Get to Know the Residents of the Taiga

The taiga is home to a vast variety of organisms. Here are some of the animals that call the Taiga "home."


Bald Eagle (carnivore)
Ermine (carnivore)
Red Fox (carnivore)
American Black Bear (omnivore)
Bobcat (carnivore)
Canadian Lynx (carnivore)
Grey Wolf (carnivore)
Grizzly Bear (omnivore)
Long Eared Owl (carnivore)
Moose (herbivore)
River Otter (omnivore)
Snowshoe Rabbit (herbivore)
Wolverine (carnivore)
Bohemian Waxwing (omnivore)
Eurasian Beaver (herbivore)





the plants of the taiga include:

Jack Pine

Balsam Fir

Evergreen

White Poplar

Black Spruce

Siberian Spruce

Eastern Red Cedar

Douglas-fir

Paper Birch

White Fir

White Spruce

Coniferous

Deciduous Larch

Evergreen Spruce

and Sphagnum Moss