Mountain beaver
Species of the genus Aplodontia / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The mountain beaver (Aplodontia rufa)[Note 1] is a North American rodent. It is the only living member of its genus, Aplodontia, and family, Aplodontiidae.[2] It should not be confused with true North American and Eurasian beavers, to which it is not closely related;[3] the mountain beaver is instead more closely related to squirrels, although its less-efficient renal system was thought to indicate greater relative antiquity for the species.[citation needed] There are seven subspecies of mountain beavers, six of which are found in California and three of which are endemic to the state.[4]
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Mountain beaver | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Rodentia |
Family: | Aplodontiidae |
Genus: | Aplodontia Richardson, 1829 |
Species: | A. rufa |
Binomial name | |
Aplodontia rufa (Rafinesque, 1817) | |
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