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The Eurasian beaver (Castor fiber) or European beaver is a species of beaver widespread across Eurasia, with a rapidly increasing population of at least 1.5 million in 2020. The Eurasian beaver was hunted to near-extinction for both its fur and castoreum , with only about 1,200 beavers in eight relict populations from France to Mongolia in the ...
The Hare: Natural history. Palmer, TS. Jack Rabbits of the United States 1896. Washington,: Govt. Print. Off. Edwards, P. J., M. R. Fletcher, and P. Berny. Review of the factors affecting the decline of the European brown hare, Lepus europaeus (Pallas, 1778) and the use of wildlife incident data to evaluate the significance of paraquat.
North American beaver skeleton (Museum of Osteology) Lithograph of a Canadian beaver, 1819. The beaver is the largest rodent in North America and competes with its Eurasian counterpart, the European beaver, for being the third-largest in the world, both following the South American capybara and lesser capybara. The European species is slightly ...
North American beavers (Castor canadensis) are the largest rodent species in the United States and the second largest in the world. They have stocky bodies, weigh between 35 and 65 pounds, and are ...
The North American beaver is the state mammal of New York. ... Snowshoe hare, L. americanus LC; European hare, L. europaeus LC introduced; Genus: Sylvilagus.
There are two extant species: the North American beaver (Castor canadensis) and the Eurasian beaver (C. fiber). The Eurasian beaver is slightly longer and has a more lengthened skull, triangular nasal cavities (as opposed to the square ones of the North American species), a lighter fur color, and a narrower tail.
European hare: Lepus europaeus: Common Introduced Northeastern area Rodents ... North American beaver: Castor canadensis: Reintroduced Statewide Family: Myocastoridae.
European rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus) Large-eared pika (Ochotona macrotis). Lagomorpha is an order of placental mammals, comprising the rabbits, hares, and pikas.Members of this order are called lagomorphs.