Common Name
American Beaver
Order
Rodentia
Family
Castoridae
Species Name
Castor canadensis
Status
Data Deficient as C. c. phaeus (from Admiralty Island in Alaska's Alexander Archipelago); Not Evaluated as C. c. frondator and C. c. mexicanus; otherwise Lower Risk (lc).
States
Alaska
Alabama
Arkansas
Arizona
California
Colorado
Connecticut
Delaware
Florida
Georgia
Iowa
Idaho
Illinois
Indiana
Kansas
Kentucky
Louisiana
Massachusetts
Maryland
Maine
Michigan
Minnesota
Mississippi
Missouri
Montana
North Carolina
North Dakota
Nebraska
New Hampshire
New Jersey
New Mexico
Nevada
New York
Ohio
Oklahoma
Oregon
Pennsylvania
Rhode Island
South Carolina
South Dakota
Tennessee
Texas
Utah
Virginia
Vermont
Washington
Wisconsin
West Virginia
Wyoming
Distribution
Distribution spreads from northern Mexico, across the USA (except parts of the SW and much of Florida), north into Canada and Alaska south of the Arctic Circle.
Notes
Historically, extensive hunting nearly eliminated beaver from the USA. Pollution and habitat loss have also had an effect on their survival. Reintroduction efforts in the last century have helped re-establish beavers across the USA. Inhabits tall-grass