Fish, Amphibians, Reptiles and Mammals of the Wagner Natural Area

The following list was taken from the Wagner Natural Area Fish, Amphibians, Reptiles, Mammals: Alberta's Watchable Wildlife Checklist series.

Guide to Checklist Format:

Column 1 — Species Listed (in accepted scientific order)

FISH ← animal form
Minnows ← group
Fathead minnow ← common name
Pimephales promelas ← Scientific name in italics

Symbols after species name:

* Vulnerable, threatened or endangered species in Canada
† Extirpated (extinct at site) or no record in at least 15 years

X Extirpated as a breeding species, but still present

I Introduced (not native to the site)
! 5 or fewer records in total

Seasons listed in Column 3 — Breeding and Abundance
Notations are made according to the following:

Seasons

Spring Summer Autumn Winter

Migration and/or breeding periods vary according to species. Timing and duration also change as altitude and latitude increase.

· Breeding and Abundance (for identified habitats only)
Small letters indicate only that the species is or may be present. Capital letters indicate breeding (ie. courtship or copulation).

c, C	common (abundant each day)
u, U	uncommon (usually present In low to moderate numbers or irregularly present in higher numbers)
o, 0	occasionally present in very low numbers
a, A	accidental (an unexpected straggler)
p,P	present in unknown numbers
x, X	extirpated (extinct at site) or no record in at least 50 years
h	hibernation (all or most individuals)
-	not present during this season

Clicking on the name of an animal will open a small window describing that species.
It should be noted that the Common Names and some of the information in these windows may not match those of the Alberta Region.
This information is provided by E-Nature.com.

Common Name Scientific Name

FISH

Minnows Cyprinidae

Fathead Minnow Pimephales promelas u u u u

Pikes Esocidae

Northern Pike Esox lucius o o o -

Stickleback Gasterostiidae

Brook Stickleback Culaea inconstans c C c c

AMPHIBIANS

Mole Salamanders Ambystomidae

Tiger Salamander Ambystoma tigrinum u u u h

Toads Bufidae
Western (Boreal) Toad Bufo boreas boreas C c c h

Tree Frogs Hylidae

Boreal Chorus Frog Pseudacris maculata C c c h

Frogs Ranidae

Wood Frog Rana sylvatica C c c h

REPTILES

Snakes Colubridae

Red-sided Garter Snake Thamnophis sirtalis parietalis u u u -

Wandering Garter Snake Thamnophis elegans vagrans o o o -

MAMMALS

Shrews Soricidae

Masked Shrew Sorex cinereus cinereus C C c c

Dusky Shrew Sorex monticolus U U u u

Water Shrew Sorex palustris C C c c

Arctic Shrew Sorex arcticus U U u u

Pygmy Shrew Sorex hoyi o O o o

Bats Chiroptera

Little Brown Bat Myotis lucifugus c c c -

Northern Bat Myotis septentrionalis - - o -

Silver-haired Bat Lasionycteris noctivagans o o o -

Big Brown Bat Eptesicus fuscus u u u -

Hoary Bat Lasiurus cinereus u - u -

Rabbits & Hares Lagomorpha

Snowshoe Hare Lepus americanus C c c c

White-tailed Jackrabbit Lepus townsendii O o o o

Rodents Rodentia

Squirrel/Sciuridae

Least Chipmunk Tamias minimus o o o -

Woodchuck Marmota monax o o o h

Richardson's Ground Squirrel Spermophilus richardsonii C c c h

Red Squirrel Tamiasciurus hudsonicus C c c c

Northern Flying Squirrel Glaucomys sabrinus U u u u

Pocket Gopher/Geomyidae

Northern Pocket Gopher Thomomys talpoides U u u u

Beaver/Castoridae

Beaver Castor canadensis U u u u

New World Mice/Cricetidae

Deer Mouse Peromyscus maniculatus C C c c

Southern Red-backed Vole Clethrionomys gapperi C C c c

Meadow Vole Microtus pennsylvanicus C C c c

Muskrat Ondatra zibethicus o o o -

Jumping Mice/Zapodidae

Meadow Jumping Mouse Zapus hudsonius U U u h

Western Jumping Mouse Zapus princeps U U u h

Porcupines/Erethizontidae

Porcupine Erethizon dorsatum u u U u

Carnivores Carnivora

Dog/Canidae

Coyote Canis latrans U u u u

Gray Wolf † Canis lupus X x x x

Red Fox Vulpes vulpes - - - o

Bear/Ursidae

Black Bear † Ursus americanus x x X -

Weasel/Mustelidae

Ermine Mustela erminea C C c c

Least Weasel Mustela nivalis u u u u

Long-tailed Weasel Mustela frenata o o o o

Mink Mustela vison o o o o

Striped Skunk Mephitis mephitis U u u u

Cat/Felidae

Canada Lynx Lynx canadensis o - - -

Ungulates Artiodactyla

Deer/Cervidae

Wapiti † Cervus elaphus x x X x

Mule Deer Odocoileus hemionus u u u u

White-tailed Deer Odocoileus virginianus u u U u

Moose Alces alces u u U u

Woodland Caribou † Rangifer tarandus x x X x

Cow/Bovidae

Bison † Bison bison x x X x

Common Name	Scientific Name
FISH
Minnows	Cyprinidae
Fathead Minnow	Pimephales promelas	u	u	u	u
Pikes	Esocidae
Northern Pike	Esox lucius	o	o	o	-
Stickleback	Gasterostiidae
Brook Stickleback	Culaea inconstans	c	C	c	c
AMPHIBIANS
Mole Salamanders	Ambystomidae
Tiger Salamander	Ambystoma tigrinum	u	u	u	h
Toads	Bufidae
Western (Boreal) Toad	Bufo boreas boreas	C	c	c	h
Tree Frogs	Hylidae
Boreal Chorus Frog	Pseudacris maculata	C	c	c	h
Frogs	Ranidae
Wood Frog	Rana sylvatica	C	c	c	h
REPTILES
Snakes	Colubridae
Red-sided Garter Snake	Thamnophis sirtalis parietalis	u	u	u	-
Wandering Garter Snake	Thamnophis elegans vagrans	o	o	o	-
MAMMALS
Shrews	Soricidae
Masked Shrew	Sorex cinereus cinereus	C	C	c	c
Dusky Shrew	Sorex monticolus	U	U	u	u
Water Shrew	Sorex palustris	C	C	c	c
Arctic Shrew	Sorex arcticus	U	U	u	u
Pygmy Shrew	Sorex hoyi	o	O	o	o
Bats	Chiroptera
Little Brown Bat	Myotis lucifugus	c	c	c	-
Northern Bat	Myotis septentrionalis	-	-	o	-
Silver-haired Bat	Lasionycteris noctivagans	o	o	o	-
Big Brown Bat	Eptesicus fuscus	u	u	u	-
Hoary Bat	Lasiurus cinereus	u	-	u	-
Rabbits & Hares	Lagomorpha
Snowshoe Hare	Lepus americanus	C	c	c	c
White-tailed Jackrabbit	Lepus townsendii	O	o	o	o
Rodents	Rodentia
Squirrel/Sciuridae
Least Chipmunk	Tamias minimus	o	o	o	-
Woodchuck	Marmota monax	o	o	o	h
Richardson's Ground Squirrel	Spermophilus richardsonii	C	c	c	h
Red Squirrel	Tamiasciurus hudsonicus	C	c	c	c
Northern Flying Squirrel	Glaucomys sabrinus	U	u	u	u
Pocket Gopher/Geomyidae
Northern Pocket Gopher	Thomomys talpoides	U	u	u	u
Beaver/Castoridae
Beaver	Castor canadensis	U	u	u	u
New World Mice/Cricetidae
Deer Mouse	Peromyscus maniculatus	C	C	c	c
Southern Red-backed Vole	Clethrionomys gapperi	C	C	c	c
Meadow Vole	Microtus pennsylvanicus	C	C	c	c
Muskrat	Ondatra zibethicus	o	o	o	-
Jumping Mice/Zapodidae
Meadow Jumping Mouse	Zapus hudsonius	U	U	u	h
Western Jumping Mouse	Zapus princeps	U	U	u	h
Porcupines/Erethizontidae
Porcupine	Erethizon dorsatum	u	u	U	u
Carnivores	Carnivora
Dog/Canidae
Coyote	Canis latrans	U	u	u	u
Gray Wolf †	Canis lupus	X	x	x	x
Red Fox	Vulpes vulpes	-	-	-	o
Bear/Ursidae
Black Bear †	Ursus americanus	x	x	X	-
Weasel/Mustelidae
Ermine	Mustela erminea	C	C	c	c
Least Weasel	Mustela nivalis	u	u	u	u
Long-tailed Weasel	Mustela frenata	o	o	o	o
Mink	Mustela vison	o	o	o	o
Striped Skunk	Mephitis mephitis	U	u	u	u
Cat/Felidae
Canada Lynx	Lynx canadensis	o	-	-	-
Ungulates	Artiodactyla
Deer/Cervidae
Wapiti †	Cervus elaphus	x	x	X	x
Mule Deer	Odocoileus hemionus	u	u	u	u
White-tailed Deer	Odocoileus virginianus	u	u	U	u
Moose	Alces alces	u	u	U	u
Woodland Caribou †	Rangifer tarandus	x	x	X	x
Cow/Bovidae
Bison †	Bison bison	x	x	X	x