Specimen Information

Castor canadensis
Castor canadensis
(American Beaver)
Mammals
Native Transplant

Specimen ID262497
GroupMammals
GenusCastor
Speciescanadensis
Common NameAmerican Beaver
StateNV
CountyClark
LocalityMoapa Valley National Wildlife Refuge
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameMuddy
HUC8 Number15010012
HUC10 NameUpper Muddy River
HUC10 Number1501001208
HUC12 NameBattleship Wash-Muddy River
HUC12 Number150100120801
Map
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Collection Year1967
Year AccuracyPublication Year
Potential Pathwaydispersed
Statusestablished
Reference 1
Ref. Number:951
Author:Bradley, W.G., and J.E. Deacon
Date:1967
Title:The biotic communities of southern Nevada.
Journal:Nevada State Museum Anthropological Papers
Volume:13
Issue:4
Pages:201-273
CommentsCoordinates approximate. Missing appendix VI which may provide more detailed sites. The paper mentions it was locally introduced into the streams in Moapa Valley.
Record TypeLiterature
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater


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