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Mountain Beaver

Aplodontia rufa

Classification

The mountain beaver (Aplodontia rufa) is a North American rodent. It is the only living member of its genus, Aplodontia, and family, Aplodontiidae. It should not be confused with true North American and Eurasian beavers, to which it is not closely related; the mountain beaver is instead more closely related to squirrels.

Distribution

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Countries in the Picchu catalog
Germany · 1