🦋 Family

Castoridae

2 species · Animals

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Animalia › Chordata › Mammalia › Rodentia › Castoridae
Castor fiber Linnaeus, 1758

Castor fiber Linnaeus, 1758

Castor fiber Linnaeus, 1758

Castor fiber Linnaeus, 1758, the Eurasian beaver, is the largest native Eurasian rodent recovering from near extinction, acting as a keystone ecosystem species.
Castor canadensis Kuhl, 1820

Castor canadensis Kuhl, 1820

Castor canadensis Kuhl, 1820

Castor canadensis (North American beaver) is a semiaquatic North American rodent, with key traits and history tied to the fur trade.

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