List of mammals of Nunavut

Nunavut has several species of mammals (ᐱᓱᒃᑎ, pisukti),[1] of which the Inuit found use for almost all. The larger animals such as the caribou would be eaten, with the skin used for tents and clothing and the sinew used for thread. In lean times even animals such as the fox would have been eaten and some people did eat it even when other foods were available. With the arrival of the traders the fox skin became a valuable source for trade, however, traditionally the skin was not often used except as a sanitary napkin. The skins of smaller animals such as the weasel would have be used to provide decoration on clothing.

Some of the animals in this list, such as the lynx, are rarely seen as they live mainly in the very southern part of the territory away from any communities.

There are several different dialects of Inuktitut and Inuinnaqtun as well as two alphabets, Inuktitut syllabics and Latin. The Inuit name or spelling may differ from one region to another and in extreme cases from one community to another.

Mammal (ᐱᓱᒃᑎ, pisukti)

Artiodactyla (ᑯᑭᑯᖅᑐᔪᑦ)

Muskox

Carnivora (ᓂᕐᑭᑐᖅᑎᑦ, ᓂᕿᑐᐃᓐᓇᐃᓈᖅ, niqituinnainaaq)

Arctic fox
Polar bear
Bearded seal

Lagomorpha (ᑭᖑᓪᓖᖅᑯᖅᑐᔪᑦ)

Arctic hare

Rodentia (ᑎᓯᓖᑦ)

North American brown lemming

Insectivora (ᕐᑯᐱᕐᕈᑐᖅᑏᑦ)

Walrus

Chiroptera (ᐅᓐᓄᐊᖅᓯᐅᑦ)

Cetacea

Narwhals
Beluga whales

See also

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.8 1.9 1.10 1.11 1.12 1.13 1.14 1.15 1.16 1.17 1.18 1.19 1.20 1.21 1.22 1.23 1.24 1.25 1.26 1.27 1.28 1.29 1.30 1.31 1.32 1.33 1.34 1.35 1.36 1.37 1.38 1.39 1.40 Asuilaak Living Dictionary
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7 2.8 2.9 2.10 2.11 2.12 2.13 2.14 2.15 2.16 2.17 2.18 2.19 2.20 2.21 2.22 2.23 2.24 2.25 2.26 2.27 2.28 2.29 2.30 2.31 2.32 2.33 2.34 2.35 2.36 2.37 2.38 2.39 2.40 2.41 2.42 2.43 Anand-Wheeler, Ingrid (2002). Terrestrial Mammals of Nunavut. Government of Nunavut. ISBN 1-55325-035-4.
  3. ↑ Polar Bear, Ursus maritimus
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 4.6 4.7 4.8 Marine mammals of Canada University of Guelph
  5. ↑ Bearded Seal, Erignathus barbatus
  6. ↑ Hooded Seal, Cystophora cristata
  7. ↑ Harbour Seal, Phoca vitulina
  8. ↑ Harp Seal, Phoca groenlandica
  9. ↑ Grey Seal, Halichoerus grypus
  10. ↑ Ringed Seal, Phoca hispida
  11. ↑ Walrus, Odobenus rosmarus
  12. ↑ Ohokak, G.; M. Kadlun; B. Harnum. Inuinnaqtun-English Dictionary. Kitikmeot Heritage Society.
  13. ↑ Bowhead Whale, Balaena mysticetus
  14. ↑ Fin Whale, Balaenoptera physalus
  15. ↑ Sei Whale, Balaenoptera borealis
  16. ↑ Blue Whale, Balaenoptera musculus
  17. ↑ Minke Whale, Balaenoptera acutorostrata
  18. ↑ Humpback Whale, Megaptera novaeangliae
  19. ↑ Killer Whale, Orcinus orca
  20. ↑ Long-finned Pilot Whale, Globicephala melaena
  21. ↑ White-beaked Dolphin, Lagenorhynchus albirostris
  22. ↑ Narwhal, Monodon monoceros
  23. ↑ Beluga, Delphinapterus leucas
  24. ↑ COSEWIC (2004). COSEWIC Assessment and Update Status Report on the Beluga Whale Delphinapterus leucas in Canada (Report).
  25. ↑ Canadian Science Advisory Secretariat, Fisheries and Oceans Canada (2008). Information Relevant to the Identification of Critical Habitat for Cumberland Sound Belugas (Delphinapterus leucas) (Report).
  26. ↑ Harbour Porpoise, Phocoena phocoena
  27. ↑ Sperm Whale, Physeter catodon
  28. ↑ Northern Bottlenose Whale, Hyperoodon ampullatus

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