Flora and fauna of Greenland

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Flora and fauna of Greenland is a series of image galleries with links to information related to the flora and fauna of Greenland. Latin taxonomy, Danish translations, and links to articles in the Danish Wikipedia are provided, as they can be helpful when searching for more information.

1 Flora
2 Fauna
3 See also

[edit] Flora

Bilberry Vaccinium myrtillus mosebølle / blåbær Blåbær	Cowberry Vaccinium vitis-idaea tyttebær Tyttebær	Alpine Bearberry Arctostaphylos alpina bjerg melbærris Melbærris	Juniper berry Juniperus communis enebær Enebær
Crowberry Empetrum nigrum sortebær / revling Almindelig Revling	Common Cottongrass Eriophorum angustifolium kæruld Kæruld	Dandelion Taraxacum mælkebøtte Mælkebøtte	Garden Angelica Angelica archangelica kvan Kvan
Reindeer moss Cladonia rangiferina rensdyrlav Bægerlav-familien

[edit] Fauna

[edit] Land mammals

Reindeer Rangifer tarandus rensdyr / ren Rensdyr	Muskox Ovibos moschatus moskusokse Moskusokse	Polar bear Ursus maritimus isbjørn Isbjørn	Arctic fox Alopex lagopus groenlandicus polarræve Polarræve
Arctic Hare Lepus arcticus snehare Snehare	Lemming Lemmus lemmus lemming Lemming

[edit] Marine mammals

Narwhal Monodon monoceros narhval Narhval	Minke whale Balaenoptera acutorostrata vågehval Vågehval	Humpback whale Megaptera novaeangliae pukkelhval Pukkelhval	Orca Orcinus orca spækhugger Spækhugger
Walrus Odobenus rosmarus hvalros Hvalros	Ringed seal Phoca hispida ringsæl Ringsæl	Cystophora cristata.jpg Hooded Seal Cystophora cristata klapmyds Klapmyds	Harp seal Phoca groenlandica grønlandssæl Grønlandssæl
Common seal Phoca vitulina spættet sæl Spættet sæl

[edit] Birds

Ptarmigan Lagopus rype Skovhøns	Raven Corvus corax ravn Ravn	White-tailed Sea Eagle Haliaeetus albicilla havørn Havørn	Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus vandrefalk Vandrefalk
Gyrfalcon Falco rusticolus jagtfalk Falk	Snowy Owl Nyctea scandiaca sneugle Sneugle	Northern Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe stenpikker NONE	Common Eider Somateria mollissima ederfugl Ederfugl
Little Auk Alle alle søkonge Søkonge	Snow Bunting Plectrophenax nivalis snespurv Snespurv	Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo skarv Skarv	Glaucous Gull Larus hyperboreus gråmåge Måge
Iceland Gull Larus glaucoides hvidvinget måge Måge	Northern Fulmar Fulmarus glacialis mallemuk Mallemuk	Red-necked Phalarope Phalaropus lobatus odinshane Svømmesneppe	Red-breasted Merganser Mergus serrator toppet skallesluger NONE
Red-throated Diver Gavia stellata rødstrubet lom Rødstrubet lom	Great Northern Diver Gavia immer islom Islom	Long-tailed Duck (male) Clangula hyemalis havlit And	Atlantic Puffin Fratercula arctica lunde Lunde

[edit] Fish

Atlantic cod Gadus ogac torsk Torsk	Atlantic salmon Salmo salar laks Laks	Trout Oncorhynchus mykiss ørred Regnbue ørred	Arctic char Salvelinus alpinus fjeldørred NONE
Halibut Hippoglossus hippoglossus helleflynder Højrevendte fladfisk	Greenland halibut Reinhardtius hippoglossoides hellefisk Hellefisk	Rose fish Sebastes marinus rødfisk NONE	Seawolf Anarhichas lupus havkat Havkat