Wetlands are a critical habitat for boreal mammals and birds that rely on them for breeding, foraging, and resting. However, wetlands in boreal regions are under increasing natural and human pressure, leading to a reduction in habitat availability for these species. To inform management and conservation of wildlife, camera traps can help investigate habitat preferences. We aimed to evaluate the effect of habitat features on the occupancy of mammals and birds in boreal wetlands, namely beaver ponds and peatland ponds. We used a multispecies occupancy model to estimate the habitat associations of 11 mammals and 45 avian species detected at 50 ponds during the summers of 2018 and 2019 in Northern Quebec. The patterns of habitat response do not lend support to the hypothesis that beaver ponds host higher levels of occupancy of birds and mammals than peatland ponds. Our results suggest that certain mammals, such as Red Fox (Vulpes vulpes) and River Otters (Lontra canadensis), and birds including the American Pipit (Anthus rubescens), Common Raven (Corvus corax), Hooded Merganser (Lophodytes cucullatus), and Greater Yellowlegs (Tringa melanoleuca) preferred peatland ponds, whereas the Common Grackle (Quiscalus quiscula) preferred beaver ponds. We found a few effects of distance to roads, but no effect of amount of forest cover on species occupancy. The occupancy of 27% of mammals and 24% of birds decreased with increasing latitude. These findings offer valuable insights for the preservation of different wetland types and their associated wildlife communities.

湿地是北方哺乳动物和鸟类的重要栖息地，它们依靠湿地进行繁殖、觅食和休息。然而，北方地区的湿地面临着越来越大的自然和人类压力，导致这些物种的栖息地减少。为了为野生动物的管理和保护提供信息，相机陷阱可以帮助调查栖息地偏好。我们的目的是评估栖息地特征对北方湿地（即海狸池塘和泥炭地池塘）中哺乳动物和鸟类占据的影响。我们使用多物种占用模型来估计 2018 年和 2019 年夏季在魁北克北部 50 个池塘中检测到的 11 种哺乳动物和 45 种鸟类的栖息地关联。栖息地响应模式并不支持这样的假设：海狸池塘比泥炭地池塘拥有更高水平的鸟类和哺乳动物。我们的研究结果表明，某些哺乳动物，如红狐 ( Vulpes vulpes ) 和水獭 ( Lontra canadensis )，以及鸟类，包括美洲鹨 ( Anthus rubescens )、普通渡鸦 ( Corvus corax )、带帽秋沙鸭 ( Lopodytes cucullatus ) 和更大的鸟类黄腿鹬 ( Tringa melanoleuca ) 更喜欢泥炭地池塘，而鹩哥 ( Quiscalus quiscula ) 更喜欢海狸池塘。我们发现到道路的距离有一些影响，但森林覆盖量对物种占用没有影响。27%的哺乳动物和24%的鸟类的栖息地随着纬度的增加而减少。这些发现为保护不同湿地类型及其相关野生动物群落提供了宝贵的见解。