Below is a list of common and scientific names for non-vascular plants, lichens, animals, amphibians and reptiles, invertebrates, mamals and fungi mentioned in the guide. Common names in red are linked to images found in the guide. Clicking on the link will take you to the associated fact sheet. Over time additional photos will be added.
| Non-Vascular Plants | |
| Common Name | Scientific name |
| Bryophytes | |
| Atrichum moss | Atrichum spp. |
Bazzania |
Bazzania trilobata |
| Blunt-leaved sphagnum | Sphagnum palustre |
| Brachythecium moss | Brachythecium spp. |
Brittle stem sphagnum |
Sphagnum wulfinum |
Broom moss |
Dicranum scoparium |
| Brown fat-leaved sphagnum | Sphagnum papillosum |
Common green sphagnum |
Sphagnum girgensohnii |
| Dicranums | Dicranum spp. |
| Fern moss | Thuidium delicatulum |
| Fine sphagnum | Sphagnum angustifolium |
| Flat topped sphagnum | Sphagnum fallax |
| Goose neck moss | Rhytidiadelphus loreus |
| Hair-cap moss | Polytrichum commune |
| Hypnum moss | Hypnum imponens |
| Juniper polytrichum | Polytrichum juniperinum |
| Ladies' tresses | Sphagnum capillifolium |
| Mniums | Mnium spp. |
| Naugehyde liverwort | Ptilidium pulcherrimum |
| Pale fat-leaved sphagnum | Sphagnum centrale |
Pin cushion moss |
Leucobryum glaucum |
Plume moss |
Ptilium crista-castrensis |
| Prickly sphagnum | Sphagnum squarrosum |
Red fat-leaved sphagnum |
Sphagnum magellanicum |
| Rhizomniums | Rhizomnium spp. |
| Rhytidiadelphus moss | Rhytidiadelphus spp. |
| Russ's sphagnum | Sphagnum russowii |
Schreber's moss |
Pleurozium schreberi |
| Shaded wood moss | Hylocomium umbratum |
Shaggy moss |
Rhytidiadelphus triquetrus |
| Sphagnum moss | Sphagnum spp. |
| Sphagnum tenellum | Sphagnum tenellum |
Stair-step moss |
Hylocomium splendens |
| Torrey's sphagnum | Sphagnum torreyanum |
| Wavy dicranum | Dicranum polysetum |
| Lichens | |
| Artic kidney lichen | Nephroma arcticum |
| Boreal felt lichen | Erioderma pedicellatum |
| Coral lichen | Sphaerophorus globosus |
| Cup lichens | Cladonia spp. |
| Dixie reindeer lichen | Cladina subtenuis |
| Green reindeer lichen | Cladina arbuscula |
Grey reindeer lichen |
Cladina rangiferina |
| Lesser green reindeer lichen | Cladina mitis |
| Methuselah's beard lichen | Usnea longissima |
| Old man’s beard | Usnea spp. |
Star-tipped reindeer lichen |
Cladina stellaris |
| Animals | |
| Common Name | Scientific name |
| Birds | |
| American goldfinch | Spinus tristis |
| American kestrel | Falco sparverius |
| American redstart | Setophaga ruticilla |
Barred owl |
Strix varia |
| Bicknell's thrush | Catharus bicknelli |
| Black and white warbler | Mniotilta varia |
| Black-backed woodpecker | Picoides arcticus |
| Black-crowned night heron | Nycticorax nycticorax |
| Blackpoll warbler | Dendroica striata |
| Black-throated blue warbler | Dendroica caerulescens |
| Blue jay | Cyanocitta cristata |
| Boreal chickadee | Poecile hudsonicus |
| Canada warbler | Wilsonia canadensis |
| Chestnut-sided warbler | Dendroica pensylvanica |
| Chickadees | Poecile spp. |
| Common redpoll | Acanthis flammea |
| Common yellowthroat | Geothlypis trichas |
| Crossbills | Loxia spp. |
| Crow | Corvus brachyrhynchos |
| Evening grosbeak | Coccothraustes vespertinus |
| Finches | Carpodacus spp. |
| Fox sparrow | Passerella iliaca |
| Gray catbird | Dumetella carolinensis |
| Gray jay | Perisoreus canadensis |
| Great blue heron | Ardea herodias |
| Great crested flycatcher | Myiarchus crinitus |
| Great-horned owl | Bubo virginianus |
| Kinglets | Regulus spp. |
| Lincoln's sparrow | Melospiza lincolnii |
| Mourning warbler | Oporornis philadelphia |
| Northern goshawk | Accipiter gentilis |
| Northern oriole | Icterus galbula |
| Northern parula warbler | Parula americana |
| Northern waterthrush | Seiurus noveboracensis |
| Nuthatches | Sitta spp. |
| Olive-sided flycatcher | Contopus cooperi |
| Osprey | Pandion haliaetus |
| Ovenbird | Seiurus aurocapilla |
| Pileated woodpecker | Dryocopus pileatus |
| Pine siskin | Spinus pinus |
| Purple finch | Carpodacus purpureus |
| Raven | Corvus corax |
| Red crossbill | Loxia curvirostra |
| Red-tailed hawk | Buteo jamaicensis |
| Ruby-throated hummingbird | Archilochus colubris |
| Ruffed grouse | Bonasa umbellus |
| Rusty blackbird | Euphagus carolinus |
| Sharp-shinned hawk | Accipiter striatus |
| Sharp-tailed sparrow | Ammodramus caudacutus |
| Solitary vireo | Vireo solitarius |
| Spruce grouse | Falcipennis canadensis |
| Swamp sparrow | Melospiza georgiana |
| Veery | Catharus fuscescens |
| Vesper sparrow | Pooecetes gramineus |
| White-winged crossbill | Loxia leucoptera |
| Wilson's warbler | Wilsonia pusilla |
| Wood thrush | Hylocichla mustelina |
| Woodcock | Scolopax minor |
| Yellow warbler | Dendroica petechia |
| Yellow-bellied sapsucker | Sphyrapicus varius |
| Yellow-rumped warbler | Dendroica coronata |
| Amphibians and Reptiles | |
| Blue-spotted salamander | Ambystoma laterale |
| Four-toed salamander | Hemidactylium scutatum |
| Red-backed salamander | Plethodon cinereus |
| Ribbon snake | Thamnophis sauvitus septentrionalis |
Wood frog |
Rana sylvatica |
| Wood turtle | Glyptermys insculpta |
| Yellow-spotted salamander | Ambystoma maculatum |
| Invertebrates | |
| Balsam fir woolly adelgid | Adelges piceae |
| Forest tent caterpillar | Malacosoma disstria |
| Larch casebearer | Coleophora laricella |
| Larch sawfly | Pristiphora erichsonii |
| Spruce bark beetle | Dendroctonus rufipennis |
| Spruce budworm | Choristoneura fumiferana |
| Tent caterpillar | Malacosoma disstria |
| Tussock moth | Orgyia leucostigma |
| White pine weevil | Pissodes strobi |
| Mammals | |
| American marten | Martes americana |
| Bear | Ursus americanus |
| Beaver | Castor canadensis |
| Canadian lynx | Lynx canadensis |
| Coyote | Canis latrans |
| Deer | Odocoileus virginianus |
| Fisher | Martes pennanti |
| Gaspé shrew | Sorex gaspensis |
| Long-tailed shrew | Sorex dispar |
| Mink | Neovison vison |
| Moose | Alces americanus |
| Muskrat | Ondatra zibethicus |
| Northern flying squirrel | Glaucomys sabrinus |
| Otter | Lontra canadensis |
| Porcupine | Erethizon dorsatum |
| Red fox | Vulpes vulpes |
| Red squirrel | Tamiasciurus hudsonicus |
| Rock vole | Microtus chrotorrhinus |
| Snowshoe hare | Lepus americanus |
| Southern flying squirrel | Glaucomys volans |
| Star-nosed mole | Condylura cristata |
| Water shrew | Sorex palustris |
| Fungi | |
| Common Name | Scientific name |
| Beech bark canker | Neonectria faginata |
| Beech scale disease | Nectria ditissima |
| Birch cinder conch | Inonotus obliquus |
| Black knot fungus | Apiosporina morbosa |
| Black trumpet mushrooms | Craterellus fallax |
| Boletes | Boletaceae spp. |
| Chanterelles | Cantharellus cibarius |
| Dutch elm disease | Ophiostoma ulmi |
| False nmorel | Gyromitra spp. |
| Hemlock varnish shelf | Ganoderma tsugae |
| Hollow foot suillus | Suillus cavipes |
| Honey mushooms | Armillaria spp. |
| Hypoxylon canker | Hypoxylon mammatum |
| Larch slippery jack | Suillus grevillei |
| Maitake (Hen-of-the-woods) | Grifola frondosa |
| Pine mushrooms | Tricholoma magnivelare |
| Saffron milkcap | Lactarius deliciousus |
| Shoe-string root rot | Armillaria spp. |
Violet-toothed polypore |
Trichaptum biforme |
| White pine blister rust | Cronartium ribicola |