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Denali National Park and Preserve
Mammals Checklist

Checklist of the mammals of Denali National Park and Preserve, Alaska.

Current status: = present and substantiated with vouchered specimen.

This list is an outcome of the Small Mammal Inventory of Alaska’s National Parks and Preserves conducted at Denali in 2002 by J.A. Cook (Idaho State University), S. O. MacDonald (University of Alaska-Fairbanks Museum), and A. Runck (University of Alaska-Fairbanks, 2002).

For further information about resources at Denali National Park and Preserve, contact:

Center for Resources, Science, and Learning P.O.Box 9 Denali Park, AK 99755
(907) 683-9500

INSECTIVORA - Shrews
Family Soricidae
*Sorex cinereus, cinereus shrew
*S. hoyi, pygmy shrew
*S. monticolus, montane shrew
*S. palustris, water shrew
*S. tundrensis, tundra shrew
*S. yukonicus, tiny shrew

CHIROPTERA - Bats
Family Vespertilionidae
*Myotis lucifugus, little brown bat

CARNIVORA - Carnivores
Family Canidae
*Canis latrans, coyote
*C. lupus, wolf
*Vulpes vulpes, red fox

Family Felidae
*Lynx canadensis, Canada lynx

Family Mustelidae
*Gulo gulo, wolverine
*Lontra canadensis, northern river otter
*Martes americana, American marten
*Mustela erminea, ermine
*M. nivalis, least weasel
*M. vison, American mink

Family Ursidae
*Ursus americanus, American black bear
*U. arctos, brown bear

ARTIODACTYLA - Ungulates
Family Cervidae
*Alces alces, moose
*Rangifer tarandus, caribou

Family Bovidae
*Ovis dalli, Dall’s sheep

RODENTIA - Rodents
Family Sciuridae
*Glaucomys sabrinus, northern flying squirrel
*Marmota caligata, hoary marmot
*Spermophilus parryii, arctic ground squirrel
*Tamiasciurus hudsonicus, red squirrel

Family Castoridae
*Castor canadensis, American beaver

Family Dipodidae
*Zapus hudsonius, meadow jumping mouse

Family Muridae
*Clethrionomys rutilus, northern red-backed vole
*Lemmus trimucronatus, brown lemming
*Microtus miurus, singing vole
*M. oeconomus, tundra vole
*M. pennsylvanicus, meadow vole
*M. xanthognathus, taiga vole
*Ondatra zibethicus, muskrat
*Synaptomys borealis, northern bog lemming

Family Erethizontidae
*Erethizon dorsatum, North American porcupine

LAGOMORPHA - Pikas & Hares
Family Ochotonidae
*Ochotona collaris, collared pika

Family Leporidae
*Lepus americanus, snowshoe hare
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Did You Know?
Did you know that Mount McKinley, located within Denali National Park and Preserve, is the highest mountain on the North American continent? Measured from the 2,000 foot lowlands to its snowy summit at 20,320 feet, the mountain’s vertical relief of 18,000 feet is greater than that of Mount Everest.

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Last Updated: October 18, 2006 at 16:54 EST