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6.1 Terrestrial Mammals List 1. Terrestrial Mammals There are 66 species of terrestrial mammals known to occur regularly in the NWT. One additional species, the northern raccoon, is vagrant to the NWT and one species, the eastern red bat, is expected to be present. One terrestrial mammal, polar bear, is of global conservation concern (NatureServe 2010). Species are listed alphabetically according to the scientific Order they belong to, then by Family, then by scientific species name. Nomenclature follows Wilson and Reeder 2005. Least Chipmunk Photo Credit: J Nagy Common Name Scientific Species Name Status Rank Range Reason COSEWIC Status/ for Global Conservation Note a Change b Concern c Artiodactyla – Bovidae Even-toed ungulates – Bovids Wood Bison Bison bison athabascae d At Risk Threatened - 2000 Mountain Goat Oreamnos americanus May Be At Risk L Muskox Ovibos moschatus Secure Dall’s Sheep Ovis dalli Secure Artiodactyla – Cervidae Even-toed ungulates – Deer-like mammals Moose Alces americanus Secure Elk Cervus elaphus Undetermined L Mule Deer Odocoileus hemionus Undetermined White-tailed Deer Odocoileus virginianus Secure Boreal Woodland Caribou Rangifer tarandus caribou e Sensitive Threatened - 2002 Northern Mountain Woodland Caribou Rangifer tarandus caribou e Secure Special Concern - 2002 Barrenground Caribou (except Dolphin-Union herd) Rangifer tarandus groenlandicus e Sensitive Rangifer tarandus Dolphin Union Barrenground groenlandicus x pearyi Caribou (R. t. pearyi x groenlandicus ) e Sensitive L Special Concern - 2004 Peary Caribou Rangifer tarandus pearyi e At Risk Endangered - 2004 Carnivora – Canidae Carnivores – Dog-like mammals Coyote Canis latrans Secure Grey Wolf Canis lupus f Secure Arctic Fox Vulpes lagopus Secure Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Secure C. l. arctos = Data Deficient - 1999; C. l. occidentalis = Not at Risk - 1999 20 NWT Species 2011-2015
Common Name Scientific Species Name Status Rank Range Note a Reason for Change b COSEWIC Status/ Global Conservation Concern c Carnivora – Felidae Carnivores – Cat-like mammals Canada Lynx Lynx canadensis Secure Not at Risk - 2001 Mountain Lion Puma concolor Undetermined L Carnivora – Mephitidae Carnivores – Skunks Striped Skunk Mephitis mephitis Undetermined Carnivora – Mustelidae Carnivores – Mustelids Wolverine Gulo gulo Sensitive Western population = Special Concern - 2004 North American River Otter Lontra canadensis Secure Marten Martes americana Secure Fisher Martes pennanti Sensitive Ermine (Stoat) Mustela erminea Secure Least Weasel Mustela nivalis Secure American Mink Neovison vison Secure Carnivora – Procyonidae Carnivores – Raccoons Northern Raccoon Procyon lotor Vagrant X Carnivora – Ursidae Carnivores – Bears Black Bear Ursus americanus Secure Not at Risk - 1999 Grizzly Bear Ursus arctos Sensitive Special Concern - 2008 Polar Bear Ursus maritimus Sensitive Special Concern - 2008 / G3 - 2008 Chiroptera – Vespertilionidae Hand-winged mammals – Vesper bats Big Brown Bat Eptesicus fuscus Undetermined L # Eastern Red Bat Lasiurus borealis h Presence Expected Hoary Bat Lasiurus cinereus Undetermined L Western Long-eared Myotis Myotis evotis May Be At Risk L # Little Brown Myotis Myotis lucifugus May Be At Risk L 3 Northern Long-eared Myotis Myotis septentrionalis May Be At Risk L 5 Long-legged Myotis Myotis volans May Be At Risk L # Lagomorpha – Leporidae Hare-like mammals – Hares Snowshoe Hare Lepus americanus Secure Arctic Hare Lepus arcticus Secure Lagomorpha – Ochotonidae Collared Pika Ochotona collaris Sensitive Hare-like mammals – Pikas General Status Ranks of Wild Species in the Northwest Territories 21
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Page 3 and 4: NWT SPECIES 2011-2015 General Statu
Page 5 and 6: Executive Summary..................
Page 7 and 8: Preface - Building on our knowledge
Page 9 and 10: 2. Goals - What are we trying to ac
Page 11 and 12: Species Scope Which species are ran
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Page 15 and 16: Guideline Matrix For Scoring Indica
Page 17 and 18: Changing Ranks Keeping Track of Cha
Page 19 and 20: Summary of 2011 General Status Rank
Page 21 and 22: About Changes in Ranks between 2006
Page 23 and 24: 6. Ranked Species Lists - What are
Page 25: On the Land “Going out on the lan
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