Statistics for Megafauna of North America

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Order	Family	Scientific Name	Common Name	Current Range	% Correct
Carnivorans	Felidae	Puma concolor	Cougar	from western halves of southern Canada and contiguous US to Panama; also southern Florida	96%
Carnivorans	Ursidae	Ursus arctos	Brown Bear	from Alaska and western Canada south to Wyoming	92%
Carnivorans	Canidae	Canis lupus	Grey Wolf	Alaska and the northern Rocky Mountain states + small portions of New Mexico and Sonora	92%
Carnivorans	Ursidae	Ursus maritimus	Polar Bear	Alaska and northern Canada	92%
Crocodilians	Alligatoridae	Alligator mississippiensis	American Alligator	coastal plain from southern Florida to Texas and North Carolina; far northeast of Mexico	88%
Rodents	Castoridae	Castor canadensis	American Beaver	from Alaska and Newfoundland to northern Mexico	88%
Even-toed Ungulates	Bovidae	Bison bison	American Bison	tiny pockets across Alaska, western Canada, and the contiguous US	88%
Carnivorans	Ursidae	Ursus americanus	American Black Bear	from Alaska and Newfoundland to northern Mexico	88%
Even-toed Ungulates	Cervidae	Alces alces	Moose	most of Alaska and Canada, the northern Rocky Mountain states of the US, the Great Lakes region, and New England	88%
Even-toed Ungulates	Cervidae	Cervus canadensis	Elk	western half of contiguous US and Canada, fragmented pockets throughout the east	83%
Carnivorans	Felidae	Panthera onca	Jaguar	from the Mexico-US border to Panama	83%
Even-toed Ungulates	Antilocapridae	Antilocapra americana	Pronghorn	Saskatchewan and Washington to Baja California and San Luis Potosí	83%
Even-toed Ungulates	Cervidae	Rangifer arcticus	Arctic Caribou	from Alaska and western Greenland to British Columbia and Alberta	79%
Odd-toed Ungulates	Equidae	Equus caballus	Domestic Horse	introduced across western half of Canada, contiguous US, and Mexico; various coastal Atlantic islands	79%
Even-toed Ungulates	Cervidae	Rangifer groenlandicus	Greenland Caribou	southern and eastern Greenland	79%
Carnivorans	Mustelidae	Enhydra lutris	Sea Otter	Pacific coast	79%
Crocodilians	Alligatoridae	Caiman crocodilus	Spectacled Caiman	from southern Mexico to Panama; introduced to parts of southern Florida	79%
Carnivorans	Odobenidae	Odobenus rosmarus	Walrus	Bering and Arctic coasts of Alaska as well as northeastern Nunavut	79%
Even-toed Ungulates	Cervidae	Rangifer caribou	Woodland Caribou	eastern Canada	79%
Odd-toed Ungulates	Tapiridae	Tapirus bairdii	Baird’s Tapir	from the Gulf Coast of Mexico to Panama	75%
Carnivorans	Otariidae	Zalophus californianus	California Sea Lion	Pacific coast from southern Mexico to southeast Alaska	75%
Even-toed Ungulates	Bovidae	Oryx gazella	Gemsbok	introduced to New Mexico, parts of Texas	75%
Even-toed Ungulates	Bovidae	Oreamnos americanus	Mountain Goat	Rocky and Cascade ranges from southeast Alaska to Colorado	75%
Even-toed Ungulates	Bovidae	Ovibos moschatus	Musk Ox	parts of coastal Alaska, High Arctic Nunavut, and Greenland	75%
Even-toed Ungulates	Cervidae	Cervus elaphus	Red Deer	introduced to south-central Texas	75%
Even-toed Ungulates	Cervidae	Odocoileus virginianus	White-tailed Deer	from southern Canada through all of the contiguous US (minus parts of the southwest) to all of Mexico and Central America	75%
Even-toed Ungulates	Suidae	Sus scrofa (x domestica)	Wild Boar	introduced to southeast US and parts of California	75%
Crocodilians	Crocodylidae	Crocodylus acutus	American Crocodile	southern Florida; all of Central America and the Yucatán Peninsula, and on the Pacific coast of Mexico as far north as Sonora	71%
Odd-toed Ungulates	Equidae	Equus asinus	Domestic Donkey	introduced to southwestern US and Mexico	71%
Carnivorans	Phocidae	Mirounga angustirostris	Northern Elephant Seal	Pacific coast from Baja California to Aleutian Islands	71%
Carnivorans	Otariidae	Eumetopias jubatus	Steller Sea Lion	Pacific and Bering coasts	71%
Even-toed Ungulates	Bovidae	Ovis canadensis	Bighorn Sheep	from British Columbia and Alberta to Baja California and Sonora	67%
Even-toed Ungulates	Tayassuidae	Dicotyles tajacu	Collared Peccary	from southwest US to Panama	67%
Even-toed Peccary	Tayassuidae	Tayassu pecari	White-lipped Peccary	from southeast Mexico to Panama	67%
Carnivorans	Phocidae	Halichoerus grypus	Grey Seal	coastal New England, the Gulf of Saint Lawrence, and Labrador	63%
Squamates	Pythonidae	Python bivittatus	Burmese Python	introduced to southern and central Florida	58%
Even-toed Ungulates	Bovidae	Ovis dalli	Dall Sheep	northern Rocky Mountains as well as Alaska and Brooks ranges	58%
Pilosans	Myrmecophagidae	Myrmecophaga tridactyla	Giant Anteater	parts of Panama, Costa Rica, Nicaragua, and Honduras	58%
Carnivorans	Phocidae	Phoca vitulina	Harbor Seal	Pacific coast from Baja California to Aleutian Islands, Atlantic coast from Carolinas to Baffin Bay	58%
Even-toed Ungulates	Cervidae	Odocoileus hemionus	Mule Deer	from southeastern Alaska and the Yukon to Baja California and San Luis Potosí	58%
Even-toed Ungulates	Cervidae	Axis axis	Chital	introduced to Texas	50%
Even-toed Ungulates	Cervidae	Dama dama	European Fallow Deer	introduced to Texas	46%
Even-toed Ungulates	Cervidae	Cervus nippon	Sika Deer	introduced to Long Island, Delmarva Peninsula, and south-central Texas	46%
Even-toed Ungulates	Bovidae	Capra aegagrus	Bezoar Ibex	introduced to Florida Mountains WSA in New Mexico	42%
Carnivorans	Phocidae	Pusa hispida	Ringed Seal	Bering, Arctic, and north Atlantic coasts	42%
Even-toed Ungulates	Bovidae	Antilope cervicapra	Blackbuck	introduced to Texas	38%
Carnivorans	Otariidae	Arctocephalus townsendi	Guadalupe Fur Seal	Channel Islands of California, Guadalupe Island of Mexico	38%
Carnivorans	Phocidae	Cystophora cristata	Hooded Seal	Atlantic coast from Gulf of Maine to Baffin Bay	38%
Crocodilians	Crocodylidae	Crocodylus moreletii	Morelet’s Crocodile	the Gulf Coast of Mexico and the Yucatán Peninsula	38%
Even-toed Ungulates	Bovidae	Boselaphus tragocamelus	Nilgai	introduced to southern Texas	38%
Carnivorans	Otariidae	Callorhinus ursinus	Northern Fur Seal	Pacific and Bering coasts	38%
Carnivorans	Phocidae	Erignathus barbatus	Bearded Seal	Bering and Arctic coasts of Alaska	33%
Even-toed Ungulates	Cervidae	Mazama temama	Central American Brocket	from the Gulf Coast of Mexico to Panama	33%
Carnivorans	Phocidae	Phoca largha	Spotted Seal	Bering and Arctic coasts of Alaska	33%
Even-toed Ungulates	Cervidae	Odocoileus pandora	Yucatán Brown Brocket	Yucatán Peninsula	33%
Turtles	Testudinidae	Gopherus flavomarginatus	Bolson Tortoise	northwestern Mexico as well as small portions of Arizona and New Mexico	29%
Carnivorans	Phocidae	Histriophoca fasciata	Ribbon Seal	Bering and Arctic coasts of Alaska	29%
Even-toed Ungulates	Bovidae	Ammotragus lervia	Aoudad	introduced to Texas and New Mexico, parts of California	21%