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[2] [1] Insects account for nearly 70 percent of documented animal species in Canada. [2] More than 300 species are found exclusively in Canada. [5] There are 20 major ecosystems – ecozones – in Canada: 15 terrestrial and 5 marine. [6] Canada's major biomes are the tundra, boreal forest, grassland, and temperate deciduous forest.
Below is a list of Canadian plants by genus. Due to the vastness of Canada's biodiversity, this page is divided. Many of the plants seen in Canada are introduced by either intentionally or accidentally. N indicated native and X indicated exotic. Those plants whose status is unknown are marked with a ?.
According to environment Canada the nation of Canada hosts approximately 17,000 identified species of trees, flowers, herbs, ferns, mosses and other flora. [1] About 3,322 species of vascular plants are native to Canada, and about 830 additional non-native species are recorded as established outside cultivation there. [2]
The Red Creek Fir. Canada's national forest inventory includes many native conifer species. [1] [a] All except the larches are evergreens. [3]Most are in the pine family, except for yews (in the yew family) and junipers, Alaska cedars and thuja cedars (in the cypress family).
The Canada jay is found in the boreal forest north to the tree line, and in the Rocky Mountains subalpine zone.. The fauna of Canada consist of approximately 200 mammal species, over 460 native bird species, 43 amphibian species, 43 reptile species, and 1,200 fish species.
The List of Wildlife Species at Risk currently has more than 800 entries for Canadian wild life species considered vulnerable; including 363 classified as endangered species, —190 threatened species, —235 special concern, and 22 extirpated (no longer found in the wild). [1] About 65 percent of Canada's resident species are considered ...
This list compiles many of the common large shrubs and trees found in Canada. The Canadian flora is depauperate because of the near total glaciation event in the Pleistocene. Due to the vast area of Canada, a tree that is common in one area may be completely absent in another.
Many of the plants seen in Canada are introduced by either intentionally or accidentally. N indicated native and X indicated exotic. Those plants whose status is unknown are marked with a ?. This is a (partial) list of the plant species considered native to Canada. Many of the plants seen in Canada are introduced, either intentionally or ...