Marine Mammals
Bearded Seal
Iñupiaq Name: Ugruk
Scientific Name: Erignathus barbatus
Beluga Whale
Iñupiaq Name: Qiļalugaq or Sisuaq
Scientific Name: Delphinapterus leucas
Bowhead Whale
Iñupiaq Name: Aġviq
Scientific Name: Balaena mysticetus
Harbor Porpoise
Iñupiaq Name: Aġvisuaq
Scientific Name: Phocoena phocoena
Polar Bear
Iñupiaq Name: Nanuq
Scientific Name: Ursus maritimus
Ribbon Seal
Iñupiaq Name: Qiaġulik
Scientific Name: Histriophoca fasciata
Ringed Seal
Iñupiaq Name: Natchiq
Scientific Name: Pusa hispida or Phoca hispida
Spotted Seal
Iñupiaq Name: Qasiġiaq
Scientific Name: Phoca largha
Walrus
Iñupiaq Name: Aiviq
Scientific Name: Odobenus rosmarus
Terrestrial Mammals
Alaska Marmot
Iñupiaq Name: Siksrikpak
Scientific Name: Marmota broweri
Arctic Ground Squirrel
Iñupiaq Name: Siksrik
Scientific Name: Spermophilus paryii
Beaver
Iñupiaq Name: Kigiaq or Pałuktaq
Scientific Name: Castor canadensis
Black Bear
Iñupiaq Name: Iggaġri
Scientific Name: Ursus americanus
Brown Bear
Iñupiaq Name: Akłaq
Scientific Name: Ursus arctos
Caribou
Iñupiaq Name: Tuttu
Scientific Name: Rangifer tarandus
Dall Sheep
Iñupiaq Name: Imnaiq or Ipnaiq
Scientific Name: Ovis dalli
Fox, Arctic
Iñupiaq Name: Tiġiganniaq
Scientific Name: Alopex lagopus
Fox, Red
Iñupiaq Name: Kayuqtuq
Scientific Name: Vulpes vulpes
Lemming, Brown
Iñupiaq Name: Aviŋŋaq or Aviñŋaq
Scientific Name: Lemmus trimucronatus
Lemming, Collared
Iñupiaq Name: Qiļaŋmiutaq or Qiļaŋmiutauraq
Scientific Name: Dicrostonyx torquatus
Lynx
Iñupiaq Name: Niutuiyiq
Scientific Name: Lynx canadensis
Moose
Iñupiaq Name: Tuttuvak
Scientific Name: Alces alces
Muskox
Iñupiaq Name: Umiŋmak
Scientific Name: Ovibos moschatus
Muskrat
Iñupiaq Name: Kivgaluk
Scientific Name: Ondatra zibethicus
Porcupine
Iñupiaq Name: Qiŋaġluk or Iļļaatqusiq
Scientific Name: Erithizon dorsatum
River Otter
Iñupiaq Name: Pamiuqtuuq
Scientific Name: Lutra canadensis
Snowshoe Hare
Iñupiaq Name: Ukalliq
Scientific Name: Lepus americanus
Shrew, Barren Ground
Iñupiaq Name: Ugruŋnaq
Scientific Name: Sorex ugyunak
Shrew, Tundra
Iñupiaq Name: Ugruŋnaq
Scientific Name: Sorex tundrensis
Vole, Northern red-backed
Iñupiaq Name:
Scientific Name: Clethrionomys rutilus
Vole, Northern or Tundra
Iñupiaq Name:
Scientific Name: Microtus oeconomus or M. miurus
Weasel, Least
Iñupiaq Name: Naulayuq
Scientific Name: Mustela nivalis
Weasel, Short-tailed or Ermine
Iñupiaq Name: Itiġiaq
Scientific Name: Mustela erminea
Wolf
Iñupiaq Name: Amaġuq
Scientific Name: Canis lupus
Wolverine
Iñupiaq Name: Qavvik
Scientific Name: Gulo gulo
