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Animals of Banff National Park | Les animaux du parc national Banff

A guide to potential animal species observed in Banff National Park of Canada. For more information about Banff National Park, please visit: http://www.pc.gc.ca/eng/pn-np/ab/banff/index.aspx (Note: The Parks ...more ↓

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Taxonomy
« Back To Vertebrates Subphylum Vertebrata
- Mammals Class Mammalia
  - 10 Primates, Rodents, and Allies Superorder Euarchontoglires
  - 11 Ungulates, Carnivorans, and Allies Superorder Laurasiatheria

Moose ¹
Alces americanus

Northern Gray Wolf
Canis lupus occidentalis

Elk ²
Cervus elaphus

Wolverine ³
Gulo gulo

Long-tailed Vole
Microtus longicaudus

Meadow Vole ⁴
Microtus pennsylvanicus

Neotamias amoenus ⁵
Tamias amoenus

White-tailed Deer ⁶
Odocoileus virginianus

Bighorn Sheep ⁷
Ovis canadensis

Deer Mouse ⁸
Peromyscus maniculatus

Heather Vole ⁹
Phenacomys intermedius

Mountain Lion ¹⁰
Puma concolor

Masked Shrew ¹¹
Sorex cinereus

American Water Shrew ⁹
Sorex palustris

Northern Bog Lemming ⁹
Synaptomys borealis

Least Chipmunk ¹²
Tamias minimus

American Red Squirrel ⁴
Tamiasciurus hudsonicus

American Badger ¹³
Taxidea taxus taxus

Columbian Ground Squirrel ¹⁴
Urocitellus columbianus

Brown Bear ¹⁵
Ursus arctos

Western Jumping Mouse
Zapus princeps

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Animals of Banff National Park | Les animaux du parc national Banff

Moose 1 Alces americanus

Northern Gray Wolf Canis lupus occidentalis

Elk 2 Cervus elaphus

Wolverine 3 Gulo gulo

Long-tailed Vole Microtus longicaudus

Meadow Vole 4 Microtus pennsylvanicus

Neotamias amoenus 5 Tamias amoenus

White-tailed Deer 6 Odocoileus virginianus

Bighorn Sheep 7 Ovis canadensis

Deer Mouse 8 Peromyscus maniculatus

Heather Vole 9 Phenacomys intermedius

Mountain Lion 10 Puma concolor

Masked Shrew 11 Sorex cinereus

American Water Shrew 9 Sorex palustris

Northern Bog Lemming 9 Synaptomys borealis

Least Chipmunk 12 Tamias minimus

American Red Squirrel 4 Tamiasciurus hudsonicus

American Badger 13 Taxidea taxus taxus

Columbian Ground Squirrel 14 Urocitellus columbianus

Brown Bear 15 Ursus arctos

Western Jumping Mouse Zapus princeps