Wildlife on Rose Swanson

The  moose or elk, Alces alces, is a member of the New World deer subfamily  and is the largest and heaviest extant species in the deer family. Most  adult male moose have distinctive broad, palmate antlers; most other  members of the deer family have antlers with a dendritic configuration. 

Height: 1.4 – 2.1 m (Adult, At Shoulder)

Lifespan: 15 – 25 years

Speed: 56 km/h (Maximum, Adult, Running)

Gestation period: 243 days

Mass: Male: 380 – 700 kg (Adult), Female: 200 – 360 kg (Adult)

The  grizzly bear, also known as the North American brown bear or simply  grizzly, is a large population or subspecies of the brown bear  inhabiting North America. In addition to the mainland grizzly, other morphological forms of brown  bear in North America are sometimes identified as grizzly bears. Wikipedia

Speed: 56 km/h (Maximum, Running)

Height: 1 m (Adult, At Shoulder)

Lifespan: 20 – 25 years (In the wild)

Scientific name: Ursus arctos horribilis

Hibernation period: 152 – 213 days

Mass: Male: 270 kg (Inland area population), Female: 130 – 200 kg (Adult)

The  wolf, also known as the gray wolf or grey wolf, is a large canine  native to Eurasia and North America. More than thirty subspecies of  Canis lupus have been recognized, and gray wolves, as colloquially  understood, comprise non-domestic/feral subspecies. Wikipedia

Lifespan: 6 – 8 years (In the wild)

Height: 66 – 81 cm (Adult, At Shoulder)

Scientific name: Canis lupus

Mass: Male: 30 – 80 kg (Adult), Female: 23 – 55 kg (Adult)

All deer are ungulates, or hooved mammals of the Order Artiodactyla, meaning even-toed ungulates. The key features for distinguishing the three types are their size, antler configuration and tail-colour. Mule deer and black-tailed deer have dichotomously branched antlers, meaning the antlers are forked and do not grow from a main beam. White-tailed deer antlers are not branched with all tines coming off a main beam.

The American black bear is a medium-sized bear native to North America. It is the continent's smallest and most widely distributed bear species. American black bears are omnivores, with their diets varying greatly depending on season and location

Scientific name: Ursus americanus

Gestation period: 220 days

Length: 1.4 m (Adult) Encyclopedia of Life

Higher classification: Bears

Mass: Male: 59 – 300 kg (Adult), Female: 41 – 79 kg (Adult)

The elk or wapiti is one of the largest species within the deer family, Cervidae, and one of the largest terrestrial mammals in North America, as well as Central and Northeast Asia.Wikipedia

Lifespan: 10 – 13 years (In the wild)

Gestation period: 240 – 262 days

Scientific name: Cervus canadensis

Mass: Male: 320 – 330 kg (Mature), Female: 220 – 240 kg

Height: Male: 1.5 m (At Shoulder, Mature), Female: 1.3 m (At Shoulder)

Length: Male: 2.4 m (Mature), Female: 2.1 m (Nose to tail)

Bobcats are elusive and nocturnal, so they are rarely spotted by humans. Although they are seldom seen, they roam throughout much of North America and adapt well to such diverse habitats as forests, swamps, deserts, and even suburban areas.

Bobcats, sometimes called wildcats, are roughly twice as big as the average housecat. They have long legs, large paws, and tufted ears similar to those of their larger relative, the Canada lynx. Most bobcats are brown or brownish red with a white underbelly and short, black-tipped tail. The cat is named for its tail, which appears to be cut or “bobbed.”

The pileated woodpecker is a large, mostly black woodpecker native to North America. An insectivore, it inhabits deciduous forests in eastern North America, the Great Lakes, the boreal forests of Canada, and parts of the Pacific Coast. Wikipedia

Mass: 250 – 400 g (Adult)

Scientific name: Dryocopus pileatus

Higher classification: Dryocopus

The Canada lynx is a medium-sized North American lynx that ranges across Alaska, Canada, and northern areas of the contiguous United States. It is characterized by its long, dense fur, triangular ears with black tufts at the tips, and broad, snowshoe-like paws. Wikipedia

Scientific name: Lynx canadensis

Trophic level: Carnivorous Encyclopedia of Life

Mass: 8 – 11 kg (Adult)

Height: 48 – 56 cm (Adult, At Shoulder)

Length: 76 – 110 cm (Adult)

The Douglas squirrel (Tamiasciurus douglasii) is a pine squirrel found in the Pacific Northwest of North America, including the coastal states of the United States as well as the southwestern coast of British Columbia in Canada. It is sometimes known as the chickaree or pine squirrel, although these names are also used for the American red squirrel. Variant spellings of the common name are Douglas' squirreland  Douglas's squirrel. The Native Americans of Kings River called it the "Pillillooeet", in imitation of its characteristic alarm call.

The bald eagle is a bird of prey found in North America. A sea eagle, it has two known subspecies and forms a species pair with the white-tailed eagle. Its range includes most of Canada and Alaska, all of the contiguous United States, and northern Mexico. The Bald Eagle uses old growth trees for nesting Wikipedia

Wingspan: 1.8 – 2.3 m (Adult)

Mass: 3 – 6.3 kg

Lifespan: 20 years (In the wild)

Conservation status: Least Concern (Population increasing)Encyclopedia of Life

Scientific name: Haliaeetus leucocephalus

Speed: 120 – 160 km/h (Diving)