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Tundra
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. |
| Moss Campion T | Silene acaulis |
| Horsetails * | Equisetum spp. |
| Grasses * | Family: Gramineae |
| Sedges * | Carex spp. |
| Cottongrass * | Eriophorum spp. |
| Dryas * | Dryas spp. |
| Heathers T | Cassiope spp |
| Lowbush Cranberry * | Vaccinium vitis-idaea |
| Bog Blueberry * | Vaccinium uliginosum |
| Crowberry * | Empetrum nigrum |
| Bearberry * | Arctostaphylos spp. |
| Labrador Tea * | Ledum spp. |
| Dwarf Birch T | Betula nana |
| Willow * | Salix spp. |
| 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 |
| Leafhoppers * | Family: Cicadellidae |
| Wood Frog * | Rana sylvatica |
| Slimy Sculpin * | Cottus cognatus |
| Arctic Grayling * | Thymallus arcticus |
| Lapland Longspur T | Calcarius lapponicus |
| Redpolls * | Carduelis flammea |
| Tree and Violet-green Swallows * | Tachycineta spp. |
| Northern Shrike * | Lanius excubitor |
| Common Raven * | Corvus corax |
| Rough-legged Hawk T | Buteo lagopus |
| Merlin * | Falco columbarius |
| Short-eared Owl T | Asio flammeus |
| Ptarmigan * | Lagopus spp. |
| Loons * | Gavia spp. |
| Geese * | Anser, Branta, Chen spp |
| Swans * | Cygnus spp. |
| Voles * | Microtis, Clethrionoms spp. |
| Lemmings T | Lemmus Dicrostonyx, Synaptomys spp. |
| Arctic Ground Squirrel T | Spermophilus parryi |
| Tundra Hare T | Lepus othus |
| Ermine (Short-tailed Weasel)* | Mustela erminea |
| Red Fox * | Vulpes fulva |
| Wolf * | Canis lupus |
| Moose * | Alces alces |
| Caribou * | Rangifer tarandus |
| Brown Bear (Grizzly) * | Ursus arctos |
| Dall Sheep T | Ovis daalli |
| Muskox T | Ovibus moschatus |
| Humans * | Homo sapiens |