Castor canadensis - #409
American Beaver
Outside of lodge at water's edge
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
Central Square, Oswego Co, NY, USA
Image Date
1978
Photographer
J A Lackey