The Taiga supports a relatively small range of plants and animals due to its colder climate. For example, Canada's boreal forest includes 85 species of mammals, 130 species of fish, and an estimated 32,000 species of insects.

The taiga is home to a number of large herbivorous mammals, such as moose and reindeer. The largest animal in the taiga is the wood bison, found in northern Canada, Alaska and has been newly introduced into the Russian far-east. The trees in the Taiga are mainly balsam fir, white fir, and paper birch. The plants have to adapt to weather in this environment like to icy and snowy winters.

(Snowshoe Rabbit on the right)

Flora and Fauna of Taiga Biome