Flora:
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Fauna:
There is not a wide variety of animals due to the harshness of the climate. Canada's boreal forest
includes:
85 species of mammals such as moose, snowshoe hares, arctic fox, arctic wolves, squirrels, ermines, elk, deer, wolverines, moles, lynxes, and grizzly bears. Over 100 species of birds including birds, such as eagles, owls, peregrine falcons, snowy owls, and snow geese. 130 species of fish like salmon. Estimated 32,000 species of insects such as mosquitoes, and ants. The cold winters and short summers make the taiga a challenging biome for reptiles and amphibians because they rely on the environment regulate their body temperatures so there are only a few species including: Red-sided garter snake, common European adder, blue-spotted salamander, northern two-lined salamander, Siberian salamander, wood frog, northern leopard frog, boreal chorus frog, American toad, and Canadian toad. |