Mammals

The primary reference for the occurrence and distribution of Mammals in Southeast Alaska is Mammals and Amphibians of Southeast Alaska (MacDonald and Cook 2007).

Humans (Primates)

Hominidae (Humans: 1 species)

Scientific Name	Common Name	Summary
Homo sapiens	Human	Present in the area for over nine thousand years, based on archaeological evidence found at different locations.

Rodents (Rodentia)

Sciuridae (Squirrels and Marmots: 4 species)

Scientific Name	Common Name	Summary
Glaucomys sabrinus	Northern Flying Squirrel	Apparently present on much of the mainland from Upper Lynn Canal south, but perhaps not the Northern Gulf Coast. Also present on several islands near the mainland, as well as Prince of Wales Island (and other associated smaller islands), the home range an endemic subspecies occurs.
Marmota caligata	Hoary Marmot	Found almost exclusively on the mainland; some populations can be found at sea level (e.g., in Juneau), while others (most?) live in subalpine and alpine meadows.
Spermophilus parryii	Arctic Ground Squirrel	Known from the mountainous border area outside of Haines and Skagway
Tamiasciurus hudsonicus	Red Squirrel	Native to the mainland and many of the southern inner islands. Introduced to Admiralty, Baranof, and Chichagof Islands, and now spread to other associated islands.

Castoridae (Beavers: 1 species)

Scientific Name	Common Name	Summary
Castor canadensis	Beaver	Present throughout most of the region where there is suitable habitat. Apparently poorly documented with specimens, however.

Dipodidae (Jumping Mice: 2 species)

Scientific Name	Common Name	Summary
Zapus hudsonius	Meadow Jumping Mouse	Reported from Haines, Yakutat, and Revillagigedo Island.
Zapus princeps	Western Jumping Mouse	Found on the mainland at least as far north as the Taku River.

Cricetidae (Voles and Lemmings: 11 species)

Scientific Name	Common Name	Summary
Lemmus trimucronatus	Brown Lemming	Primary range of this species is more northern or interior than the region, but it is known from a pair of mountain sites near the border outside of Haines. Also one specimen in Arctos from Woronkofski Island has been identified as this species.
Microtus longicaudus	Long-tailed Vole	Present throughout the region except for Baranof Island and Kruzof Island. An endemic subspecies is known from Coronation, Forrester, and Warren Islands.
Microtus oeconomus	Root Vole	Found on the from the Northern Gulf Coast to the east side of upper Lynn Canal. Also on Chichagof Islands along with other associated smaller islands, and Baranof Island. Fossil remains have been found on Prince of Wales Island. The southern limit of this species is in Southeast Alaska.
Microtus pennsylvanicus	Meadow Vole	Known from at least three major mainland river valleys, the Chilkat, Taku and Stikine. Also found on Admiralty Island, and other islands near the mouth of the Stikine River.
Myodes gapperi	Southern Red-backed Vole	Found along the mainland as far north as the Stikine River. Also present on many of the southern inner islands.
Myodes rutilus	Northern Red-backed Vole	Present on the mainland at least as far south as LeConte Bay (according to MacDonald Cook 2007 - but arctos records show collections identified as this species from as far south as the southern mainland border). Reported from two islands, Douglas Island and Young Island (the latter in Yakutat Bay)
Neotoma cinerea	Bushy-tailed Woodrat	Apparently no recent collections - there no mapped collections from the region are in Arctos. MacDonald and Cook (2007) note that this species has previously been reported from along the Unuk, Stikine, and Taku Rivers, plus captures on nunataks in the Juneau Ice Field, all from the 1960s or earlier.
Ondatra zibethicus	Common Muskrat	Apparently widespread, but uncommon on the mainland and inner islands, with reports from Yakutat down to Revillagigedo Island including at Haines and one from Admiralty Island. Most reports seem to be from at or near the Stikine River (including delta and nearby larger islands).
Peromyscus keeni	Northwestern Deermouse	A species primarily of the Pacific Northwest Coast, it is widespread and common throughout Southeast Alaska except western Glacier Bay and the Northern Gulf Coast. This species is known from all the major islands and many of the secondary islands.
Phenacomys intermedius	Western Heather Vole	A single collection from the Chilkat Mountains near Excursion Inlet and collections from mountains near Hyder are the only ones known from the region so far, though it is probable this species occurs elsewhere in the mountains near the Canadian Border.
Synaptomys borealis	Northern Bog Lemming	Known on the mainland from Haines and Skagway south. Also scattered reports from some of the southern inner islands (including Kuiu Island).

Muridae (Old World Rats and Mice: 2 species)

Scientific Name	Common Name	Summary
Mus musculus	House Mouse	There are apparently few collections of this introduced species from the region, with most of them from the 1940s or earlier(?). One 2006 collection in Arctos from the Mendenhall Wetlands is recorded as this species. Current status is not well known.
Rattus norvegicus	Brown Rat	Introduced species so far only known from near populated areas (where it is associated with human activity?).

Erethizontidae (Porcupines: 1 species)

Scientific Name	Common Name	Summary
Erethizon dorsatum	North American Porcupine	Known from the mainland and some of the near islands. Contrary to the ADF&G page for this species (which states they occur everywhere except the [Southern Outer Islands]), Porcupines are not known from Baranof Island nor probably Chichagof Island. There are also no collections from Admiralty Island, nor many of the other inner islands.

Hares and Pikas (Lagomorpha)

Leporidae (Hares: 1 species)

Scientific Name	Common Name	Summary
Lepus americanus	Snowshoe Hare	Known from the northern mainland, apparently primarily along transboundary rivers from the Taku River north (including Glacier Bay and up to Yakutat. An introduced population is present on Douglas Island.

Ochotonidae (Pikas: 1 species)

Scientific Name	Common Name	Summary
Ochotona collaris	Collared Pika	Currently known only from White Pass on the border out of Skagway, it is possible they may occur in other mountainous areas along the border.

Shrews (Soricomorpha)

Soricidae (Shrews: 4 species)

Scientific Name	Common Name	Summary
Sorex alaskanus	Glacier Bay Water Shrew	Known from only three collections in the vicinity of Gustavus and Glacier Bay. May be a subspecies of American Water Shrew (Sorex palustris).
Sorex cinereus	Masked Shrew	Found throughout the region except the southern outer islands and a few inner islands that are not especially close to the mainland.
Sorex monticolus	Dusky Shrew	Throughout the region except for the northern outer islands.
Sorex palustris	American Water Shrew	Most of the few collections are from the mainland between Hyder and Haines. An additional collection has been made on Wrangell Island, and there are reports from a couple of other inner islands.

Bats (Chiroptera)

Vespertilionidae (Evening Bats: 7 species)

Scientific Name	Common Name	Summary
Lasionycteris noctivagans	Silver-haired Bat	Southeast Alaska seems to be at the northern edge of this species' range and distribution in the region is poorly known. Only a few specimens have been collected from the region, including Ketchikan, Wrangell, and Petersburg. More recently, acoustic monitoring has shown they are present at Gustavus.
Lasiurus cinereus	Hoary Bat	This species is so far known only from calls detected by passive acoustic monitoring. This monitoring has been going on since 2012(?) throughout the region as part of a project run by the ADF&G (per talk given by Karen Blejwas in Sitka, 10 March 2014).
Myosotis yumanensis	Yuma Myotis	Known from extreme southeastern part of region (from a paper published in 2014 in "Northwestern Naturalist" by Olson, MacDonald, and Blejwas).
Myotis californicus	California Myotis	Known primarily from the southern outer islands, and the El Capitan Cave area of Prince of Wales Island in particular. They may be more widespread in the region (and there is at least one report from northern Southeast) - recent and on-going work by the Alaska Department of Fish and Game (non-game division) may reveal more about the distribution of this species in the region.
Myotis keenii	Keen's Myotis
Myotis lucifugus	Little Brown Bat	Common, occasionally found in attics.
Myotis volans	Long-legged Myotis

Carnivores (Carnivora)

Ursidae (Bears: 2 species)

Scientific Name	Common Name	Summary
Ursus americanus	Amerian Black Bear
Ursus arctos	Brown Bear	Common from sea level to alpine, except on southern islands where it does not typically occur.

Canidae (Dog: 3 species)

Scientific Name	Common Name	Summary
Canis latrans	Coyote	Present on the mainland.
Canis lupus	Wolf
Vulpes vulpes	Red Fox	Introduced to islands in southeast for fur, no populations are known to have persisted. There are second-hand reports of single animals from North Baranof and West Chichagof.

Mustelidae (Weasel: 9 species)

Scientific Name	Common Name	Summary
Enhydra lutris	Sea Otter
Gulo gulo	Wolverine
Lontra canadensis	North American River Otter
Martes americana	American Marten
Martes caurina	Pacific Marten
Martes pennanti	Fisher
Mustela erminea	Ermine
Mustela nivalis	Least Weasel	Unsubstantiated in Southeast Alaska.
Neovison vison	American Mink

Otariidae (Eared Seals: 3 species)

Scientific Name	Common Name	Summary
Callorhinus ursinus	Northern Fur Seal
Eumetopias jubatus	Steller's Sea Lion
Zalophus californianus	California Sea Lion

Phocidae (Seals: 3 species)

Scientific Name	Common Name	Summary
Mirounga angustirostris	Northern Elephant Seal
Phoca vitulina	Harbor Seal
Pusa hispida	Ringed Seal	A sick yearling seal thought to be this species was found near Yakutat in 2012. This is well outside expected range, and a DNA sample was reportedly sent for id confirmation: [1]

Felidae (Cat: 2 species)

Scientific Name	Common Name	Summary
Lynx canadensis	Canadian Lynx
Puma concolor	Cougar

Procyonidae (Racoon: 1 species)

Scientific Name	Common Name	Summary
Procyon lotor	Racoon

Hoofed Mammals (Artiodactyla)

Bovidae (Sheep and Goats: 2 species)

Scientific Name	Common Name	Summary
Oreamnos americanus	Mountain Goat	Present on the mainland at higher elevations. Introduced to several islands, currently established on Baranof Island and Revillagigedo Island.
Ovis dalli	Dall's Sheep

Cervidae (Deer and Relatives: 4 species)

Scientific Name	Common Name	Summary
Alces americanus	Moose	Primarily present on mainland and near islands. Occasionally found on Chichagof Island when individuals swim across Icy Straight.
Cervus canadensis	Roosevelt Elk	Introduced to Etolin Island. Population has grown, and animals have begun to move to other nearby islands including Zarembo Island. They have also been reported from Kuiu Island.
Odocoileus hemionus	Sitka Black-tailed Deer	Very common. From sea level to alpine when snow conditions allow. Concentrated at low elevations and on south-facing slopes in heavy snow years.
Rangifer tarandus	Caribou	Likely to occur occasionally in Southeast Alaska, but Unsubstantiated.

Whales (Cetacea)

Balaenidae (Right Whale: 1 species)

Scientific Name	Common Name	Summary
Eubalaena japonica	North Pacific Right Whale

Balaenopteridae (Rorquals: 5 species)

Scientific Name	Common Name	Summary
Balaenoptera acutorostrata	Common Minke Whale
Balaenoptera borealis	Sei Whale
Balaenoptera musculus	Blue Whale
Balaenoptera physalus	Fin Whale
Megaptera novaeangliae	Humpback Whale	See parasites: Coronula diadema, Cyamus boopis and Conchoderma auritum.

Delphinidae (Oceanic Dolphins: 5 species)

Scientific Name	Common Name	Summary
Globicephala macrorhynchus	Short-finned Pilot Whale
Grampus griseus	Risso's Dolphin	Generally expected to be off the continental shelf, with a sighting from as far north as off of Shelikof Bay.
Lagenorhynchus obliquidens	Pacific White-sided Dolphin
Orcinus orca	Killer Whale
Pseudorca crassidens	False Killer Whale

Eschrichtiidae (Gray Whale: 1 species)

Scientific Name	Common Name	Summary
Eschrichtius robustus	Gray Whale	This whale is most easily seen in spring and fall, in shallow waters where it feeds on or near the bottom. However, it is known to overwinter and feed on fish higher in the water column. Some parasites are Cyamus scammoni, Cyamus ceti, Cyamus kessleri, and Cryptolepas rachianecti.

Monodontidae (Beluga Whale: 1 species)

Scientific Name	Common Name	Summary
Delphinapterus leucas	Beluga

Phocoenidae (Porpoises: 2 species)

Scientific Name	Common Name	Summary
Phocoena phocoena	Harbor Porpoise
Phocoenoides dalli	Dall's Porpoise

Physeteridae (Sperm Whales: 2 species)

Scientific Name	Common Name	Summary
Kogia breviceps	Pygmy Sperm Whale
Physeter catodon	Sperm Whale

Ziphiidae (Beaked Whales: 3 species)

Scientific Name	Common Name	Summary
Berardius bairdii	Baird's Beaked Whale
Mesoplodon stejnegeri	Stejneger's Beaked Whale
Ziphius cavirostris	Cuvier's Beaked Whale