American Beaver

Castor canadensis

Explore the American Beaver (Castor canadensis) species record in The Ark Is Earth, including classification, habitat, distribution, conservation information, and sources.

Summary

The American Beaver is a large semi-aquatic rodent of North American rivers and wetlands, including Canada and the United States. It fells woody plants and builds dams and lodges with continuously growing incisors. Its engineering creates ponds and wetland habitat used by many species; it is listed as Least Concern.

Classification in this archive

Animals › Chordates › Mammals › Rodentia › Castoridae › Castor

Habitat and distribution

Habitat: rivers, wetlands
Regions in this record: North America, Canada, United States

Conservation field in this record

Least Concern

Demonstration note

[DEMO] Beavers build dams in water.