North American beaver
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| phylum | Chordata | The North American beaver (Castor canadensis) is one of two extant beaver species. It is native to North America and introduced to Patagonia in South America and some European countries (e.g. Norway).
This beaver is the largest rodent in North America and the second or third largest rodent in the world, after the South American capybara. For more information, visit the Wikipedia entry. Get back to Castoridae |
| class | Mammalia | |
| order | Rodents | |
| family | Castoridae | |
| genus | Castor | |
| species | C. canadensis |
