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Animals in Canada

54 mammal species are recorded in Canada in this dataset, 5 of them in a threatened Red List category. Canada sits in North America, where 155 species are recorded in total. Every species below is listed because the range description of its IUCN Red List assessment names Canada.

They belong to 27 families, the best represented being Mustelidae (6), Cervidae (5), Bovidae (4). By Red List category: 1 Critically Endangered, 1 Endangered, 3 Vulnerable, 3 Near Threatened, 46 Least Concern.

These counts come from the text of each assessment rather than from an official country checklist, so a species whose assessment names a region without naming Canada is missing here, and a wide-ranging animal is counted in every country it crosses. All 54 of them have a full written profile.

Species recorded
54
Threatened
5
Continent
North America
Data updated
August 9, 2026

Conservation status in Canada

The most threatened species in Canada

5 of the 5 species recorded here that the IUCN Red List places in a threatened category — Vulnerable, Endangered or Critically Endangered.

The families found in Canada

  • Mustelidae 6
  • Cervidae 5
  • Bovidae 4
  • Canidae 4
  • Felidae 3
  • Otariidae 3
  • Phocidae 3
  • Ursidae 3

Every species recorded in Canada

Species 1 to 50 of 54, written profiles first.

Where to go from Canada

The countries in North America that share the most species with Canada, by number of species recorded in both.

Species data from the IUCN Red List; countries are derived from the range description of each assessment. Last refreshed on August 9, 2026.