E-Fauna BC Species Checklists

Bobcat (Lynx rufus), photo by Clayton Apps

Establishing scientifically accurate lists of the wildlife found in British Columbia is important for wildlife management and species protection.  It is a critical step in protecting biodiversity, and highlights species richness in a region as well as spotlighting knowledge gaps about species occurrence.  In E-Fauna BC, we will post checklists of BC's animal groups as they become available. These lists, posted below as PDFs, have been prepared or vetted and recommended by provincial experts.

Our thanks to the following individuals for providing and updating species lists: Aaron Baldwin, Peter Belton, Robb Bennett, David Blades, Palmira Boutillier, Don Buckle, Rob Cannings, Jim Cosgrove, Charles Dondale, Jamie Fenneman, Robert Forsyth, Ian Gardiner, Gordon Green, Graham Gillespie, Cris Guppy, Jennifer Heron, Robert Higgins, Philip Lambert, Staffan Lindgren, Evertt Lindquist, Eric Maw, Don McPhail, Sandra Millen, David Nagorsen, Alex Peden, Geoff Scudder, Kelly Sendall, Jon Shepard, Rick Toochin, Anita Brinckmann-Voss, Rick C. West, King Wu.

SPECIES CHECKLISTS

Vertebrates

Birds of British Columbia 2021 (Jamie Fenneman) [PDF]

Birds of the Kamloops Area (Rick Howie) [PDF]

Birds of the Okanagan Valley (Dick Cannings, Chris Charlesworth, Chris Siddle and Don Cecile) [PDF]

Birds of the Tatlayoko Valley (Rick Howie) [PDF]

 

Freshwater Fish--Native Species (Don McPhail) [PDF]

Freshwater Fish--Introduced Species (Don McPhail) [PDF]
Marine Fish of British Columbia (Alex Peden) [PDF]
Mammals of British Columbia  (David Nagorsen 2020) [PDF] 
Reptiles and Amphibians of British Columbia (Brent Matsuda) [PDF]

Invertebrates

PHYLUM ANNELIDA (EARTHWORMS, SANDWORMS, LEECHES AND MORE)

Class Polychaeta (Sandworms, Clamworms, etc.)

Polychaete Worms of British Columbia (Aaron Baldwin) [PDF]

Class Cllitellata

Subclass Oligochaeta (Earthworms, Potworms, Iceworms)

Earthworms of British Columbia [PDF]

Subclass Hirudinea (Leeches) [PDF]

PHYLUM ARTHROPODA (INSECTS, ARACHNIDS, CRUSTACEANS AND MORE)

Subphylum Chellicerata

Class Arachnida (Spiders, Scorpions, Harvestmen, Ticks and Mites)

Order Araneae

Checklist of the Spiders of British Columbia (Bennett et al. 2020) [PDF]

Order Ixodida

Ticks (King Wu and Evert Lindquist) [PDF]

Order Oribatida

Oribatid Mites (Zoë Lindo and Marilyn Clayton) [PDF]

Super Order Haplocnemata

Orders Solifugae, Scorpiones, and Pseudoscorpiones (Sun Spiders, Scorpions and Pseudoscorpions)

Pseudoscorpions and others of BC (Aaron Baldwin) [PDF]

Subphylum Crustacea (Crabs, Shrimps, and more)

Class Maxillopoda, Subclass Thecostraca, Infraclass Cirripedia

Barnacles of British Columbia (Aaron Baldwin) [PDF]

Order Calanoida (Calanoid Copepods) (E-Fauna) [PDF]

Class Malacostraca

Order Decapoda (Crabs, Shrimps, Lobsters and Crayfish) (Aaron Baldwin) [PDF]

Order Amphipoda (Amphipods) (Aaron Baldwin)[PDF]

Freshwater Amphipods of BC (Ian Gardiner)[PDF]

Order Isopoda (Isopods) (Aaron Baldwin) [PDF]

Class Branchiopoda

Order Anostraca (Fairy Shrimps) (Thalia Grant and Ian Gardiner 2015) [PDF]

Order Cladocera (Green and Gardiner 2019) [PDF]

Order Laevicaudata ((Ian Gardiner 2014) [PDF]

Class Ostracoda  (Gordon Green) [PDF]

Subphylum Hexapoda

Class Insecta

Keys to the Orders of Insects in British Columbia [PDF]

Order Coleoptera (Beetles)(extracted from Bousquet 1991) [PDF]

Tiger Beetles (Carabidae) of BC [PDF]

Order Collembola (Springtails) (V.G. Marshall and R.A. Cannings) [PDF]

Order Diptera (True Flies)

Big-headed Flies (Pipunculidae) (Jeff H. Skevington 2013) [PDF]

Black Flies (Simuliidae) (Rob Cannings) [PDF]

Botflies (Oestridae) (Rob Cannings) [PDF]

Horse Flies and Deer Flies (Tabanidae) (Rob Cannings) [PDF]

Louse Flies and Bat Flies (Hippoboscoidea) (C.G. Ratzlaff) [PDF]

Mosquitoes (Culicidae) (Peter Belton) [PDF]

Robber Flies (Asilidae) (Robert Cannings) [PDF]

Thick-headed Flies (Conopidae) (Jeff H. Skevington 2013) [PDF]

Order Ephemeroptera (Mayflies) (Geoff Scudder) [PDF]

Order Hemiptera (True Bugs) (Eric Maw) [PDF]

Suborder Heteroptera (Geoff Scudder) [PDF]

Order Hymenoptera (Sawflies, Wasps, Bees and Ants)

Ants (Higgins and Lindgren) [PDF]

The Bees (Hymenoptera, Apoidea, Apiformes) of BC (Cory S. Sheffield and Jennifer M. Heron) [PDF]

Spheciform Wasps (Sphecidae & Crabronidae) (Chris Ratzlaff ) [PDF]

Spider Wasps (Pompilidae) (Scott Russell)[PDF]

Yellow Jackets and Paper Wasps (Rob Cannings)[PDF]

Order Lepidoptera

Checklist of the Lepidoptera of British Columbia (Pohl et al., 2015) [PDF]

Annotated Checklist of the Moths and Butterflies (Lepidoptera) of Canada and Alaska (Pohl et al., 2018) [PDF]

Order Megaloptera (Dobsonflies and Alderflies) (Scudder & Cannings) [PDF]

Order Mecoptera (Scorpionflies)[PDF]

Order Myriapoda (Millipedes) [PDF]

Order Neuroptera (Lacewings, Mantidflies, Antlions) (Scudder and Cannings) [PDF]

Order Odonata (Damselflies and Dragonflies) (Rob Cannings 2023) [PDF]

Order Orthopteroid Insects (Grasshoppers, Cockroaches, Termites and Mantids) (Geoff Scudder and Rob Cannings) [PDF] *

Order Plecoptera (Stoneflies) (Geoff Scudder) [PDF]

Order Raphidioptera (Snakeflies) (Scudder & Cannings) [PDF]

Order Siphonaptera (Fleas) [PDF]

Order Strepsiptera (Twisted-wing Parasites) [PDF]

Order Trichoptera (Caddisflies) [PDF]

* This list includes the following orders: Blattodea (Cockroaches), Dermaptera (Earwigs), Grylloblattodea (Rock Crawlers), Isoptera (Termites), Orthoptera, (Grasshoppers, Crickets and Katydids), Mantodea (Mantids).

PHYLUM CNIDARIA and CTENOPHORA (CORALS, HYDROIDS, JELLYFISH, SEA ANEMONES, AND MORE)

Class Anthozoa (Corals and Sea Anemones)

Order Actinaria

Sea Anemones (Kelly Sendall) [PDF]

Corals (Palmira Boutillier and Graham Gillespie 2011) [PDF]

Class Hydrozoa (Fire Corals, Medusa, Hydroids) (note that Leptolida is a junior synonym of Hydrozoa)

Leptolida of British Columbia (A. Brinckmann-Voss/ M. N. Aria) [PDF]

Hydroids of Race Rocks, British Columbia (A. Brinckmann-Voss) [PDF]

Multiple Classes (Gelatinous zooplankters): Jellyfish of British Columbia (Preliminary) (Aaron Baldwin) [PDF]

PHYLUM CHORDATA and PHYLUM HEMICHORDATA

Invertebrate Chordata (tunicates, salps, and larvaceans) and Hemichordates (acorn worms) (Aaron Baldwin) [PDF]

PHYLUM ECHINODERMATA (SEA STARS, SEA CUCUMBERS, SEA URCHINS)

Echinoderms of BC (Philip Lambert) [PDF]

LOPHOPHORATE PHYLA (ENTOPROCTS, BRYOZOANS, PHORONIDS, AND BRACHIOPODS)

Lophophorates of BC (Aaron Baldwin) [PDF]

Brachiopods (Lampshells) of BC (Aaron Baldwin)[PDF]

PHYLUM MOLLUSCA (OCTOPUSES, SQUIDS, SNAILS, CLAMS AND MORE)

Molluscs of BC (master list) (Aaron Baldwin, Robert Forsyth and Jim Cosgrove)

Class Bivalvia (Clams and Mussells)

Bivalves of BC (Forsyth and Harbo 2013) [PDF]

Freshwater Bivalves of BC (Gardiner 2016) [PDF]

Class Cephalopoda

Octopuses/Squids (Jim Cosgrove) [PDF]

Class Gastropoda

Subclass Opisthobranchia (Sandra Millen) [PDF]

Freshwater Gastropoda (Ian Gardiner) [PDF]

Terrestrial Molluscs of BC (Snails) (Robert Forsyth) [PDF]

Class Polyplacophora

Chitons of BC (Aaron Baldwin) [PDF]

Illustrated Key for the Chitons of BC (Aaron Baldwin) [PDF]

PHYLUM NEMERTEA (RIBBON WORMS)

Nemerteans of British Columbia (Aaron Baldwin) [PDF]

PHYLUM PORIFERA (SPONGES)

Sponges of British Columbia (extracted from Austin et al. n.d.) [PDF]

PHYLUM PLATYHELMINTHES (FLATWORMS)

Checklist of the Tapeworms, Flukes, and Monogeneans of British Columbia (Aaron Baldwin) [PDF]