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Species

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Learn what each species is like, find out where it lives in the wild, and plan your next sighting — all in one place.

2,565

Species documented

224

Countries with recorded wildlife

1,337

Parks connected

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Apex predators187speciesGiants of nature57speciesThreatened species515speciesNight life768speciesBig cats39speciesPolar wildlife74speciesEndemic species6speciesThe Big Five6species

Conservation

Showing 37 species · Kobuk Valley

Showing 37 species · Kobuk Valley

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Greater White-fronted GooseLeast Concern

Greater White-fronted Goose

Anser albifrons

HerbivoreDiurnalIn herds
American Black BearLeast Concern

American Black Bear

Ursus americanus

OmnivoreVariable activitySolitary
Least Concern

Common Muskrat

Ondatra zibethicus

OmnivoreVariable activityFamily group
Not Evaluated

American Beaver

Castor canadensis

HerbivoreNocturnalFamily group
Least Concern

Bearded Seal

Erignathus barbatus

CarnivoreDiurnalSolitary
Least Concern

Canada Goose

Branta canadensis

HerbivoreDiurnalIn herds
Least Concern

Northern Flicker

Colaptes auratus

InsectivoreDiurnalIn pairs
Least Concern

Whimbrel

Numenius phaeopus

OmnivoreDiurnalBird
Least Concern

Bowhead Whale

Balaena mysticetus

OmnivoreVariable activitySolitary
Least Concern

Snow Goose

Anser caerulescens

HerbivoreDiurnalColonial
Least Concern

American Golden Plover

Pluvialis dominica

InsectivoreDiurnalSolitary
Near Threatened

Semipalmated Sandpiper

Calidris pusilla

InsectivoreDiurnalVariable activity
Least Concern

Lapland Longspur

Calcarius lapponicus

OmnivoreDiurnalIn pairs
Least Concern

American Robin

Turdus migratorius

OmnivoreDiurnalIn pairs
Least Concern

Bohemian Waxwing

Bombycilla garrulus

HerbivoreDiurnalIn pairs
Least Concern

Pacific Golden Plover

Pluvialis fulva

InsectivoreDiurnalBird
Least Concern

Snow Bunting

Plectrophenax nivalis

HerbivoreDiurnalBird
Vulnerable

Horned Grebe

Podiceps auritus

CarnivoreDiurnalIn pairs
Vulnerable

Bristle-thighed Curlew

Numenius tahitiensis

InsectivoreDiurnalVulnerable
Least Concern

Wood Frog

Lithobates sylvaticus

InsectivoreDiurnalSolitary
Least Concern

Great Horned Owl

Bubo virginianus

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
Least Concern

Black-Capped Chickadee

Poecile atricapillus

OmnivoreDiurnalIn pairs
Least Concern

Spotted Seal

Phoca largha

CarnivoreVariable activitySolitary
Least Concern

White-throated Sparrow

Zonotrichia albicollis

OmnivoreDiurnalIn pairs
Least Concern

Dark-eyed Junco

Junco hyemalis

HerbivoreOmnivoreDiurnal
Not Evaluated

Brown Bear

Ursus arctos horribilis

OmnivoreCrepuscularSolitary
Least Concern

Thinhorn Sheep

Ovis dalli

HerbivoreDiurnalIn herds
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WalrusVulnerable

Walrus

Odobenus rosmarus

CarnivoreVariable activityIn herds
9 countries14 parks1 dive site
Brown BearLeast Concern

Brown Bear

Ursus arctos

OmnivoreVariable activitySolitary
51 countries53 parks
Arctic FoxLeast Concern

Arctic Fox

Vulpes lagopus

OmnivoreVariable activityIn pairs
7 countries19 parks
Gray WolfLeast Concern

Gray Wolf

Canis lupus

CarnivoreVariable activityIn packs
61 countries76 parks
Bald EagleLeast Concern

Bald Eagle

Haliaeetus leucocephalus

PiscivoreDiurnalIn pairs
3 countries36 parks
Ringed SealLeast Concern

Ringed Seal

Pusa hispida

CarnivoreSolitaryOcean
11 countries18 parks2 dive sites
Sandhill CraneLeast Concern

Sandhill Crane

Antigone canadensis

OmnivoreDiurnalBird
5 countries25 parks
MooseLeast Concern

Moose

Alces alces

HerbivoreVariable activitySolitary
15 countries57 parks
WolverineLeast Concern

Wolverine

Gulo gulo

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
16 countries33 parks
Red FoxLeast Concern

Red Fox

Vulpes vulpes

OmnivoreNocturnalSolitary
81 countries73 parks
Birds
Mammals
Reptiles
Bony fish
Insects
Endangered
49 countries
28 parks
3 countries
41 parks
37 countries60 parks4 dive sites
8 countries75 parks2 dive sites
9 countries17 parks1 dive site
13 countries40 parks
11 countries105 parks
37 countries24 parks
9 countries15 parks1 dive site
8 countries24 parks
11 countries24 parks
10 countries26 parks
12 countries45 parks
7 countries88 parks
12 countries83 parks
30 countries26 parks
11 countries35 parks
12 countries33 parks
22 countries7 parks
2 countries45 parks
26 countries108 parks
2 countries59 parks
7 countries12 parks
3 countries48 parks
3 countries70 parks
2 countries26 parks
2 countries10 parks