| English | French | Spanish | scientific |
| arborvitae » cedar, western red | |||
| arsnicker » heron | |||
| bear | ours | oso; osa (female) | Ursus spp. |
| black bear | ours noir | oso negro | Ursus americanus |
| brown bear | ours brun | oso pardo | Ursus arctos |
| grizzly bear | ours grizzly or gris | oso grizzly or gris | Ursus arctos (horribilis); U. (arctos) horribilis |
| Kodiak bear | Ursus arctos (middendorfi); U. (arctos) middendorfi | ||
| skunk bear » wolverine | |||
| bearberry » cranberry | |||
| bighorn » sheep | mouflon d'Amérique | muflón americano | Ovis canadensis |
| big tree » sequoia | |||
| bison; North American bison; "buffalo" | bison (d'Amérique) | bisonte (americano) | Bison bison |
| blackberry; bramble Scot | ronce (des haies); "mûre" (sauvage); mûron | zarza; zarzamora | Rubus fruticosus |
| black fox or cat » fisher | |||
| blueberry; also » bilberry | bleuet CA; airelle or myrtille d'Amérique | arándano americano (or azul?) | Vaccinium angustifolium and corymbosum |
| bobcat | lynx roux | lince rojo; gato montés LAm?; gato rabón | Lynx rufus; formerly Felis rufa |
| bramble » blackberry | |||
| buffalo » bison | |||
| carcajou » wolverine | |||
| caribou » deer | |||
| carrion crow BS » vulture | |||
| cedar, western red or Pacific red or giant or canoe; arborvitae; shinglewood | thuya géant or de Lobb; cèdre de l'ouest | tuya gigante; cedro canadiense or rojo occidental or rojo del Pacífico | Thuja plicata |
| cep; penny bun; king bolete | cèpe de Bordeaux | hongo; calabaza; boleto (comestible) | Boletus edulis |
| chanterelle; yellow chanterelle; also » horn of plenty | chanterelle; girolle | rebozuelo | Cantharellus cibarius |
| char | omble | umbra? | Salvelinus spp. |
| Arctic char | omble chevalier | trucha alpina | Salvelinus alpinus |
| chipmunk, eastern | tamia rayé? suisse rayé CA? | Tamias striatus | |
| chipmunk, least | tamia mineur | ardillita rayada | Tamias minimus |
| coyote; prairie or brush or little wolf | coyote | coyote | Canis latrans |
| cran– or crane– or bear- or moss|berry; also » lingonberry | airelle; canneberge; atoca or atoka or ataca CA | arándano americano or trepador | Vaccinium oxycoccus and macrocarpon |
| deer | cerf | ciervo (esp Eur?); venado (esp LAm?) | |
| mule deer | cerf-mulet | venado bura | Odocoileus hemionus |
| reindeer Eur; caribou NAm | renne Eur; renne du Canada, caribou NAm | reno Eur; caribú NAm | Rangifer tarandus |
| white-tailed deer | cerf de Virginie; biche des palétuviers GF | venado cola blanca or coliblanco | Odocoileus virginianus |
| diver, great (northern); common loon NAm | (plongeon) imbrin Eur; (plongeon) huard or huart, huard or huart (à collier) CA | colimbo grande or mayor; mobella Gal | Gavia immer |
| eagle | aigle | águila | |
| bald eagle | pygargue à tête blanche; aigle à tête blanche CA? | pigargo de cabeza blanca; pigargo americano; águila cabeza-blanca MX | Haliaeetus leucocephalus |
| golden eagle | aigle royal | águila real; águia real Gal | Aquila chrysaetos |
| sea eagle; also » osprey | pygargue | pigargo | Haliaeetus spp. |
| edelweiss | édelweiss; immortelle des neiges | edelweiss; flor de nieve; estrella de la nieve | Leontopodium alpinum |
| elk NAm » wapiti; Eur » moose | |||
| ermine » stoat | |||
| fir | sapin; also » pin | abeto | Abies spp. |
| Douglas fir | (sapin) douglas | pino oregón; abeto de Douglas | Pseudotsuga menziesii |
| firefly (winged); glowworm (wingless); lightning bug NAm | lampyre; luciole; ver luisant (wingless) | luciérnaga | Lampyridae etc. |
| fisher (cat); pekan; black fox or cat; Pennant's marten or cat; fisher or big marten | pékan; martre du Canada or de Pennant | marta del Canadá or de Pennant; pecán; "veso de Virginia" | Martes pennanti |
| fly agaric | tue-mouches | matamoscas | Amanita muscaria |
| furze » gorse | |||
| gentian | gentiane | genciana | Gentiana spp. |
| glutton » wolverine | |||
| goat, mountain | chèvre de montagne | cabra montesa or montañesa | Oreamnos americanus |
| goose, Canada | bernache du Canada | ganso canadiense (esp. NAm?); barnacla canadiense (esp. Eur?) | Branta canadensis |
| gorse; whin; furze | ajonc; ajoncs | tojo; aulaga; aliaga; escajo; árgoma | Ulex spp. |
| groundhog; woodchuck | marmotte commune CA | marmota | Marmota monax |
| grouse | tétras; grouse | gallo? | Tetraonidae |
| gwyniad » whitefish | |||
| hare, snowshoe | lièvre d'Amérique | Lepus americanus | |
| hawk, broad-winged or chicken; chicken-eater WI | malfini; manger-poulet Cr? petite buse CA | gavilán aludo; gavilán bobo, guaraguao de bosque WI; gavilán pollero CR; aguililla ala-ancha MX | Buteo platypterus |
| hawk, fish » osprey | |||
| heather | callune? | Calluna spp. | |
| (Scots) heather; ling | bruyère commune | brezo común; brecina | Calluna vulgaris |
| heron; gaulin WI (true herons) | héron; crabier WI | garza | Ardeinae |
| great blue heron; grey gaulin, arsnicker, morgan WI | gironde; crabier noir WI? crabier bleu LC; grand héron CA | garzón (azulado); garcilote, guardacosta, garzón cenizo WI; garza ceniza CR; garza morena MX | Ardea herodias |
| hickory | hickory | nuez dura? | Carya spp. |
| hornbeam | charme | hojaranzo; ojaranzo | Carpinus spp. |
| horn of plenty; black chanterelle | corne d'abondance; trompette de la mort; craterelle | cuerno de la abundancia; trompeta de los muertos | Craterellus cornucopioides |
| ink cap | coprin | coprino? | Coprinus spp. |
| jay, gray; whiskeyjack | geai or mésangeai du Canada | arrendajo gris | Perisoreus canadensis |
| John Crow » vulture | |||
| juniper | genièvre | enebro | Juniperus spp. |
| kestrel, American Eur; sparrowhawk NAm | crécerelle d'Amérique | cernícalo americano; cuyaya; halcón | Falco sparverius |
| king bolete » cep | |||
| lightning bug » firefly | |||
| ling » heather | |||
| loon » diver | |||
| lynx | lynx | lince | Lynx spp; formerly Felis spp. |
| Canadian lynx | lynx du Canada | Lynx canadensis; formerly Felis or Lynx lynx (canadensis) | |
| northern or Eurasian lynx | lynx; loup-cervier | lince | Lynx lynx; formerly Felis lynx |
| mammoth tree » sequoia | |||
| maple | érable | arce | Acer spp. |
| goosefoot or striped maple; moosewood | Acer pennsylvanicum | ||
| red or scarlet or swamp maple | arce rojo | Acer rubrum | |
| silver or soft or white maple | érable du Canada? | arce plateado | Acer saccharinum |
| sugar or hard or rock maple | érable à sucre | arce azucarero or de(l) azúcar | Acer saccharum |
| marmot | marmotte | marmota | Marmota spp. |
| hoary marmot; whistler? | marmotte siffleuse or des rocheuses | Marmota caligata | |
| yellow-bellied marmot | marmotte à ventre jaune | Marmota flaviventris | |
| marten; also » fisher | Martes spp. | ||
| mink, American | vison d'Amérique | visón americano | Mustela vison |
| moose NAm; elk Eur | élan Eur; orignal CA | alce; anta | Alces alces |
| moosewood » maple | |||
| morel | morille | colmenilla; cagarria; morilla; morquela? | Morchella esculenta |
| morgan » heron | |||
| mosquito | moustique; maringouin (esp. outside France) | mosquito | Culicidae |
| mossberry » cranberry | |||
| nutcracker, Clark's | cassenoix américain or d'Amérique or de Clark | cascanueces americano | Nucifraga columbiana |
| oak; acorn (nut) | chêne; gland (nut) | roble; bellota (nut) | Quercus spp. |
| osprey; fish hawk NAm, Trin, Tob; sea eagle WI? | balbuzard pêcheur or fluviatile; aigle pêcheur CA?; aiglon, malfini de la mer WI | águila pescadora; halcón pescador; guaraguao or águila de mar, guincho WI; gavilán pescador CR, MX; águia peixeira Gal | Pandion haliaetus |
| oyster mushroom | pleurote en huître | seta de mimbre or de ostra or de alpaca | Pleurotus ostreatus |
| paint brush; Indian paint brush; painted cup or lady | castilléjie | castilleja? | Castilleja spp. |
| pecan | pacanier (tree); pecan | pacano; (nuez encarcelada?) | Carya illinoensis |
| pekan » fisher | |||
| Pennant's marten or cat » fisher | |||
| penny bun » cep | |||
| perch; European or Eurasian perch | perche (commune) | perca | Perca fluviatilis |
| peregrine (falcon) | faucon pélerin | halcón común or peregrino; falcón pelegrín Gal | Falco peregrinus |
| pike; northern pike; pickerel (young) Eur | brochet; brocheton (young) | lucio | Esox lucius |
| pine | pin | pino | Pinus spp. |
| bristlecone pine | pin à cônes épineux | pino de piñas erizadas | Pinus aristata |
| lodgepole pine | pin tordu (esp. pin tordu latifolié?) | pino contorta or californiano | Pinus contorta (esp. P. contorta latifolia?) |
| ponderosa or western yellow pine | pin à bois lourd? or de Bentham? | pino ponderosa | Pinus ponderosa |
| pollan » vendace | |||
| powan » whitefish | |||
| puma; cougar; mountain lion; red tiger BZ | cougar, couguar etc; puma | puma; león (americano or colorado or de montaña) LAm | Puma concolor formerly Felis concolor |
| raspberry | framboisier (plant); framboise (fruit) | frambueso | Rubus idaeus |
| raven | corbeau, grand | cuervo | Corvus corax |
| redwood; coast redwood | séquoia | secoya, sequoia etc. | Sequoia sempervirens |
| rhododendron | rhododendron | rododendro | Rhododendron spp. |
| robin, American | merle d'Amérique | primavera; mirlo emigrante | Turdus migratorius |
| schelly » whitefish | |||
| sequoia; giant sequoia; big or mammoth tree; Wellingtonia | séquoia géant | secoya gigante, sequoia gigante etc. | Sequoiadendron giganteum |
| sheep, (Canadian or desert) bighorn or Rocky Mountain | |||
| sheep, Dall | mouflon de Dall | Ovis dalli | |
| shinglewood » cedar, western red | |||
| sparrowhawk NAm » kestrel | |||
| spruce | épicea | abeto rojo or falso or del norte | Picea spp. |
| squaretail » trout | |||
| squirrel | |||
| grey squirrel Eur; gray squirrel NAm | écureuil gris | ardilla gris or americana or de las carolinas | Sciurus carolinensis |
| Columbian ground squirrel | spermophile du Canada | Spermophilus columbianus | |
| golden-mantled ground squirrel | spermophile à mante dorée | Spermophilus lateralis | |
| stoat; ermine (winter) | hermine | armiño; erminio Gal | Mustela erminea |
| strawberry, wild or wood or alpine | fraise des bois | fresa (silvestre) | Fragaria vesca |
| tick | ixode; ricin; tique | garrapata | |
| trout | truite | trucha | Salmo trutta etc. |
| brook trout; squaretail | omble or saumon de fontaine | salvelino (de fuente); trucha de fontana | Salvelinus fontinalis |
| lake trout | omble du Canada; touladi CA | trucha lacustre or de lago americano | Salvelinus namaycush |
| rainbow trout | truite arc-en-ciel | trucha arco-iris | Salmo gairdneri; Oncorhynchus mykiss |
| vendace; pollan (Ireland) | corégone blanc; petite marène | Coregonus albula | |
| vulture, New World | vautours américains or du nouveau monde Eur? | buitres americanos Eur? | Cathartidae |
| turkey vulture; John Crow JM; carrion crow BS | urubu à tête rouge | zopilote cabecirrojo; zopilote aura MX; aura (tiñosa) WI; zonchiche, noneca CR | Cathartes aura |
| wapiti; elk NAm | wapiti | uapití | Cervus elaphus (canadensis); C. (elaphus) canadensis |
| Wellingtonia » sequoia | |||
| whin » gorse | |||
| whiskeyjack » jay, gray | |||
| whitefish | corégone? | corégono | Coregonus spp. |
| common whitefish; schelly (England); powan (Scotland); gwyniad (Wales) | lavaret; féra | Coregonus lavaretus | |
| wolf, grey Eur or gray NAm or timber | loup; louve (female); louveteau (young) | lobo; loba (female) | Canis lupus |
| wolf, prairie or brush or little » coyote | |||
| wolverine; glutton; carcajou; skunk bear | glouton; carcajou CA | glotón | Gulo gulo; G. luscus NAm |
| woodchuck » groundhog | |||
| wormwood | génépi; genépi | ajenjo | Artemisia spp. |
| airelle; also » bleuet and myrtille | Vaccinium spp. |
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