Cape Breton Highlands National Park of Canada | Parc national du Canada des Hautes-Terres-du-Cap-Breton

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Prenanthes trifoliolata ¹
Nabalus trifoliolatus

Mistassini Primrose ²
Primula mistassinica

Common Raccoon ³
Procyon lotor

Prunella vulgaris ssp. vulgaris
Prunella vulgaris vulgaris

fire cherry ⁴
Prunus pensylvanica

Spring Peeper ⁵
Pseudacris crucifer

Winter flounder ⁶
Pseudopleuronectes americanus

common bracken ⁷
Pteridium aquilinum

Puffinus gravis ⁸
Ardenna gravis

Nine-spined Stickleback ²
Pungitius pungitius

Eastern Floater ⁹
Pyganodon cataracta

Northern Red Oak ¹⁰
Quercus rubra

Norway Rat ¹¹
Rattus norvegicus

Roseroot ¹²
Rhodiola rosea

Rhodora
Rhododendron canadense

Lapland Azalea ¹³
Rhododendron lapponicum

White Beak-sedge ¹⁴
Rhynchospora alba

Bank Swallow ¹⁵
Riparia riparia

Rubus idaeus ssp. strigosus
Rubus idaeus strigosus

Sheep's Sorrel ¹⁶
Rumex acetosella

Satiny willow
Salix pellita

Net-leaved Willow ¹⁷
Salix reticulata

Bearberry Willow
Salix uva-ursi

Rock Willow
Salix vestita

Atlantic Salmon ¹⁸
Salmo salar

Brown Trout ¹⁹
Salmo trutta

Brook Trout ²⁰
Salvelinus fontinalis

Yellow Saxifrage ²¹
Saxifraga aizoides

Purple Saxifrage
Saxifraga oppositifolia

Livelong Saxifrage ²²
Saxifraga paniculata

Eastern Phoebe ²³
Sayornis phoebe

curly grass fern ²⁴
Schizaea pusilla

woolgrass
Scirpus cyperinus

American Woodcock ²⁵
Scolopax minor

northern spikemoss ²⁶
Selaginella selaginoides

Diverse-leaved Bristle Moss
Seligeria diversifolia

Red-breasted Nuthatch ²⁷
Sitta canadensis

White-breasted Nuthatch ²⁸
Sitta carolinensis

northern goldenrod ²⁹
Solidago multiradiata

Common Eider ³⁰
Somateria mollissima

Ringed Emerald ³¹
Somatochlora albicincta

Quebec Emerald
Somatochlora brevicincta

Lake Emerald ³²
Somatochlora cingulata

Ski-tipped Emerald ³³
Somatochlora elongata

Forcipate Emerald ³³
Somatochlora forcipata

Ocellated Emerald ³⁴
Somatochlora minor

Muskeg Emerald
Somatochlora septentrionalis

American Mountain Ash ³⁵
Sorbus americana

Masked Shrew ³⁶
Sorex cinereus

Sorex gaspensis
Sorex dispar

American Pygmy Shrew ³⁷
Sorex hoyi

American Water Shrew ³⁸
Sorex palustris

Northern Bur-reed
Sparganium hyperboreum

Yellow-bellied Sapsucker ²⁵
Sphyrapicus varius

Northern Meadowsweet
Spiraea septentrionalis

Common Tern ³⁹
Sterna hirundo

Arctic Tern ⁴⁰
Sterna paradisaea

Redbelly Snake ⁵
Storeria occipitomaculata

Barred Owl ⁴¹
Strix varia

Suaeda maritima ssp. richii
Suaeda maritima richii

Saffron-winged Meadowhawk ⁴²
Sympetrum costiferum

Black Meadowhawk ³⁴
Sympetrum danae

Ruby Meadowhawk ⁴
Sympetrum rubicundulum

Southern Bog Lemming
Synaptomys cooperi

Northern Pipefish ⁴³
Syngnathus fuscus

Tree Swallow ⁴⁴
Tachycineta bicolor

Eastern Chipmunk ⁴⁵
Tamias striatus

American Red Squirrel ⁴⁵
Tamiasciurus hudsonicus

Common Garter Snake ⁴⁶
Thamnophis sirtalis

Tofieldia glutinosa ⁴⁷
Triantha glutinosa

Trichophorum caespitosum ⁴⁸
Trichophorum cespitosum

Starflower ⁴⁹
Trientalis borealis

Lesser Yellowlegs ⁵⁰
Tringa flavipes

Greater Yellowlegs ⁴²
Tringa melanoleuca

Willet ²⁵
Tringa semipalmata

Solitary Sandpiper ⁴²
Tringa solitaria

Purple False Oats
Trisetum melicoides

spike trisetum ²⁹
Trisetum spicatum

Eurasian Wren ⁵¹
Troglodytes troglodytes

Eastern Hemlock
Tsuga canadensis

Eastern Kingbird ⁵²
Tyrannus tyrannus

American Elm ⁵³
Ulmus americana

Common Murre ⁵⁴
Uria aalge

Thick-billed Murre ⁵⁵
Uria lomvia

American Black Bear
Ursus americanus

Horned Bladderwort ⁵⁶
Utricularia cornuta

Lowbush Blueberry ⁵⁷
Vaccinium angustifolium

Northern Blueberry
Vaccinium boreale

Vaccinium caespitosum ⁵⁸
Vaccinium cespitosum

Cranberry ⁵⁹
Vaccinium macrocarpon

Oval-leaf Blueberry ⁶⁰
Vaccinium ovalifolium

bog bilberry ⁶¹
Vaccinium uliginosum

squashberry ⁶²
Viburnum edule

Viburnum nudum var. cassinoides ⁶³
Viburnum nudum cassinoides

Red Fox ⁶⁴
Vulpes vulpes

alpine woodsia
Woodsia alpina

smooth woodsia
Woodsia glabella

Meadow Jumping Mouse ⁶⁵
Zapus hudsonius

Mourning Dove
Zenaida macroura

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Cape Breton Highlands National Park of Canada | Parc national du Canada des Hautes-Terres-du-Cap-Breton

Prenanthes trifoliolata 1 Nabalus trifoliolatus

Mistassini Primrose 2 Primula mistassinica

Common Raccoon 3 Procyon lotor

Prunella vulgaris ssp. vulgaris Prunella vulgaris vulgaris

fire cherry 4 Prunus pensylvanica

Spring Peeper 5 Pseudacris crucifer

Winter flounder 6 Pseudopleuronectes americanus

common bracken 7 Pteridium aquilinum

Puffinus gravis 8 Ardenna gravis

Nine-spined Stickleback 2 Pungitius pungitius

Eastern Floater 9 Pyganodon cataracta

Northern Red Oak 10 Quercus rubra

Norway Rat 11 Rattus norvegicus

Roseroot 12 Rhodiola rosea

Rhodora Rhododendron canadense

Lapland Azalea 13 Rhododendron lapponicum

White Beak-sedge 14 Rhynchospora alba

Bank Swallow 15 Riparia riparia

Rubus idaeus ssp. strigosus Rubus idaeus strigosus

Sheep's Sorrel 16 Rumex acetosella

Satiny willow Salix pellita

Net-leaved Willow 17 Salix reticulata

Bearberry Willow Salix uva-ursi

Rock Willow Salix vestita

Atlantic Salmon 18 Salmo salar

Brown Trout 19 Salmo trutta

Brook Trout 20 Salvelinus fontinalis

Yellow Saxifrage 21 Saxifraga aizoides

Purple Saxifrage Saxifraga oppositifolia

Livelong Saxifrage 22 Saxifraga paniculata

Eastern Phoebe 23 Sayornis phoebe

curly grass fern 24 Schizaea pusilla

woolgrass Scirpus cyperinus

American Woodcock 25 Scolopax minor

northern spikemoss 26 Selaginella selaginoides

Diverse-leaved Bristle Moss Seligeria diversifolia

Red-breasted Nuthatch 27 Sitta canadensis

White-breasted Nuthatch 28 Sitta carolinensis

northern goldenrod 29 Solidago multiradiata

Common Eider 30 Somateria mollissima

Ringed Emerald 31 Somatochlora albicincta

Quebec Emerald Somatochlora brevicincta

Lake Emerald 32 Somatochlora cingulata

Ski-tipped Emerald 33 Somatochlora elongata

Forcipate Emerald 33 Somatochlora forcipata

Ocellated Emerald 34 Somatochlora minor

Muskeg Emerald Somatochlora septentrionalis

American Mountain Ash 35 Sorbus americana

Masked Shrew 36 Sorex cinereus

Sorex gaspensis Sorex dispar

American Pygmy Shrew 37 Sorex hoyi

American Water Shrew 38 Sorex palustris

Northern Bur-reed Sparganium hyperboreum

Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 25 Sphyrapicus varius

Northern Meadowsweet Spiraea septentrionalis

Common Tern 39 Sterna hirundo

Arctic Tern 40 Sterna paradisaea

Redbelly Snake 5 Storeria occipitomaculata

Barred Owl 41 Strix varia

Suaeda maritima ssp. richii Suaeda maritima richii

Saffron-winged Meadowhawk 42 Sympetrum costiferum

Black Meadowhawk 34 Sympetrum danae

Ruby Meadowhawk 4 Sympetrum rubicundulum

Southern Bog Lemming Synaptomys cooperi

Northern Pipefish 43 Syngnathus fuscus

Tree Swallow 44 Tachycineta bicolor

Eastern Chipmunk 45 Tamias striatus

American Red Squirrel 45 Tamiasciurus hudsonicus

Common Garter Snake 46 Thamnophis sirtalis

Tofieldia glutinosa 47 Triantha glutinosa

Trichophorum caespitosum 48 Trichophorum cespitosum

Starflower 49 Trientalis borealis

Lesser Yellowlegs 50 Tringa flavipes

Greater Yellowlegs 42 Tringa melanoleuca

Willet 25 Tringa semipalmata

Solitary Sandpiper 42 Tringa solitaria

Purple False Oats Trisetum melicoides

spike trisetum 29 Trisetum spicatum

Eurasian Wren 51 Troglodytes troglodytes