Home›Species›Habitat›TundraBiomeTundraDesert and Tundra BiomesReference and ClassificationDevelopingA biome of the far north and the highest mountains, too cold for trees to grow at all, characterized by a short summer growing season and, across most of the Arctic tundra, a layer of permanently frozen subsoil called permafrost that keeps meltwater from draining away and produces the biome's characteristic wet, hummocky ground. Vegetation is limited to low shrubs, grasses, mosses and lichens close to the ground, and the animals that live here year-round, such as the gray wolf's northern populations, carry heavy insulation and, often, seasonal coat color change. Antarctica's ice-free coastal fringe, where species such as the emperor penguin breed, shares the tundra biome's cold, low-precipitation character even though it is formally its own polar desert.Well-attestedFactsTundraConnectionsSourcesDissenting Readings (1 dissenting reading)Take a Related QuizComments (0)Reader Challenges (0)FactsClimateAnnual Precipitation (mm)Well-attested200 1Typical Low Temperature (C)Well-attested-34 2Typical High Temperature (C)Well-attested10 2TundraFilter Results66 entriesCommon GroupAllAcrocarpous Mosses (Upright Growth) (2)Bees, Wasps And Ants (Hymenoptera) (1)Beetles (Coleoptera) (1)Birds Of Prey (Raptors) (4)Butterflies And Moths (Lepidoptera) (2)Cabbages And Mustards (Brassicales) (1)Carnations And Cacti (Caryophyllales) (1)Flies (Diptera) (1)Gulls, Terns And Auks (3)Horsetails (Equisetum) (1)Lichens (1)Other Birds (1)Other Frogs And Toads (Anura) (1)Owls (2)Passerines (Songbirds) (6)Penguins And Seabirds (2)Pleurocarpous Mosses (Mat-Forming) (2)Roundworms (Nematoda) (1)Shorebirds (Waders) (12)Ticks And Mites (Acari) (1)Waterfowl (6)TaxonomyAllAcariformes (1)Accipitridae (1)Accipitriformes (2)Alaudidae (1)Alcidae (1)Anatidae (5)Anser (1)Anura (1)Artiodactyla (3)Ascomycota (1)Bombus (1)Brassicaceae (1)Bryopsida (4)Calidris (4)Canis (1)Caryophyllaceae (1)Cervidae (1)Charadriidae (5)Charadriiformes (1)Corvidae (1)Diptera (1)Dytiscidae (1)Falconiformes (1)Felis (1)Galliformes (1)Lagomorpha (1)Larus (1)Lepidoptera (1)Lepus (1)Muscicapidae (2)Mustelidae (2)Nematoda (1)Ochotonidae (1)Panthera (1)Papilionidae (1)Passeriformes (1)Rodentia (1)Scolopacidae (3)Sphenisciformes (2)Strigiformes (2)Turdus (1)Vulpes (1)Conservation StatusAllData Deficient (1)Endangered (4)Extinct (1)Least Concern (38)Near Threatened (4)Not Evaluated (10)Vulnerable (5)EcosystemAllAmazon Rainforest (1)Antarctic Peninsula (2)Arctic Ocean (1)Arctic Tundra (15)Canadian Boreal Forest (2)Caspian Sea (2)Great Lakes (2)Great Plains (2)Greenland Ice Sheet (1)Heath (2)Lake Baikal (1)Moorland (3)Pampas (1)Ross Sea (1)Sonoran Desert (1)Sundarbans (1)Svalbard (6)Wadden Sea (3)Yellowstone (2)Everyday GroupAllAcrocarpous Mosses (Upright Growth) (2)Bees, Wasps And Ants (Hymenoptera) (1)Beetles (Coleoptera) (1)Birds Of Prey (Raptors) (4)Butterflies And Moths (Lepidoptera) (2)Cabbages And Mustards (Brassicales) (1)Carnations And Cacti (Caryophyllales) (1)Flies (Diptera) (1)Gulls, Terns And Auks (3)Horsetails (Equisetum) (1)Lichens (1)Other Birds (1)Other Frogs And Toads (Anura) (1)Owls (2)Passerines (Songbirds) (6)Penguins And Seabirds (2)Pleurocarpous Mosses (Mat-Forming) (2)Roundworms (Nematoda) (1)Shorebirds (Waders) (12)Ticks And Mites (Acari) (1)Waterfowl (6)DietAllCarnivore (15)Detritivore or Scavenger (1)Herbivore (16)Insectivore (17)Omnivore (4)Parasitic (2)Photosynthetic Autotroph (8)Piscivore (2)System (Realm)AllFreshwater (10)Marine (17)Terrestrial (59)Terrestrial and Freshwater (1)Terrestrial and Marine (2)ThreatsAllBiological Resource Use (2)Relationship to PeopleAllAgricultural or Structural Pest (7)Disease Vector (3)Domesticated (3)Eaten or Drunk by People (1)Ecotourism and Research (5)Farmed or Commercially Raised (2)Hunted or Fished (18)Invasive or Introduced Species (2)Natural Pest Control (3)No Significant Interaction with Humans (1)Pollinator (2)Used in Traditional Medicine (1)Living or ExtinctAllYes (56)Where It LivesAllAfghanistan (2)Africa (17)Albania (2)Algeria (1)Andorra (2)Angola (1)Antarctica (1)Antigua and Barbuda (2)Argentina (3)Armenia (1)Asia (1)Australia (22)Austria (5)Azerbaijan (1)Bahamas (2)Bahrain (1)Bangladesh (1)Barbados (1)Belarus (4)Belgium (41)Belize (1)Benin (1)Bhutan (1)Bolivia (2)Bosnia and Herzegovina (2)Botswana (1)Brazil (9)Brunei (1)Bulgaria (5)Burkina Faso (1)Burundi (1)Cabo Verde (1)Cameroon (1)Canada (8)Central African Republic (1)Chile (3)China (4)Colombia (10)Costa Rica (1)Cote d'Ivoire (1)Croatia (4)Cuba (2)Cyprus (2)Czechia (4)Denmark (42)Djibouti (6)Dominica (1)Dominican Republic (2)Ecuador (11)Egypt (2)Equatorial Guinea (1)Eritrea (6)Estonia (5)Ethiopia (1)Europe (2)Fiji (1)Finland (6)France (21)Gabon (1)Gambia (1)Georgia (1)Germany (5)Ghana (1)Greece (4)Grenada (1)Guatemala (1)Guinea (1)Guinea-Bissau (1)Haiti (1)Honduras (1)Hungary (4)Iceland (8)India (1)Indonesia (2)Iran (1)Ireland (17)Israel (3)Italy (4)Jamaica (1)Japan (3)Kazakhstan (6)Kenya (6)Kyrgyzstan (3)Latvia (2)Liechtenstein (1)Lithuania (3)Luxembourg (11)Madagascar (2)Marshall Islands (1)Mexico (2)Moldova (1)Mongolia (3)Montenegro (1)Morocco (1)Mozambique (7)Myanmar (1)Netherlands (9)New Zealand (13)Nigeria (2)North America (53)Norway (52)Peru (1)Philippines (1)Poland (19)Portugal (5)Romania (2)Russia (22)Saint Lucia (1)Serbia (2)Seychelles (1)Slovakia (1)Slovenia (2)South Africa (8)South America (7)South Asia (30)South Korea (2)Spain (30)Suriname (1)Sweden (40)Switzerland (4)Taiwan (11)Tajikistan (2)Tanzania (6)Thailand (1)Turkmenistan (1)Ukraine (18)United Arab Emirates (2)United Kingdom (9)United States (34)Uruguay (3)Uzbekistan (2)Vanuatu (1)Venezuela (7)Show ResultsBrowseCompareSelect all 66American CrowTundraAmerican PikaTundraArctic Fox (Vulpes lagopus)TundraArctic TernTundraBald EagleTundraBarnacle gooseTundraBar-tailed GodwitTundraBengal TigerTundraBluethroatTundraBombus cryptarumTundraBrant (goose)TundraClimacium dendroidesTundraCommon eiderTundraCommon ringed ploverTundraCommon snipeTundraDawson's caribouTundraDomestic CatTundraDunlinTundraDwarf HorsetailTundraEmperor PenguinTundraEurasian skylarkTundraEuropean golden ploverTundraFieldfareTundraGentoo PenguinTundraGolden EagleTundraGreat diving beetleTundraGreat Horned OwlTundraGreat knotTundraGrey ploverTundraJack snipeTundraKentish ploverTundraKoslov's PikaTundraLesser black-backed gullTundraLittle aukTundraLittle StintTundraLong-tailed duckTundraMacaTundraMuskoxTundraNorth American PorcupineTundraNorthern wheatearTundraOld World Swallowtail (Papilio machaon)TundraPacific golden ploverTundraPainted LadyTundraPeregrine FalconTundraRed Knot (Calidris canutus)TundraReindeerTundraReindeer LichenTundraRobber FlyTundraRough-legged buzzardTundraScabies MiteTundraSilene StenophyllaTundraSnow BuntingTundraSnowshoe hareTundraSnowy OwlTundraStar MossTundraStoatTundraTaiga bean gooseTundraTree MossTundraTrichinella SpiralisTundraTundra swanTundraWhite-tailed ptarmiganTundraWild YakTundraWolfTundraWolverineTundraWood FrogTundraWoolly Fringe-mossTundraConnectionsDemonstratesAurora, Natural Phenomena Well-attested The tundra biome sits mainly within the high-latitude auroral oval, the band where aurora is visible on the greatest number of nights per year, making it the biome most closely associated with regularly observing the phenomenon.Source National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administrationtier 1Blizzard, Natural Phenomena Well-attested Source National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administrationtier 1Polar Vortex Outbreak, Natural Phenomena Well-attested Source National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administrationtier 1Whiteout, Natural Phenomena Well-attested Source National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administrationtier 1Home ToRough-legged buzzard, Species Well-attested Source Rough-legged buzzard (Wikipedia)Scabies Mite, Species Well-attested Source Animal Diversity Web, University of Michigan Museum of Zoology: Animal Diversity Web: Sarcoptes scabieiSilene Stenophylla, Species Well-attested Source Wikidata: Silene StenophyllaSnow Bunting, Species Well-attested Source Animal Diversity Web, University of Michigan Museum of Zoology: Animal Diversity Web: Plectrophenax nivalisSnowshoe hare, Species Well-attested Source Animal Diversity Web, University of Michigan Museum of Zoology: Animal Diversity Web: Lepus americanusSnowy Owl, Species Well-attested Source Wikipedia: Snowy Owltier 2Star Moss, Species Well-attested Source Wikipedia: Syntrichia ruralistier 2Stoat, Species Well-attested Source Animal Diversity Web, University of Michigan Museum of Zoology: Mustela erminea (Animal Diversity Web)Svalbard, Ecosystems Well-attested Source World Wildlife FundTaiga bean goose, Species Well-attested Source Animal Diversity Web, University of Michigan Museum of Zoology: Animal Diversity Web: Anser fabalisTree Moss, Species Well-attested Source Climacium dendroides (Wikipedia)Trichinella Spiralis, Species Well-attested Source Animal Diversity Web, University of Michigan Museum of Zoology: Animal Diversity Web: Trichinella spiralisTundra swan, Species Well-attested Source Tundra swan (Wikidata)tier 2White-tailed ptarmigan, Species Well-attested Source Animal Diversity Web, University of Michigan Museum of Zoology: Lagopus leucura (Animal Diversity Web)Wild Yak, Species Well-attested Source Wild Yak (Wikipedia)tier 2Wolf, Species Well-attested Source Wolf (Wikipedia)tier 2Wolverine, Species Well-attested Source Wolverinetier 2Wood Frog, Species Well-attested Source Animal Diversity Web, University of Michigan Museum of Zoology: Animal Diversity Web: Lithobates sylvaticusWoolly Fringe-moss, Species Well-attested Source Wikipedia: Racomitrium lanuginosumtier 2Showing 51 to 69 of 69 in Home To, page 2 of 2.← Previous12Sources1. Tundra Biome (National Geographic Education)National Geographic EducationTundra Biome - PrecipitationQuote, Tundra Biome - PrecipitationTundra regions typically get less than 25 centimeters (10 inches) of precipitation annually.View the Source2. Tundra Climate (Blue Planet Biomes)Blue Planet BiomesIntroductionIt never gets any warmer than 45 or 50° F.IntroductionWinter temperatures don't reach above 20° F and average -20° to -30°F.View the SourceEncyclopaedia Britannicatier 1Encyclopaedia Britannica, Inc.britannica.com/science/tundra, opening definitiontundra, a major zone of treeless level or rolling ground found in cold regions, mostly north of the Arctic Circle (Arctic tundra) or above the timberline on high mountains (alpine tundra). Tundra is known for large stretches of bare ground and rock and for patchy mantles of low vegetation such as mosses, lichens, herbs, and small shrubs. This surface supports a meagre but unique variety of animals. The Finns called their treeless northern reaches the tunturi, but the concept of a vast frozen plain as a special ecological realm called tundra was developed by the Russians.Home To: Emperor PenguinHome To: Arctic TernView the SourceNational Oceanic and Atmospheric Administrationtier 1National Oceanic and Atmospheric AdministrationView the SourceAntarctic Peninsula (Wikipedia)tier 2WikipediaHome To: Antarctic Peninsula, lead sectionView the SourceWorld Wildlife FundWorld Wildlife FundHome To: Arctic TundraHome To: SvalbardView the SourceReindeer (Wikipedia)tier 2Wikimedia FoundationHome To: Reindeer, Wikipedia intro: "Rangifer tarandus) is a species of deer with circumpolar distribution, native to Arctic, subarctic, tundra, boreal, and mountainous regions of Northern Europe,..."View the SourceWikipedia: Snowy Owltier 2WikipediaHome To: Snowy Owl, Wikipedia intro: "s are native to the Arctic regions of both North America and the Palearctic, breeding mostly on the tundra. It has a number of unique adaptations to its habitat..."View the SourceWikipedia: Racomitrium lanuginosumtier 2WikipediaHome To: Woolly Fringe-moss, Wikipedia intro: "Racomitrium lanuginosum is a widespread species of moss found in montane and arctic tundra, the genus Racomitrium is found across the Northern and Southern hemi..."View the SourceArctic Fox (Vulpes lagopus) (Wikipedia)Home To: Arctic Fox (Vulpes lagopus), Wikipedia intro: "ies of fox native to the Arctic regions of the Northern Hemisphere and common throughout the Arctic tundra. It is well adapted to living in cold environments, a..."View the SourceCommon snipe (Wikipedia)Home To: Common snipe, Wikipedia intro: "inago cælestis) is a small, stocky wader native to the Old World, where it breeds in marshes, bogs, tundra and wet meadows. It is usually shy and well-camouflag..."View the SourceKoslov's Pika (Wikipedia)Home To: Koslov's Pika, Wikipedia intro: ") is a species of mammal in the family Ochotonidae. It is endemic to China. Its natural habitat is tundra. It is threatened by habitat loss. Kozlov's pika are h..."View the SourceWolverinetier 2Wikimedia FoundationHome To: Wolverine, Wikipedia 'Wolverine': found primarily in remote reaches of the northern boreal forests and subarctic and alpine tundraView the SourceMuskox (Wikipedia)tier 2Wikimedia FoundationHome To: Muskox, Wikipedia 'Muskox': native to the Arctic (Greenland, Canadian Arctic, Alaska)View the SourceCladonia rangiferina, WikipediaHome To: Reindeer Lichen, Wikipedia 'Cladonia rangiferina': found primarily in areas of alpine tundraView the SourceWikidata: American CrowHome To: American Crow, IntroductionView the SourceRed knot (Wikipedia)Home To: Red Knot (Calidris canutus), IntroductionView the SourceWikidata: Silene StenophyllaHome To: Silene Stenophylla, IntroductionView the SourceTundra swan (Wikidata)tier 2WikidataHome To: Tundra swan, IntroductionView the SourceBrant (goose) (Wikidata)tier 2WikidataHome To: Brant (goose), IntroductionView the SourceAnimal Diversity Web, University of Michigan Museum of Zoology: Animal Diversity Web: Erethizon dorsatumAnimal Diversity Web, University of Michigan Museum of ZoologyHome To: North American Porcupine, Habitat Regions, biome: tundraQuote, Home To: North American Porcupine, Habitat Regions, biome: tundratundra tundraView the SourceAnimal Diversity Web, University of Michigan Museum of Zoology: Animal Diversity Web: Falco peregrinusAnimal Diversity Web, University of Michigan Museum of ZoologyHome To: Peregrine Falcon, Habitat Regions, biome: tundraQuote, Home To: Peregrine Falcon, Habitat Regions, biome: tundratundra tundraView the SourceAnimal Diversity Web, University of Michigan Museum of Zoology: Animal Diversity Web: Aquila chrysaetosAnimal Diversity Web, University of Michigan Museum of ZoologyHome To: Golden Eagle, Habitat Regions, biome: tundraQuote, Home To: Golden Eagle, Habitat Regions, biome: tundratundra tundraView the SourceAnimal Diversity Web, University of Michigan Museum of Zoology: Animal Diversity Web: Bubo virginianusAnimal Diversity Web, University of Michigan Museum of ZoologyHome To: Great Horned Owl, Habitat Regions, biome: tundraQuote, Home To: Great Horned Owl, Habitat Regions, biome: tundratundra tundraView the SourceAnimal Diversity Web, University of Michigan Museum of Zoology: Animal Diversity Web: Pygoscelis papuaAnimal Diversity Web, University of Michigan Museum of ZoologyHome To: Gentoo Penguin, Habitat Regions, biome: tundraQuote, Home To: Gentoo Penguin, Habitat Regions, biome: tundratundra tundraView the SourceAnimal Diversity Web, University of Michigan Museum of Zoology: Animal Diversity Web: Lithobates sylvaticusAnimal Diversity Web, University of Michigan Museum of ZoologyHome To: Wood Frog, Habitat Regions, biome: tundraQuote, Home To: Wood Frog, Habitat Regions, biome: tundratundra tundraView the SourceAnimal Diversity Web, University of Michigan Museum of Zoology: Animal Diversity Web: Ochotona princepsAnimal Diversity Web, University of Michigan Museum of ZoologyHome To: American Pika, Habitat Regions, biome: tundraQuote, Home To: American Pika, Habitat Regions, biome: tundratundra tundraView the SourceAnimal Diversity Web, University of Michigan Museum of Zoology: Animal Diversity Web: Vanessa carduiAnimal Diversity Web, University of Michigan Museum of ZoologyHome To: Painted Lady, Habitat Regions, biome: tundraQuote, Home To: Painted Lady, Habitat Regions, biome: tundratundra tundraView the SourceAnimal Diversity Web, University of Michigan Museum of Zoology: Animal Diversity Web: Panthera tigrisAnimal Diversity Web, University of Michigan Museum of ZoologyHome To: Bengal Tiger, Habitat Regions, biome: tundraQuote, Home To: Bengal Tiger, Habitat Regions, biome: tundratundra tundraView the SourceAnimal Diversity Web, University of Michigan Museum of Zoology: Animal Diversity Web: Sarcoptes scabieiAnimal Diversity Web, University of Michigan Museum of ZoologyHome To: Scabies Mite, Habitat Regions, biome: tundraQuote, Home To: Scabies Mite, Habitat Regions, biome: tundratundra tundraView the SourceAnimal Diversity Web, University of Michigan Museum of Zoology: Animal Diversity Web: Trichinella spiralisAnimal Diversity Web, University of Michigan Museum of ZoologyHome To: Trichinella Spiralis, Habitat Regions, biome: tundraQuote, Home To: Trichinella Spiralis, Habitat Regions, biome: tundratundra tundraView the SourceAnimal Diversity Web, University of Michigan Museum of Zoology: Animal Diversity Web: Alle alleAnimal Diversity Web, University of Michigan Museum of ZoologyHome To: Little auk, Habitat Regions, biome: tundraQuote, Home To: Little auk, Habitat Regions, biome: tundratundra tundraView the SourceAnimal Diversity Web, University of Michigan Museum of Zoology: Animal Diversity Web: Clangula hyemalisAnimal Diversity Web, University of Michigan Museum of ZoologyHome To: Long-tailed duck, Habitat Regions, biome: tundraQuote, Home To: Long-tailed duck, Habitat Regions, biome: tundratundra tundraView the SourceAnimal Diversity Web, University of Michigan Museum of Zoology: Animal Diversity Web: Lepus americanusAnimal Diversity Web, University of Michigan Museum of ZoologyHome To: Snowshoe hare, Habitat Regions, biome: tundraQuote, Home To: Snowshoe hare, Habitat Regions, biome: tundratundra tundraView the SourceAnimal Diversity Web, University of Michigan Museum of Zoology: Animal Diversity Web: Somateria mollissimaAnimal Diversity Web, University of Michigan Museum of ZoologyHome To: Common eider, Habitat Regions, biome: tundraQuote, Home To: Common eider, Habitat Regions, biome: tundratundra tundraView the SourceAnimal Diversity Web, University of Michigan Museum of Zoology: Animal Diversity Web: Branta leucopsisAnimal Diversity Web, University of Michigan Museum of ZoologyHome To: Barnacle goose, Habitat Regions, biome: tundraQuote, Home To: Barnacle goose, Habitat Regions, biome: tundratundra tundraView the SourceAnimal Diversity Web, University of Michigan Museum of Zoology: Animal Diversity Web: Calidris alpinaAnimal Diversity Web, University of Michigan Museum of ZoologyHome To: Dunlin, Habitat Regions, biome: tundraQuote, Home To: Dunlin, Habitat Regions, biome: tundratundra tundraView the SourceAnimal Diversity Web, University of Michigan Museum of Zoology: Animal Diversity Web: Plectrophenax nivalisAnimal Diversity Web, University of Michigan Museum of ZoologyHome To: Snow Bunting, Habitat Regions, biome: tundraQuote, Home To: Snow Bunting, Habitat Regions, biome: tundratundra tundraView the SourceAnimal Diversity Web, University of Michigan Museum of Zoology: Animal Diversity Web: Pluvialis fulvaAnimal Diversity Web, University of Michigan Museum of ZoologyHome To: Pacific golden plover, Habitat Regions, biome: tundraQuote, Home To: Pacific golden plover, Habitat Regions, biome: tundratundra tundraView the SourceAnimal Diversity Web, University of Michigan Museum of Zoology: Animal Diversity Web: Anser fabalisAnimal Diversity Web, University of Michigan Museum of ZoologyHome To: Taiga bean goose, Habitat Regions, biome: tundraQuote, Home To: Taiga bean goose, Habitat Regions, biome: tundratundra tundraView the SourceAnimal Diversity Web, University of Michigan Museum of Zoology: Animal Diversity Web: Rangifer tarandusAnimal Diversity Web, University of Michigan Museum of ZoologyHome To: Dawson's caribou, Habitat Regions, biome: tundraQuote, Home To: Dawson's caribou, Habitat Regions, biome: tundratundra tundraView the SourceWikipedia: Bald Eagletier 2WikipediaHome To: Bald Eagle, HabitatQuote, Home To: Bald Eagle, HabitatUpland wintering habitats often consist of open habitats with concentrations of medium-sized mammals, such as prairies, meadows or tundra, or open forests with regular carrion access.View the SourceWikipedia: Syntrichia ruralistier 2WikipediaHome To: Star Moss, LeadQuote, Home To: Star Moss, LeadIt grows in tundra, coniferous forest, grassland, sagebrush steppe, and other habitat types.View the SourceWikipedia: CatHome To: Domestic Cat, HabitatsQuote, Home To: Domestic Cat, HabitatsFeral cats can live in forests, grasslands, tundra, coastal areas, agricultural land, scrublands, urban areas, and wetlands.View the SourceWolf (Wikipedia)tier 2WikipediaHome To: Wolf, Distribution and habitatQuote, Home To: Wolf, Distribution and habitatWolves live in forests, inland wetlands, shrublands, grasslands (including Arctic tundra), pastures, deserts, and rocky peaks on mountains.View the SourceRough-legged buzzard (Wikipedia)Home To: Rough-legged buzzard, Habitat and distributionQuote, Home To: Rough-legged buzzard, Habitat and distributionThe rough-legged buzzard breeds in tundra and taiga habitats of North America and Eurasia between the latitudes of 61° (locally south to 48° in Newfoundland and 58° N in southern Norway) and 76° N.View the SourceEuropean golden plover (Wikipedia)Home To: European golden plover, Distribution and habitatQuote, Home To: European golden plover, Distribution and habitatThe European golden plover tends to breed in the Arctic tundra and other moorland areas, ranging as far west as Iceland, where they are called Heiðlóa, and as far east as central Siberia; the southernmost breed in Wales and Belarus, after a small breeding population on Dartmoor in southwest England became extinct in about 2010.View the SourceGreat knot (Wikipedia)Home To: Great knot, DistributionQuote, Home To: Great knot, DistributionTheir breeding habitat is tundra in northeast Siberia, Russia.View the SourceBluethroat (Wikipedia)Home To: Bluethroat, SubspeciesQuote, Home To: Bluethroat, SubspeciesL. s. svecica (Linnaeus, 1758) (red-spotted bluethroat), breeds in subarctic shrub tundra from Scandinavia east to western Alaska, winters in southern Asia in India, Pakistan, Middle East.View the SourceLittle stint (Wikipedia)Home To: Little Stint, NestingQuote, Home To: Little Stint, NestingBirds prefer to nest in low-lying areas within grassy tundra, often near wetlands .View the SourceFieldfare (Wikipedia)Home To: Fieldfare, HabitatQuote, Home To: Fieldfare, HabitatIt also inhabits open tundra and the slopes of hills above the tree line.View the SourceJack snipe (Wikipedia)Home To: Jack snipe, Distribution and habitatQuote, Home To: Jack snipe, Distribution and habitatTheir breeding habitat is marshes, bogs, tundra and wet meadows with short vegetation in northern Europe and northern Russia.View the SourceKentish plover (Wikipedia)Home To: Kentish plover, DistributionQuote, Home To: Kentish plover, DistributionThey are known to reside and breed in multiple types of habitat, from desert with ground temperatures reaching 50 °C to tundra.View the SourceWild Yak (Wikipedia)tier 2Wikimedia FoundationHome To: Wild Yak, Distribution and habitatQuote, Home To: Wild Yak, Distribution and habitatIt's most common in alpine tundra with a relatively thick carpet of grasses and sedges rather than the more barren steppe country.View the SourceAnimal Diversity Web, University of Michigan Museum of Zoology: Mustela erminea (Animal Diversity Web)Animal Diversity Web, University of Michigan Museum of ZoologyHome To: Stoat, Habitat: Terrestrial BiomesQuote, Home To: Stoat, Habitat: Terrestrial BiomesTerrestrial Biomes tundra tundra taiga taiga savanna or grassland savanna or grassland forest forest scrub forest scrub forest mountains mountainsView the SourceAnimal Diversity Web, University of Michigan Museum of Zoology: Lagopus leucura (Animal Diversity Web)Animal Diversity Web, University of Michigan Museum of ZoologyHome To: White-tailed ptarmigan, Habitat: Terrestrial BiomesQuote, Home To: White-tailed ptarmigan, Habitat: Terrestrial BiomesTerrestrial Biomes tundra tundra mountains mountainsView the SourceAnimal Diversity Web, University of Michigan Museum of Zoology: Dytiscus marginalis (Animal Diversity Web)Animal Diversity Web, University of Michigan Museum of ZoologyHome To: Great diving beetle, Habitat: Terrestrial BiomesQuote, Home To: Great diving beetle, Habitat: Terrestrial BiomesTerrestrial Biomes tundra tundra mountains mountainsView the SourceAsilidaeHome To: Robber Fly, HabitatQuote, Home To: Robber Fly, HabitatIn the Northern Hemisphere, some species are even adapted to tundra.View the SourceAnimal Diversity Web, University of Michigan Museum of Zoology: Papilio machaon (Animal Diversity Web)Animal Diversity Web, University of Michigan Museum of ZoologyHome To: Old World Swallowtail (Papilio machaon), Terrestrial BiomesQuote, Home To: Old World Swallowtail (Papilio machaon), Terrestrial BiomesHabitat Regions temperate temperate Terrestrial Biomes tundra tundra savanna or grassland savanna or grassland forest forest mountains mountains icecapView the SourceNatureServe Explorer: Bombus cryptarumNatureServe ExplorerHome To: Bombus cryptarum, Species characteristics: TundraQuote, Home To: Bombus cryptarum, Species characteristics: Tundra"terrestrialHabitatDescEn": "Tundra"View the SourceNatureServe Explorer: Pluvialis squatarolaNatureServe ExplorerHome To: Grey plover, Species characteristics: TundraQuote, Home To: Grey plover, Species characteristics: Tundra"terrestrialHabitatDescEn": "Tundra"View the SourceNatureServe Explorer: Alauda arvensisNatureServe ExplorerHome To: Eurasian skylark, Species characteristics: TundraQuote, Home To: Eurasian skylark, Species characteristics: Tundra"terrestrialHabitatDescEn": "Tundra"View the SourceNatureServe Explorer: Larus fuscusNatureServe ExplorerHome To: Lesser black-backed gull, Species characteristics: TundraQuote, Home To: Lesser black-backed gull, Species characteristics: Tundra"terrestrialHabitatDescEn": "Tundra"View the SourceNatureServe Explorer: Charadrius hiaticulaNatureServe ExplorerHome To: Common ringed plover, Species characteristics: TundraQuote, Home To: Common ringed plover, Species characteristics: Tundra"terrestrialHabitatDescEn": "Tundra"View the SourceNatureServe Explorer: Oenanthe oenantheNatureServe ExplorerHome To: Northern wheatear, Species characteristics: TundraQuote, Home To: Northern wheatear, Species characteristics: Tundra"terrestrialHabitatDescEn": "Tundra"View the SourceBar-tailed godwit (Wikipedia)Home To: Bar-tailed Godwit, Habitat: TundraQuote, Home To: Bar-tailed Godwit, Habitat: TundraBar-tailed godwits breed on Arctic coasts and tundra from Scandinavia to AlaskaView the SourcePlants For A Future: Lepidium meyeniiPlants For A FutureHome To: Maca, HabitatsQuote, Home To: Maca, HabitatsBarren steppes, tundra and alpine plains, usually in limestone and clay soils, 3800 - 4800 metresView the SourcePlants For A Future: Equisetum scirpoidesPlants For A FutureHome To: Dwarf Horsetail, HabitatsQuote, Home To: Dwarf Horsetail, HabitatsTundra, mossy places, and woods. Stems often partly buried in humus. Part shade, shade; moist woods, peat bogs, shady, mossy wetlands.View the SourceClimacium dendroides (Wikipedia)Home To: Climacium dendroides, Habitatin alpine tundrasHome To: Tree Moss, Habitatin alpine tundrasView the SourceDissenting Readings (1 dissenting reading)DescriptionThe Koppen climate classification, the standard reference scheme this entry's own hedge implicitly gestures toward, draws a firm line this entry does not fully draw: ET (tundra) requires at least one month averaging above freezing, while EF (ice cap, sometimes called polar desert) has no month above freezing at all. By Koppen's own criteria the two are separate climate classes, not one biome with a footnote; this entry's inclusion of Antarctica's ice-free coastal fringe under Tundra, while noting in its own prose that the area is "formally its own polar desert," is the simplified convention, not the only one a foundational climate classification supports.A dissenting reading, from Wladimir KoppenEncyclopaedia Britannica, Encyclopaedia Britannica, Inc.Take a Related QuizWorld Biomes in ExtremesIncludes a question about Tundra.Comments (0)No comments yet. Be the first to share a thought.Sign in to join the discussion.Reader Challenges (0)No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.Sign in to dispute this or suggest a correction.