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Polar Animals

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Animalia > Hominidae Gray, 1825
Homo sapiens
Human
Animalia > Anatidae
Chen caerulescens
Snow Goose
Animalia > Anatidae
Polysticta stelleri
Steller's Eider
Animalia > Anatidae
Somateria mollissima
Common Eider
Animalia > Arctiidae
Arctia caja
Garden Tiger Moth
Animalia > Pleurobrachiidae
Pleurobrachia pileus
Sea Gooseberry
Plantae > Poaceae
Deschampsia antarctica
Antarctic Hair Grass

One of two vascular plants native to Antarctica.
cellular organisms > Caryophyllaceae
Colobanthus quitensis
Antarctic Pearlwort

One of two vascular plants native to Antarctica.
Animalia > Balaenopteridae Gray, 1864
Balaenoptera acutorostrata
Common Minke Whale
Animalia > Balaenopteridae
Balaenoptera bonaerensis
Antarctic Minke Whale
Animalia > Otariidae
Otaria flavescens
South American Sealion
Animalia > Strigidae
Strix nebulosa
Great Grey Owl
Animalia > Bovidae
Bison bison
American Bison
Animalia > Bovidae
Ovibos moschatus
Muskox
Animalia > Procellariidae Leach, 1820
Puffinus tenuirostris
Short-tailed Shearwater
Animalia > Chironomidae
Belgica antarctica
Antarctic Midge
Animalia > Balaenopteridae
Megaptera novaeangliae
Humpback Whale
Animalia > Balaenopteridae
Balaenoptera borealis
Sei Whale
Animalia > Balaenidae
Eubalaena australis
Southern Right Whale
Animalia > Balaenopteridae
Balaenoptera musculus
Blue Whale
Animalia > Laridae
Sterna vittata
Antarctic Tern
Animalia > Procellariidae
Macronectes giganteus
Southern Giant-petrel
Animalia > Phalacrocoracidae
Leucocarbo atriceps
Blue-eyed Shag
Animalia > Procellariidae
Pagodroma nivea
Snow Petrel
Animalia > Diomedeidae
Diomedea exulans
Wandering Albatross
Animalia > Phocidae
Leptonychotes weddellii
Weddell Seal
Animalia > Otariidae
Arctocephalus gazella
Antarctic Fur Seal
Animalia > Phocidae
Mirounga leonina
Southern Elephant Seal
Animalia > Phocidae
Lobodon carcinophaga
Crabeater Seal
Animalia > Spheniscidae
Aptenodytes patagonicus
King Penguin
Animalia > Spheniscidae Bonaparte 1831
Pygoscelis papua
Gentoo Penguin
Animalia > Spheniscidae Bonaparte 1831
Pygoscelis antarcticus
Chinstrap Penguin
Animalia > Spheniscidae
Pygoscelis adeliae
Adelie Penguin
Animalia > Monodontidae
Monodon monoceros
Narwhal

arctic
Animalia > Ursidae
Ursus maritimus
Polar Bear

arctic
Animalia > Delphinidae
Orcinus orca
Killer Whale

arctic and antarctic
Animalia > Spheniscidae
Aptenodytes forsteri
Emperor Penguin

antarctic
Animalia > Phocidae
Hydrurga leptonyx
Leopard Seal

antarctic
Animalia > Stercorariidae
Stercorarius maccormicki
Antarctic Skua

antarctic
Animalia > Monodontidae Gray, 1821
Delphinapterus leucas
Beluga Whale

arctic
Animalia > Cervidae
Rangifer tarandus
Reindeer

arctic
Animalia > Somniosidae
Somniosus microcephalus
Greenland Shark

arctic
Animalia > Somniosidae
Somniosus pacificus
Pacific Sleeper Shark

arctic
Animalia > Malacostraca
Euphausiacea
Krill

All oceans, particularly abundant in antarctic.
Animalia > Phocidae
Pagophilus groenlandicus
Harp Seal

arctic
Animalia > Canidae
Vulpes lagopus
Arctic Fox

arctic
Animalia > Canidae
Canis lupus lupus
Eurasian Wolf

arctic
Animalia > Odobenidae
Odobenus rosmarus
Walrus

arctic
Animalia > Strigidae
Bubo scandiacus
Snowy Owl

arctic