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Some facts about the
European beaver
Adult weight : 25 kg (55 lbs)
Female maturity :639 days
Male maturity : 639 days
Gestation : 105 days
Weaning : 76 days
Litter size : 3
Litters per year : 1
Interval between litters : 365 days
Weight at birth : 0.53 kg (1.166 lbs)
Weight at weaning : 4.2 kg (9.24 lbs)
Eurasian beaver
Order : Rodentia
Suborder : Sciurognathi
Family : Castoridae
Species : Castor fiber
The Eurasian beaver is listed as Near Threatened (NT), is close to qualifying for or is likely to qualify for a threatened category in the near future, on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
Namings for the Eurasian beaver
A young / baby of a Eurasian beaver is called a 'kit kitten or pup'. A Eurasian beaver group is called a 'family or colony'.Countries
Belarus, Belgium, China, Croatia, Czech Republic, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Hungary, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Moldova, Mongolia, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Russia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Sweden and UkraineHabitats
Forest, Permanent Freshwater Lakes (over 8ha), Permanent Rivers / Streams / Creeks (includes waterfalls), Temperate forest and Wetlands (inland)
Facts about the Eurasian beaver
"The true beaver (Castor fiber) is a native of Europe and northern Asia, but it is represented in North America by a closely-allied species (C. (Full text)
Oddly, although the European beaver, Castor fiber, is nearly identical in appearance to the American beaver, it has no interest in dam construction; in most regions, European beavers confine their efforts to digging burrows in the stream bank. (Full text)
The Eurasian beaver, is the largest European (Full text)
The regular beaver is light brown the eurasian beaver is dark brown and the Mouton beaver is tannish brown. (Full text)
The Eurasian beaver is on the Red List of mammals. (Full text)
Growing up to a metre in length, the Eurasian beaver is the largest native rodent in Europe. (Full text)
Oddly enough, although the European beaver (Castor fiber) is nearly identical in appearance to the American beaver, it has no interest in dam construction; ion most regions, European beavers confine their efforts to digging burrows in the stream bank. (Full text)
1. Old World beaver, Castor fiber -- (a European variety of beaver)Old World beaver
Castor fiber
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