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









Dall Sheep - Ovis dalli

Ermine - Mustela erminea

Lemming - Lemmus lemmus

Sea Otter - Enhydra lutris

Snowshoe Hare / Snowshoe Rabbit
Lepus americanus
Birds



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

Gynaephora groenlandica


Somniosus microcephalus



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
All other images are copyright of CoolAntarctica.com or are in the public domain.