Arctic Animals - The Arctic has a wider variety of animal life than Antarctica. The animals of the north polar region can be seasonal visitors at the edge, permanent residents of the High Arctic or anywhere in-between.
Arctic Animals
A List of Arctic Wildlife
Antarctic
animals here - south polar
The North Pole is in the middle of the Arctic Ocean which is surrounded by the land masses of North America, Europe and Asia so there is a land connection to the south meaning that land animals can more easily reach the Arctic unlike Antarctica where animals must be able to swim or fly across hundreds of miles of frigid and storm-prone ocean even at the narrowest point.
Land Mammals

Arctic Fox - Vulpes lagopus

Arctic Hare - Lepus arcticus

Arctic Wolf - Canis lupus arctos

Caribou / Reindeer - Rangifer tarandus

Moose - Alces alces

Musk Ox - Ovibos moschatus

Polar Bear - Ursus maritimus

Wolverine - Gulo gulo

Dall Sheep - Ovis dalli

Ermine - Mustela erminea

Lemming - Lemmus lemmus

Sea Otter - Enhydra lutris

Snowshoe Hare / Snowshoe Rabbit
Lepus americanus
Birds

Snowy Owl - Bubo scandiacus

Arctic Tern - Sterna paradisaea

Arctic Skua - Stercorarius parasiticus

Bald Eagle - Haliaeetus leucocephalus

Canada Goose - Branta canadensis

Brunnich's Guillemots - Uria lomvia

Ptarmigan - Lagopus muta

Puffin - Fratercula arctica

Snow Goose - Chen caerulescens
Other Animals

Arctic Woolly Bear Moth (caterpillar)
Gynaephora groenlandica

Beluga Whale - Delphinapterus leucas

Greenland Shark
Somniosus microcephalus

Narwhal - Monodon monoceros

Orca - Orcinus orca

Bearded Seal - Erignathus barbatus

Harp Seal - Pagophilus groenlandicus

Hooded Seal - Cystophora cristata

Ribbon Seal - Histriophoca fasciata

Ringed Seal - Pusa hispida

Spotted Seal - Phoca largha

Walrus - Odobenus rosmarus
Picture credits:
Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 license: Arctic Skua - Donald Macauley, Arctic Wolf - tsaiproject, Bald Eagle - Ron Holmes of U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Northeast Region, Dalls Sheep - National Park Service Alaska Region, Greenland Shark - Uglyoverload.com, Arctic Woolly Bear Moth - Mike Beauregard, Harp Seal colony ~Dawn~ from Saratoga California USA, Lemming - Sander van der Wel, Puffins - U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Headquarters, Snow Goose - U.S. Fish Wildlife Service Headquarters, Snowshoe Hare - Denali National Park and Preserve, Spotted Seal - Tomomori.
Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 license - Arctic Fox - Algkalv, Beluga - Premier gov ru, Ermine - 4028mdk09, Ringed Seal - Alexander Butakov, Snowy owl - Natures Photo Adventures-CC-BY-SA-3
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