Carnivorans

Carnivora · 30 species · 8 families

In Québec, the order Carnivora brings together 30 species of mammals, in 8 families. The stars? Gray Seal, Raccoon and Harbor Seal, the most often observed. The richest region: Côte-Nord, with 19 species. Every species has its own page: photos, its sounds, its season, its habitat and the best places to see it near you.

Species observed by region

Where do the observations come from?

  • Mostly iNaturalist : photos taken by people all over Québec, with the species confirmed by the community.
  • Other public sources : such as eBird for birds and the provincial forest inventories, gathered by GBIF, the global biodiversity data network.
  • What we keep : confirmed observations, with an exact position (not blurred to protect a rare species), that their author allows to be reused.
  • One place counts once : several observations of the same species at the same spot (within 11 m) count as one.
  • So our numbers are lower : than iNaturalist’s total. A region without observations does not mean the species does not live there.

Data downloaded in September 2026.

  1. Côte-Nord19
  2. Nord-du-Québec19
  3. Capitale-Nationale18
  4. Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean17
  5. Bas-Saint-Laurent16
  6. Estrie16
  7. Outaouais16
  8. Lanaudière16
  9. Montérégie16
  10. Mauricie15
  11. Abitibi-Témiscamingue15
  12. Chaudière-Appalaches15
  13. Laurentides15
  14. Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine14
  15. Montréal11
  16. Centre-du-Québec11
  17. Laval8