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Scientific Name
Castor canadensis
Scientific Name w/ Auth.
Castor canadensis Kuhl, 1820
Park
Great Smoky Mountains National Park (GRSM)
Sensitive
No
Park Accepted
Accepted
Record Status
Approved
Park Preferred Common Names
American beaver
Park Synonyms
Taxonomic Hierarchy
| Kingdom | Animalia |
| Subkingdom | Bilateria |
| Infrakingdom | Deuterostomia |
| Phylum | Chordata |
| Subphylum | Vertebrata |
| Infraphylum | Gnathostomata |
| Superclass | Tetrapoda |
| Class | Mammalia |
| Subclass | Theria |
| Infraclass | Eutheria |
| Order | Rodentia |
| Suborder | Castorimorpha |
| Family | Castoridae |
| Genus | Castor |
| Species | Castor canadensis |
Occurrence
Present
Nativeness
Native
Abundance
Uncommon
Management Tags
- Exploitation Concern
Seasonality Tags
- Breeder
Elevation Range Tags
- Low
Park Rank Tags
-
Park infrequent
This species has become more common in recent decades, probably in most of the larger watersheds of the park. This species sometimes floods park roads, and must be re-located. Possible poaching concern for pelts.
Species Record Status Tags
- Pre 1998
Taxa Group Tags
- Mammal
Threatened Endangered Status
State Species of Concern statuses
Ozone Sensitive Status
NatureServe GRank
NatureServe SRank
Observations
15
References
Vouchers
0
External Links
0
Evidence counts shown include evidence for related synonyms.
Created By
Converted from non-NPSpecies format by I&M Office
Created Date
10/31/2005 12:00:00 AM
Last Modified By
KStraub@nps.gov
Last Modified Date
4/18/2019 12:53:58 PM
Notes
Park Species Detail: ATBI Sensitivity = Public
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