These include elk, reindeer, and roe deer, among others. The largest animal in the taiga is the wood bison, found in northern Canada and Alaska and recently imported to far eastern Russia.
The small mammals of the taiga biome include rodents: beaver, squirrel, vole, grey hare and mountain hare. Some larger mammals, such as bears, feed abundantly in summer and hibernate in winter.
The predatory mammals of the taiga must be adapted to travel long distances in search of scattered game. Predators of the taiga include lynx, stoat, weasel, sable, marten, otter, American mink, American black bear, Himalayan bear, Siberian tiger, and others.
