American beaver - Castor canadensis Kuhl, 1820
Quick facts
| Threat status Europe | Not evaluated (IUCN) |
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| Reported as invasive by | NOBANIS, see also fact sheet |
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The EUNIS species component has very limited information about this species. The main focus of the EUNIS species component is to provide relevant information about the European species protected by Directives, Conventions and Agreements. The species assessed in the European Red Lists prepared by the IUCN for the European Commission are also included. See here what is Europe from a geographical point of view. Other resources available below may have more information. |
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Distribution
Threat and conservation status
IUCN Red List status of threatened species
The IUCN Red List threat status assesses the risk of extinction.
World
Least Concern
Europe
Not evaluated
EU
Not evaluated
EU conservation status
The EU conservation status is assessed for species mentioned in the EU Habitats Directive annexes. The EU Habitats Directive does not cover this species.
Common names and synonyms
Common Name
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Language
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Reference
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| American beaver | English | Mitchell-Jones, A.J. & al. |
| Amerika bever | Norwegian | Mitchell-Jones, A.J. & al. |
| Amerikaanse bever | Dutch | Mitchell-Jones, A.J. & al. |
| Bobor kanadský | Slovak | Mitchell-Jones, A.J. & al. |
| Bobr kanadský | Czech | Mitchell-Jones, A.J. & al. |
| Bóbr kanadyjski | Polish | Mitchell-Jones, A.J. & al. |
| Canadian beaver | English | Mitchell-Jones, A.J. & al. |
| Canadisk bæver | Danish | Mitchell-Jones, A.J. & al. |
| Castor canadien | French | Mitchell-Jones, A.J. & al. |
| Castor canadiense | Spanish | Mitchell-Jones, A.J. & al. |
| Castoro americano | Italian | Mitchell-Jones, A.J. & al. |
| Kanada kobras | Estonian | Mitchell-Jones, A.J. & al. |
| Kanada kunduzu | Turkish | Mitchell-Jones, A.J. & al. |
| Kanadabiber | German | Mitchell-Jones, A.J. & al. |
| Kanadabjór | Icelandic | Mitchell-Jones, A.J. & al. |
| Kanadai hód | Hungarian | Mitchell-Jones, A.J. & al. |
| Kanadanmajava | Finnish | Mitchell-Jones, A.J. & al. |
| Kanadensisk bäver | Swedish | Mitchell-Jones, A.J. & al. |
| Kanadeschen Biber | Luxemburgish | Mitchell-Jones, A.J. & al. |
| Kanadinis bebras | Lithuanian | Mitchell-Jones, A.J. & al. |
| Kanadski bober | Slovenian | Mitchell-Jones, A.J. & al. |
| Kastori i amerikes | Albanian | Mitchell-Jones, A.J. & al. |
Other resources
| CoL (accepted name) | Catalogue of Life |
| EoL | Encyclopedia of Life |
| Fauna Europaea | Fauna Europaea |
| GBIF | Global Biodiversity Information Facility |
| ITIS (Valid name) | Interagency Taxonomic Information System |
| NCBI | National Center for Biotechnology Information |
| PESI (Accepted) | Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure |
| Wikipedia | Wikipedia |
