List of Ice Age species preserved as permafrost mummies

This is a list of Ice Age species preserved as permafrost mummies. It includes all known species that have had their tissues partially preserved within the permafrost layer of the Arctic and Subarctic. Most went extinct during the Late Pleistocene extinctions while some are still extant today. They have been listed to the most specific known taxonomic rank.

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Permafrost mummies provide crucial insights into the physiology and life histories of Pleistocene organisms, due to how well the preservation process keeps the specimens from decomposing. The constant presence of permafrost is able to preserve the soft tissues of organisms through a process similar to freeze-drying. With such complete preservation of tissues, it is possible to determine numerous things from the such as: DNA, eDNA, evolutionary history, gut contents, and trophic dynamics. Studies have even shown that the process is so complete there is evidence of nucleic activity.

Some of these specimens are on display at the Kingdom of the Permafrost museum near Yakutsk.

(E) - denote an extinct species

Bovidae (Bovines)

 * Bison priscus, Steppe bison (E)
 * Bootherium bombifrons, Helmeted muskox (E)

Cervidae (Deer)

 * Cervalces latifrons, Giant Moose (E)
 * Rangifer tarandus, Reindeer

Canidae (Dogs)

 * Canis lupus, Grey wolf

Felidae (Cats)

 * Panthera spelaea, Cave lion (E)

Mustelidae

 * Mustela nigripes, Black-footed ferret
 * Gulo gulo berelekhii, Wolverine (E)

Ursidae (Bears)

 * Ursus spelaeus, Cave bear (E)

Ochotonidae (Pika)

 * Ochotona princeps, American pika

Leporidae (Rabbits and hares)

 * Lepus americanus, Snowshoe hare

Equidae (Horses)

 * Equus lambei, Yukon horse (E)
 * Equus lenensis, Lena horse (E)
 * Equus spp. (E)

Rhinocerotidae (Rhinoceroses)

 * Coelodonta antiquitatis, Wooly rhinoceros (E)

Elephantidae (Elephants)

 * Mammuthus primigenius, Wooly mammoth (E)

Cricetidae

 * Microtus spp.

Sciuridae (Squirrels)

 * Urocitellus parryii, Artic ground squirrel

Alaudidae (Larks)

 * Eremophila spp. Ancestral horned lark (E)