Statistics for Mammals of Canada

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AnswerFamilyLocationHabitat% Correct
Polar BearUrsidae (Bears)Arctic Ocean and Coasts, Hudson Bay and CoastsIce
100%
Black BearUrsidae (Bears)Most of Canada except Prince Edward Island and the ArcticVaried, mainly forests
94%
Grizzly BearUrsidae (Bears)Yukon, British Columbia Mainland, Alberta Rockies, Northwest Territories Mainland, Nunavut MainlandMostly alpine and tundra
94%
MooseCervidae (Deer)Yukon to East Coast and NewfoundlandSubarctic, open forests
94%
Canada LynxFelidae (Felines)All of Canada Except most of Nunavut, Northern Tips of Quebec and Labrador, and Southern PrairiesForests
88%
CaribouCervidae (Deer)Northern Canada, Rocky MountainsTundra, taiga, boreal forest
88%
ElkCervidae (Deer)Yukon, Eastern British Columbia to Western Alberta, Central OntarioVaried
88%
North American BeaverCastoridae (Beavers)Most of Canada Except the ArcticHumid areas of forests
88%
Wood BisonBovidae (Bovids)Southeast Yukon, Northeast British Columbia, Western Northwest Territories, Northern Alberta, Northwest SaskatchewanVaried
88%
Arctic WolfCanidae (Canines)Queen Elizabeth Islands of NunavutTundra
82%
CougarFelidae (Felines)Mountain Regions of Yukon, British Columbia, and AlbertaMountains, Forests, Marshes
82%
RaccoonProcyonidae (Raccoons)Southern Canada Except for the RockiesRiparian Forest, cities
82%
White-tailed DeerCervidae (Deer)British Columbia Interior to Labrador and MaritimesGlens, rivers, marshes, forests
82%
BobcatFelidae (Felines)Southern CanadaWoodlands, mountains
76%
CoyoteCanidae (Canines)Yukon to Western Quebec, Excluding most of NunavutAnywhere
76%
Red FoxCanidae (Canines)All of Canada Except for the Pacific Coast and Arctic IslandsAnywhere
76%
WalrusOtariidae (Eared Seals)Baffin Bay to James BayArctic coast and shallows
76%
Blue WhaleBalaenopteridae (Rorquals)Atlantic and Pacific OceansSea
71%
Grey WolfCanidae (Canines)All of Canada Except for Prince Edward Island and Anticosti IslandVaried
71%
Northern River OtterMustelidae (Mustilids)Most of Canada Except for Part of the Arctic and Souther PrairiesRivers, lakes, and swamps
71%
Sperm WhalePhysteridae (Sperm Whales)Atlantic and Pacific OceansVery deep waters
71%
Arctic FoxCanidae (Canines)Northern CanadaTundra
65%
Grey WhaleEschrichtiidae (Grey Whales)British Columbia CoastSea
65%
Mountain GoatBovidae (Bovids)Throughout Western CordilleraMountains
65%
Mule DeerCervidae (Deer)British Columbia to Saskatchewan, YukonSubarctic, open forests
65%
MuskoxBovidae (Bovids)ArcticTundra
65%
OrcaDelphinidae (Oceanic Dolhpins)Atlantic Ocean, Pacific Ocean, and Part of Arctic OceanMainly coastal waters
65%
Arctic HareLeporidae (Rabbits and Hares)Arctic, Labrador, NewfoundlandTundra
59%
BelugaMonodontidae (Monodontids)Arctic Ocean and Arctic RiversCoast waters and rivers
59%
Common Bottlenose DolphinDelphinidae (Oceanic Dolhpins)Maritimes CoastCoast waters
59%
Eastern Grey SquirrelSciuridae (Squirrels)Southern Manitoba, Southern Ontario to New BrunswickForests, cities
59%
NarwhalMonodontidae (Monodontids)Eastern Arctic OceanEdge of Arctic Ice Sheet
59%
North American PorcupineErethizontidae (New World Porcupines)Most of Canada Except the ArcticForests
59%
PronghornAntilocapridae (Pronghorn)Southern Alberta and SaskatchewanPrairies, plains
59%
Snowshoe HareLeporidae (Rabbits and Hares)Most of Canadian Mainland Except for Nunavut, Southern Prairies, and Southern OntarioForests
59%
WolverineMustelidae (Mustilids)Northern CanadaBoreal forests, tundra
59%
BadgerMustelidae (Mustilids)Southern British Columbia to Southern OntarioFields
53%
Bighorn SheepBovidae (Bovids)Southern RockiesAlpine prairies
53%
Black-Tailed Prairie DogSciuridae (Squirrels)Southern SaskatchewanDry prairies
53%
Humpback WhaleBalaenopteridae (Rorquals)Atlantic and Pacific OceansCoast waters, estuaries
53%
MartenMustelidae (Mustilids)Most of Canada Except for Part of the Arctic, Southern Prairies, and Nova ScotiaConiferous and mixed forests
53%
Sea OtterMustelidae (Mustilids)Vancouver Island, British Columbia Central CoastSea and Coast
53%
Virginia OpossumDidelphidae (New World Opossums)Southwest British Columbia, Southeast Ontario, Southern QuebecHumid lowland forest
53%
FisherMustelidae (Mustilids)Maritimes, British Columbia to Southern Quebec Except for the Southern Prairies,Coniferous and mixed forests near rivers
47%
Harbour SealPhocidae (Earless Seals)All Coasts Except for Northern and Western ArcticCoast waters
47%
Harp SealPhocidae (Earless Seals)Gulf of St. Lawrence, Labrador Sea, Baffin Bay, Hudson Bay, James BayCold waters
47%
Least ChipmunkSciuridae (Squirrels)Yukon to Western QuebecForest edges, open spaces
47%
MuskratCricetidae (Cricetids)Most of Canada, Except for the Arctic and Southwest British ColumbiaWetlands
47%
StoatMustelidae (Mustilids)All of Canada Except for Southern Prairies, Arctic Islands, and Anticosti IslandAnywhere
47%
Striped SkunkMephitidae (Skunks)British Columbia to the MaritimesForests, valleys, cultivated land
47%
Bowhead WhaleBalaenidae (Right Whales)Arctic OceanPolar ice shelf in winter, coast waters in summer
41%
California Sea LionOtariidae (Eared Seals)British Columbia CoastCoast waters
41%
Fin WhaleBalaenopteridae (Rorquals)Atlantic and Pacific OceansCoast waters
41%
Grey SealPhocidae (Earless Seals)Atlantic CoastSea, rocks, and reefs
41%
GroundhogSciuridae (Squirrels)Yukon, Alberta to Nova ScotiaBroken ground
41%
Least WeaselMustelidae (Mustilids)Yukon to Labrador, Except for Southern Ontario and Southern QuebecAnywhere
41%
Mountain BeaverAplodontiidae (Mountain Beavers)Southern British ColumbiaMontane forests
41%
Eastern CottontailLeporidae (Rabbits and Hares)Vancouver Island, Southern Saskatchewan and Manitoba, Southern Ontario and QuebecOpen woodlands
35%
Little Brown BatVespertillonidae (Bats)Yukon to Atlantic CanadaAnywhere
35%
MinkMustelidae (Mustilids)Most of Canada Except for the Arctic and Anticosti IslandWetlands and Rivers
35%
North Atlantic Right WhaleBalaenidae (Right Whales)Atlantic CoastCoast waters
35%
Ringed SealPhocidae (Earless Seals)Arctic OceanArctic waters and ice-floes
35%
Swift FoxCanidae (Canines)Southern PrairiesDesert and dry prairies
35%
Dall SheepBovidae (Bovids)Yukon, Northern British ColumbiaAlpine Tundra
29%
Harbour PorpoisePhocoenidae (Porpoises)Atlantic and Pacific CoastsCoast waters, estuaries, and rivers
29%
Hooded SealPhocidae (Earless Seals)Atlantic Coast, Baffin BaySea
29%
North Pacific Right WhaleBalaenidae (Right Whales)British Columbia CoastSea
29%
Steller Sea LionOtariidae (Eared Seals)British Columbia CoastCoast waters, rocky outcrops
29%
American PikaOchotonidae (Pikas)Alberta, Southern British ColumbiaMountains near the tree line
24%
Big Brown BatVespertillonidae (Bats)From British Columbia to New BrunswickAnywhere
24%
Black-Footed FerretMustelidae (Mustilids)Southern Alberta and Southern SaskatchewanPrairies and grasslands
24%
Eastern MoleTalpidae (Moles)Point PeleeOpen woodlands
24%
Meadow VoleCricetidae (Cricetids)All of Mainland Canada Except for the ArcticWet fields
24%
Sei WhaleBalaenopteridae (Rorquals)Atlantic and Pacific OceansSea
24%
Vancouver Island MarmotSciuridae (Squirrels)Vancouver IslandNear the mountain tree line
24%
Arctic Ground SquirrelSciuridae (Squirrels)Mainland ArcticTundra without permafrost
18%
Bearded SealPhocidae (Earless Seals)Atlantic and Arctic OceansSea
18%
Dall's PorpoisePhocoenidae (Porpoises)British Columbia CoastSea
18%
Douglas SquirrelSciuridae (Squirrels)Southwest British ColumbiaConiferous forests
18%
Eastern ChipmunkSciuridae (Squirrels)Southern Manitoba to Southern Quebec, MaritimesDeciduous forests
18%
Eastern Fox SquirrelSciuridae (Squirrels)Southern Saskatchewan and Manitoba, British Columbia, Pelee IslandForest edges
18%
Hoary BatVespertillonidae (Bats)British Columbia to Northern Hudson Bay to the MaritimesForests
18%
Northern Elephant SealPhocidae (Earless Seals)British Columbia CoastSea
18%
Star-Nosed MoleTalpidae (Moles)Southern Manitoba to Atlantic CoastWet forests
18%
Water VoleCricetidae (Cricetids)Cascades and Southern RockiesAlpine prairies and streams
18%
Western Spotted SkunkMephitidae (Skunks)Southwest British ColumbiaThickets and bushes
18%
American Red SquirrelSciuridae (Squirrels)Vancouver Island, Mainland Canada Excluding the Arctic, Southwestern British Columbia, and the Southern PrairiesForests
12%
Cuvier's Beaked WhaleZiphidae (Beaked Whales)Atlantic and Pacific OceansSea
12%
Long-Tailed WeaselMustelidae (Mustilids)Praires, Southern Ontario, New Brunswick and Western Nova ScotiaOpen Areas
12%
Masked ShrewSoricidae (Shrews)All of Canada, Except for Pacific Islands and the ArcticVaried
12%
Northern Flying SquirrelSciuridae (Squirrels)Mainland Canada Except Southern Prairies and Most of the ArcticForests
12%
Northern Fur SealOtariidae (Eared Seals)British Columbia CoastSea, rocky outcrops
12%
Prairie VoleCricetidae (Cricetids)Alberta to ManitobaPrairies
12%
Sable Island HorseEquidae (Horses)Sable IslandGrass, sand
12%
Taiga VoleCricetidae (Cricetids)Yukon, Northwest Territories, Northern Alberta to Northern ManitobaForest streams
12%
Tundra ShrewSoricidae (Shrews)Yukon, Mackenzie DeltaTundra
12%
Tundra VoleCricetidae (Cricetids)Western ArcticWet tundra
12%
White-Tailed JackrabbitLeporidae (Rabbits and Hares)Southern Prairies, British Columbia OkanaganFields
12%
Arctic ShrewSoricidae (Shrews)Central Northwest Territories to Central QuebecBogs and marshes
6%
Bushy-Tailed WoodratCricetidae (Cricetids)Southern Yukon to British ColumbiaMountains
6%
California MyotisVespertillonidae (Bats)West and South British ColumbiaForests
6%
Coast MoleTalpidae (Moles)Southwest British ColumbiaAlpine coniferous forests
6%
Collared PikaOchotonidae (Pikas)Yukon, Northern British Columbia, Western Northwest TerritoriesMountains above the tree line
6%
Deer MouseCricetidae (Cricetids)Southern and Central CanadaAnywhere except wetlands
6%
Hoary MarmotSciuridae (Squirrels)Yukon, Rocky Mountains, Columbia Mountains, Coast Mountains, Mackenzie MountainsAlpine tundra
6%
Long-Eared MyotisVespertillonidae (Bats)Southern British Columbia, Alberta, and SaskatchewanAnywhere
6%
Maritime ShrewSoricidae (Shrews)Southern New Brunswick and Nova ScotiaBogs and marshes
6%
Meadow Jumping MouseDipodidae (Jerboas)Yukon to Atlantic Coast, Except for British Columbia Coast and Southern PrairiesWet fields
6%
Mountain CottontailLeporidae (Rabbits and Hares)British Columbia Okanagan, Southern PrairiesDry plains
6%
New England CottontailLeporidae (Rabbits and Hares)Southern QuebecForests
6%
Northern Bog LemmingCricetidae (Cricetids)New Brunswick, Yukon and British Columbia to Labrador Except for Southern PrairiesBogs
6%
Northern Collared LemmingCricetidae (Cricetids)Northern Arctic IslandsTundra
6%
Northern Short-Tailed ShrewSoricidae (Shrews)Southeast Saskatchewan to Nova ScotiaDeciduous forests
6%
Silver-Haired BatVespertillonidae (Bats)Southern Canada (British Columbia to Nova Scotia)Near forest lakes
6%
Southern Flying SquirrelSciuridae (Squirrels)Southern Ontario to Southern Nova ScotiaDeciduous forests
6%
Townsend's MoleTalpidae (Moles)Southwest British ColumbiaFields
6%
Ungava Collared LemmingCricetidae (Cricetids)Northern Quebec and LabradorTundra
6%
Victoria Collared LemmingCricetidae (Cricetids)Mainland Arctic, Banks Island, Victoria Island, King William IslandTundra
6%
Western Jumping MouseDipodidae (Jerboas)British Columbia, Alberta, Southern Saskatchewan and ManitobaPrairies
6%
Western Small-Footed MyotisVespertillonidae (Bats)Southern Alberta and SaskatchewanDry areas
6%
White-Footed MouseCricetidae (Cricetids)Southern Prairies, Southern Ontario and Quebec, Southern Nova ScotiaDeciduous forests
6%
Yellow-Bellied MarmotSciuridae (Squirrels)Central British Columbia, Southern AlbertaMountains
6%
American Pygmy ShrewSoricidae (Shrews)Yukon to Labrador and Maritimes, Excluding Southwest British Columbia and Southern PrairiesForest clearings
0%
American Water ShrewSoricidae (Shrews)Southwest Yukon, Western British Columbia, Northern Alberta to Atlantic Coast Except for Near Hudson BayLakes, marshes
0%
Atlantic White-Sided DolhpinDelphinidae (Oceanic Dolhpins)Atlantic OceanSea
0%
Baird's Beaked WhaleZiphidae (Beaked Whales)British Columbia CoastSea
0%
Barren Ground ShrewSoricidae (Shrews)Mainland ArcticTundra
0%
Cascade Golden-Mantled Ground SquirrelSciuridae (Squirrels)CascadesMountains
0%
Columbian Ground SquirrelSciuridae (Squirrels)Southern RockiesMontane open areas
0%
Creeping VoleCricetidae (Cricetids)Southwest British ColumbiaHumid coniferous forests
0%
Eastern Heather VoleCricetidae (Cricetids)Southern Yukon to LabradorVaried
0%
Eastern Red BatVespertillonidae (Bats)Southeast Alberta to Southern MairitimesOpen spaces, cities
0%
Eastern Small-Footed MyotisVespertillonidae (Bats)South-Central and Southeast Ontario, Southwest QuebecMontane Forests
0%
Franklin's Ground SquirrelSciuridae (Squirrels)Alberta to ManitobaParklands
0%
Fringed MyotisVespertillonidae (Bats)British Columbia OkanaganWhite Pine Forests
0%
Gaspé ShrewSoricidae (Shrews)Gaspesia, Northern New Brunswick, Cape BretonNear forest streams
0%
Golden-Mantled Ground SquirrelSciuridae (Squirrels)Southeast RockiesMontane forest
0%
Great Basin Pocket MouseGeomyidae (Pocket Gophers)Southern British ColumbiaDry plains
0%
Hairy-Tailed MoleTalpidae (Moles)Southern Ontario and QuebecDry loose soils
0%
Hubb's Beaked WhaleZiphidae (Beaked Whales)British Columbia CoastSea
0%
Humboldt's Flying SquirrelSciuridae (Squirrels)Southern British ColumbiaForests
0%
Keen's MyotisVespertillonidae (Bats)British Columbia CoastForests
0%
Long-Finned Pilot WhaleDelphinidae (Oceanic Dolhpins)Atlantic OceanSea
0%
Long-Legged MyotisVespertillonidae (Bats)British Columbia, West AlbertaAnywhere
0%
Long-Tailed ShrewSoricidae (Shrews)New BrunswickBanks
0%
Long-Tailed VoleCricetidae (Cricetids)Yukon, British Columbia Mainland, Western AlbertaVaried
0%
Marsh ShrewSoricidae (Shrews)Fraser ValleyConiferous forests
0%
Merriam's ShrewSoricidae (Shrews)Southern British ColumbiaGrasslands
0%
Montane ShrewSoricidae (Shrews)Yukon, British Columbia, Western Northwest Territories, Northern AlbertaMontane streams, marshes
0%
Montane VoleCricetidae (Cricetids)South Central British ColumbiaShortgrass alpine prairies
0%
North American Brown LemmingCricetidae (Cricetids)British Columbia, Most of the Territories Except for the Queen Elizabeth IslandsTundra
0%
North American Least ShrewSoricidae (Shrews)Ontario's Long PointFields, clearings, marshes
0%
Northern Bottlenose WhaleZiphidae (Beaked Whales)Atlantic Ocean, Baffin BaySea
0%
Northern Grasshopper MouseCricetidae (Cricetids)Southern PrairiesPrairies
0%
Northern Minke WhaleBalaenopteridae (Rorquals)Atlantic and Pacific OceansSea
0%
Northern MyotisVespertillonidae (Bats)Central to Eastern CanadaForests
0%
Northern Pocket GopherGeomyidae (Pocket Gophers)Southern British Columbia, Southern PrairiesOpen areas
0%
Northern Red-Backed VoleCricetidae (Cricetids)Mainland ArcticShrubby tundra
0%
Northwestern Deer MouseCricetidae (Cricetids)Southwest Yukon, Western British ColumbiaForests
0%
Ogilvie Mountains Collared LemmingCricetidae (Cricetids)Central YukonMontane tundra
0%
Olive-Backed Pocket MouseGeomyidae (Pocket Gophers)Southern PrairiesDry plains
0%
Ord's Kangaroo RatHeteromyidae (Heteromyids)Great Sand HillsSemi-desert areas
0%
Pacific Jumping MouseDipodidae (Jerboas)Southwest British ColumbiaMontane prairies
0%
Pacific White-Sided DolhpinDelphinidae (Oceanic Dolhpins)Pacific OceanSea
0%
Pallid BatVespertillonidae (Bats)Southeast British ColumbiaDry plains
0%
Plains Pocket GopherGeomyidae (Pocket Gophers)Southern ManitobaFields, banks
0%
Prairie ShrewSoricidae (Shrews)Southern PrairiesGrasslands
0%
Preble's ShrewSoricidae (Shrews)Southern British ColumbiaMontane streams, marshes
0%
Red-Tailed ChipmunkSciuridae (Squirrels)Southeast British Columbia to Southwest AlbertaHigh altitude forests, valley pine groves
0%
Richardson's Collared LemmingCricetidae (Cricetids)Southeast Northwest Territories, Southern Nunavut, Northern ManitobaTundra
0%
Richardson's Ground SquirrelSciuridae (Squirrels)Southern Alberta to Southern ManitobaPrairies
0%
Rock VoleCricetidae (Cricetids)Central Ontario, Southern and Eastern Quebec, Western New Brunswick, Eastern LabradorRocky areas
0%
Sagebrush VoleCricetidae (Cricetids)Southern PrairiesSahebrush steppes
0%
Short Beaked Common DolphinDelphinidae (Oceanic Dolhpins)Atlantic and Pacific OceanSea
0%
Short-Finned Pilot WhaleDelphinidae (Oceanic Dolhpins)British Columbia CoastSea
0%
Shrew-MoleTalpidae (Moles)Southwest British ColumbiaBanks
0%
Singing VoleCricetidae (Cricetids)Yukon, Western Northwest TerritoriesAlpine tundra
0%
Smoky ShrewSoricidae (Shrews)Great Lakes to Nova ScotiaDeciduous forests
0%
Southern Bog LemmingCricetidae (Cricetids)Southeast Manitoba to Nova ScotiaBogs
0%
Southern Red-Backed VoleCricetidae (Cricetids)Most of Mainland Canada, Except for Southern Prairies and Most of the TerritoriesForests
0%
Sowerby's Beaked WhaleZiphidae (Beaked Whales)Atlantic OceanDeep sea
0%
Spotted BatVespertillonidae (Bats)British Columbia InteriorNear lakes and rivers
0%
Stejneger's Beaked WhaleZiphidae (Beaked Whales)British Columbia CoastSea
0%
Thirteen-Lined Ground SquirrelSciuridae (Squirrels)Southern Alberta to Southern ManitobaGroves, swamps, uncultivated land
0%
Townsend's Big-Eared BatVespertillonidae (Bats)Southern British ColumbiaWoodlands
0%
Townsend's ChipmunkSciuridae (Squirrels)Southwest British ColumbiaWest coast lowlands, forests
0%
Townsend's VoleCricetidae (Cricetids)Vancouver Island, Southwest British ColumbiaSaline marshes, fields
0%
Tri-Coloured BatVespertillonidae (Bats)Southern Ontario and Quebec, MaritimesForests, fields, and waterways
0%
Trowbridge's ShrewSoricidae (Shrews)Fraser ValleyConiferous forests
0%
Vagrant ShrewSoricidae (Shrews)Vancouver Island, Southern British Columbia, Southwest AlbertaMontane streams
0%
Western Harvest MouseCricetidae (Cricetids)British Columbia Okanagan, Southern Alberta and SaskatchewanPrairies
0%
Western Heather VoleCricetidae (Cricetids)British ColumbiaVaried
0%
Western Red BatVespertillonidae (Bats)Southwest British Columbia; Southern PrairiesForests, cities
0%
White-Beaked DolphinDelphinidae (Oceanic Dolhpins)Atlantic OceanSea
0%
Woodland Jumping MouseDipodidae (Jerboas)Ontario to Atlantic CoastForest streams
0%
Woodland VoleCricetidae (Cricetids)Southern Ontario and QuebecDeciduous forests
0%
Yellowpine ChipmunkSciuridae (Squirrels)Central and Southern British ColumbiaDry montane forests
0%
Yuma MyotisVespertillonidae (Bats)British Columbia Coast and OkanaganOpen Areas
0%

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