Castor canadensis - #3342

American Beaver
Tree knawed by beavers.
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
USA, NY, Essex co., Lake Placid, swamp southwest of Mt Van Hovenberg
Image Date
1-Oct-04
Photographer
LL Master