Canadian beaver

species of mammal
Taxon taxon Q81056
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Canadian beaver

Summary

Canadian beaver is a taxon[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • Canadian beaver's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Canadian beaver's instance of is recorded as symbol[4].
  • Canadian beaver's instance of is recorded as symbol of a state of the United States[5].
  • Canadian beaver's instance of is recorded as keystone species[6].
  • Canadian beaver is classified at the rank of species[7].
  • Canadian beaver's IUCN conservation status is recorded as Least Concern[8].
  • Canadian beaver belongs to the parent taxon beaver[9].
  • Under binomial nomenclature, Canadian beaver is Castor canadensis[10].
  • Canadian beaver's Commons category is recorded as Castor canadensis[11].
  • Canadian beaver's color is recorded as brown[12].
  • Canadian beaver's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Castor canadensis[13].
  • Canadian beaver's Commons gallery is recorded as Castor canadensis[14].
  • Canadian beaver's main food source is recorded as aspen[15].
  • Canadian beaver's main food source is recorded as poplar[16].
  • Canadian beaver's main food source is recorded as willow[17].
  • Canadian beaver's represents is recorded as Canada[18].
  • Canadian beaver's has characteristic is recorded as animal behavior[19].
  • Canadian beaver's this taxon is source of is recorded as smell of castoreum[20].
  • Canadian beaver's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'C. canadensis'}[21].
  • Canadian beaver is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'North American Beaver'}[22].
  • Canadian beaver is commonly known as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Kanadischer Biber'}[23].
  • Canadian beaver is commonly known as {'lang': 'fi', 'text': 'amerikanmajava'}[24].
  • Canadian beaver is commonly known as {'lang': 'bla', 'text': 'Ksik stakii'}[25].
  • Canadian beaver is commonly known as {'lang': 'nb', 'text': 'amerikansk bever'}[26].
  • Canadian beaver is commonly known as {'lang': 'ast', 'text': 'castor americanu'}[27].

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Classification

Under binomial nomenclature, Canadian beaver is Castor canadensis[10]. It is classified at the rank of species[7]. It belongs to the parent taxon beaver[9]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'North American Beaver'}[22], {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Kanadischer Biber'}[23], {'lang': 'fi', 'text': 'amerikanmajava'}[24], {'lang': 'bla', 'text': 'Ksik stakii'}[25], {'lang': 'nb', 'text': 'amerikansk bever'}[26], and {'lang': 'ast', 'text': 'castor americanu'}[27].

Identifiers

Canadian beaver's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 43794[28]. Canadian beaver's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 51338[29]. Canadian beaver's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 328025[30]. Canadian beaver's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2439838[31]. Canadian beaver's ITIS TSN is recorded as 180212[32].

Discovery and Description

Things named for Canadian beaver include Beaver County[33], a county of Utah[34], in United States[35], founded in 1856[36].

Why It Matters

Canadian beaver has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] It is known by 37 alternative names across languages and contexts.[37]

Entities named for it include Beaver County[33], a county of Utah[34], in United States[35], founded in 1856[36].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2022.2. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [29] . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [32] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [30] . Q82486. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [31] . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [13] . wikidata.org.
  16. [14] . wikidata.org.
  17. [15] . wikidata.org.
  18. [16] . wikidata.org.
  19. [17] . wikidata.org.
  20. [18] . wikidata.org.
  21. [19] . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [20] . wikidata.org.
  23. [21] . wikidata.org.
  24. [22] . E-Fauna BC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [23] . Handbook of the Mammals of the World. 6. Lagomorphs and Rodents I. wikidata.org.
  26. [24] . Finnish Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . laji.fi. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  27. [25] . Montana Field Guide. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  28. [26] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  29. [27] . sabencia.net. sabencia.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  30. [28] . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [33] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [37] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 5d ago · ~2026-37281-32 · 2026-06-29 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Great norwegian encyclopedia id nordamerikansk_bever
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