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An African elephant, seen in full, standing on a rock in the savannah at sunset, with zebras and giraffes behind

Species

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2,565

Species documented

224

Countries with recorded wildlife

1,332

Parks with species

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Conservation

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Showing 34 species · Jasper

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American KestrelLeast Concern

American Kestrel

Falco sparverius

InsectivoreDiurnalIn pairs
American MinkLeast Concern

American Mink

Neovison vison

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
North American PorcupineLeast Concern

North American Porcupine

Erethizon dorsatum

HerbivoreNocturnalSolitary
Clark's NutcrackerLeast Concern

Clark's Nutcracker

Nucifraga columbiana

HerbivoreOmnivoreDiurnal
Bighorn SheepLeast Concern

Bighorn Sheep

Ovis canadensis

HerbivoreDiurnalDesert
Snowshoe HareLeast Concern

Snowshoe Hare

Lepus americanus

HerbivoreNocturnalSolitary
Canadian LynxLeast Concern

Canadian Lynx

Lynx canadensis

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
Hoary MarmotLeast Concern

Hoary Marmot

Marmota caligata

HerbivoreDiurnalColonial
Not Evaluated

American Beaver

Castor canadensis

HerbivoreNocturnalFamily group
Least Concern

Cedar Waxwing

Bombycilla cedrorum

HerbivoreDiurnalIn pairs
Not Evaluated

Western Conifer Seed Bug

Leptoglossus occidentalis

HerbivoreSolitaryInsect
Not Evaluated

Convergent Lady Beetle

Hippodamia convergens

CarnivoreDiurnalInsect
Least Concern

American Robin

Turdus migratorius

OmnivoreDiurnalIn pairs
Least Concern

Goosander

Mergus merganser

CarnivoreDiurnalIn pairs
Least Concern

Roosevelt Elk

Cervus canadensis

HerbivoreCrepuscularIn herds
Critically Endangered

Little Brown Bat

Myotis lucifugus

InsectivoreNocturnalColonial
Least Concern

Great Horned Owl

Bubo virginianus

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
Least Concern

Black-Capped Chickadee

Poecile atricapillus

OmnivoreDiurnalIn pairs
Least Concern

Dark-eyed Junco

Junco hyemalis

HerbivoreOmnivoreDiurnal
Not Evaluated

Grizzly Bear

Ursus arctos horribilis

OmnivoreCrepuscularSolitary
Least Concern

Mountain Goat

Oreamnos americanus

HerbivoreDiurnalIn herds
Least Concern

Fisher

Pekania pennanti

CarnivoreVariable activitySolitary
Least Concern

Bushy-tailed Woodrat

Neotoma cinerea

HerbivoreNocturnalSolitary
Least Concern

American Pika

Ochotona princeps

HerbivoreDiurnalSolitary
Large predators187species
Giants of nature57species
Threatened species515species
Nocturnal wildlife772species
Big cats39species
Polar wildlife74species
Endemic species6species
The Big Five6species
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Brown BearLeast Concern

Brown Bear

Ursus arctos

OmnivoreVariable activitySolitary
51 countries53 parks
MooseLeast Concern

Moose

Alces alces

HerbivoreVariable activitySolitary
15 countries57 parks
Golden EagleLeast Concern

Golden Eagle

Aquila chrysaetos

CarnivoreDiurnalIn pairs
72 countries109 parks
Gray WolfLeast Concern

Gray Wolf

Canis lupus

CarnivoreVariable activityIn packs
61 countries76 parks
WolverineLeast Concern

Wolverine

Gulo gulo

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
16 countries33 parks
PumaLeast Concern

Puma

Puma concolor

CarnivoreCrepuscularSolitary
25 countries136 parks
American Black BearLeast Concern

American Black Bear

Ursus americanus

OmnivoreVariable activitySolitary
3 countries41 parks
Red-tailed HawkLeast Concern

Red-tailed Hawk

Buteo jamaicensis

CarnivoreDiurnalIn pairs
21 countries103 parks
Northern FlickerLeast Concern

Northern Flicker

Colaptes auratus

InsectivoreDiurnalIn pairs
11 countries105 parks
Belted KingfisherLeast Concern

Belted Kingfisher

Megaceryle alcyon

CarnivoreDiurnalSolitary
8 countries58 parks
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2 countries
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8 countries75 parks2 dive sites
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18 countries71 parks
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47 countries86 parks
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26 countries108 parks
2 countries59 parks
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2 countries26 parks
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