Russell Bone Atlas

Beaver Bone Atlas

American beaver

Castor canadensis

American Beaver (Castor canadensis)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. Finland). In the United States and Canada, the species is often referred to simply as 'beaver', though this causes some confusion because another distantly related rodent, Aplodontia rufa, is often called the 'mountain beaver'. Other vernacular names, including American beaver and (Source: Wikipedia, '', http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_American_beaver, CC BY-SA 3.0 . Photo: (c) Denis Doucet, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Denis Doucet)

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