycineta spp. |
| Brown Creeper F | Certhia americana |
| Woodpeckers F | Family: Picidae |
| Northern Shrike * | Lanius excubitor |
| Common Raven * | Corvus corax |
| Sharp-shinned Hawk F | Accipiter striatus |
| Bald Eagle F | Haliaeetus leucocephalus |
| Merlin * | Falco columbarius |
| Great Gray Owl F | Strix nebulosa |
| Ruffed Grouse F | Bonasa umbellus |
| Ptarmigan * | Lagopus spp. |
| Loons * | Gavia spp. |
| Geese * | Anser, Branta, Chen spp |
| Swans * | Cygnus spp. |
| Voles * | Microtis, Clethrionoms spp. |
| Red Squirrel F | Tamiasciurus hudsonicus |
| Northern Flying Squirrel F | Glaucomys sabrinus |
| Snowshoe Hare F | Lepus americanus |
| Porcupine F | Erethizon dorsatum |
| Ermine (Short-tailed Weasel) * | Mustela erminea |
| Marten F | Martes americana |
| Beaver F | Castor canadensis |
| Red Fox * | Vulpes fulva |
| Wolf * | Canis lupus |
| Lynx F | Felix lynx |
| Moose * | Alces alces |
| Caribou * | Rangifer tarandus |
| Brown Bear (Grizzly) * | Ursus arctos |
| Humans * | Homo sapiens |