vs Canadian beaver

Calliacantha simplex compared with Castor canadensis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank		Canadian beaver
Kingdom	Protozoa (原生動物)	Animalia (動物)
Phylum	Choanozoa (襟鞭毛虫門)	Chordata (脊索動物)
Class	Choanoflagellatea (襟鞭毛虫綱)	Mammalia (哺乳類)
Order	Choanoflagellida (Choanoflagellida)	Rodentia (ネズミ目)
Family	Acanthoecidae	Castoridae (Beavers)
Genus	Calliacantha	Castor (Beavers)
Species	Calliacantha simplex	Castor canadensis

Conservation Status

NE — Not Evaluated

Canadian beaver

NE — Not Evaluated

Population: ~15.0M

Trend: Stable →

Physical Characteristics

Attribute		Canadian beaver
Diet	—	Herbivore
Average Lifespan	—	15 years
Average Length	—	1.0 m
Average Weight	—	25.0 kg

Habitat & Geographic Range

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden.

Canadian beaver

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, forests, and vegetated habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (15 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Argentina, Chile).

The (Calliacantha simplex) is a species in the genus Calliacantha. Distributed across Norway and Sweden.

Canadian beaver

北米最大の齧歯類であるカナダビーバーは体重32kgにも達し、カナダ・米国北部の河川、湖沼、湿地に生息する優れた生態系エンジニアです。木を倒して数百メートルに及ぶダムを造ることで池を形成し、数百種の生息環境を提供します。その巣穴や運河は流域全体を変化させます。かつては毛皮のために絶滅寸前まで狩られましたが、個体数は大きく回復しています。