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Mammals at Kanuti National Wildlife Refuge (NWR) in Alaska. Published by the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS).
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U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service
Kanuti National
Wildlife Refuge
Mammals
(USFWS)
The Kanuti National Wildlife
Refuge sits atop the Arctic Circle
and is approximately 1.6 million
acres in size. The refuge is home
to a variety of wildlife species that
depend on the boreal forest and
tundra ecosystems of the refuge.
Thirty six species of mammals are
found in the refuge.
INSECTIVORES (shrews)
__Masked shrew (Sorex cinereus)
__Dusky shrew (Sorex monticolus)
__Pygmy shrew (Sorex hoyi)
__Arctic shrew (Sorex arcticus)
LAGOMORPHS (hares and rabbits)
__Collared pika (Ochotona
collaris)
__Snowshoe hare (Lepus
americanus)
RODENTS
__Alaska marmot (Marmota
broweri)
__Arctic ground squirrel
(Spermophilus parryii)
__Red squirrel (Tamiasciurus
hudsonicus)
__Northern flying squirrel
(Glaucomys sabrinus)
__Beaver (Castor canadensis)
__Northern red-backed vole
(Clethrionomys rutilus)
__Meadow vole
(Microtus pennsylvanicus)
__Tundra vole
(Microtus oeconomus)
__Yellow-cheeked vole
(Microtus xanthognathus)
__Singing vole (Microtus miurus)
__Muskrat (Ondatra zibethicus)
__Brown lemming (Lemmus
sibiricus)
__Northern bog lemming
(Synaptomys borealis)
__Collared lemming (Dicrostonyx
groenlandicus)
__Porcupine (Erethizon dosatum)
CERVIDS (deer)
__Caribou (Rangifer tarandus)
__Muskox (Ovibos moschatus)
__Moose (Alces alces)
CANIDS (foxes and wolves)
__Coyote (Canis latrans)
__Gray wolf (Canis lupus)
__Red fox (Vulpes vulpes)
FELIDS (cats)
__Lynx (Lynx canadensis)
URSIDS (bears)
__Black bear (Ursus americanus)
__Grizzly bear (Ursus arctos)
MUSTELIDS
__Marten (Martes americana)
__Ermine (Mustela erminea)
__Least weasel (Mustela nivalis)
__Mink (Mustela vison)
__Wolverine (Gulo gulo)
__River otter (Lutra canadensis)
Kanuti National Wildlife Refuge
101 12th Ave. Rm 206
Fairbanks, AK 99701-6237
877/220-1853 or 907/456-0329
kanuti_refuge@fws.gov
(USFWS)