Castor fiber birulai NatureServe Explorer Species Reports — NatureServe Explorer is a source for authoritative conservation information on more than 50,000 plants, animals and ecological communtities of the U.S and Canada. NatureServe Explorer provides in-depth information on rare and endangered species, but includes common plants and animals too. NatureServe Explorer is a product of NatureServe in collaboration with the Natural Heritage Network.
ITIS Reports — Castor fiber birulai ITIS (the Integrated Taxonomic Information System) is a source for authoritative taxonomic information on plants, animals, fungi, and microbes of North America and the world. Beavers are large, semiaquatic rodents native to the temperate Northern Hemisphere. There are two extant species in the genus Castor, the North American beaver and the Eurasian beaver. Beavers are the second-largest living rodents after the capybaras. They have stout bodies with large heads, long chisel-like incisors, brown or gray fur, hand-like front feet, webbed back feet and flat, scaly tails. The Eurasian beaver has a more elongated skull with a more triangular nasal bone opening, lighter fur color and a narrower tail. The animals can be found in a number of freshwater habitats,
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Status | Date Listed | Lead Region | Where Listed |
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Endangered | 06/14/1976 | Foreign (Headquarters) | Wherever found |
06/14/1976 | 41 FR 24062 24067 | Endangered Status for 159 Taxa of Animals; 41 FR 24062 24067 |
09/26/1975 | 40 FR 44392 44333 | CITES: Proposed Endangered Status for 216 Species on Convention Appendix I; 40 FR 44392 44333 |