Castor canadensis - #248

American Beaver
Tracks and small mud pile removed from canal by beaver
Geographic Distribution

Alaska and Canada south of the Arctic Circle (including Vancouver and Newfoundland), most of the continental United States (absent from parts of SW USA and from most of Florida), extending into N Mexico. Introduced to Tierra del Fuego (South America) and Eurasia, including Finland, NW Russia, Poland, Germany, and Austria

Order/Family
Castoridae
Genus
Castor
Specific Epithet
canadensis
Image Location
Oswego Co, NY, USA
Image Date
1978
Photographer
J A Lackey