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Beaver

Castor canadensis

Photo by RobinCotler
Published on Project Noah
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42.2037, -78.144

Field Notes

Description:

Beaver

Habitat:

Water

Notes:

Spotted on rushford lake

Species ID Suggestions

North American Beaver

Castor canadensis

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mauna Kunzah
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North American river otter

Lutra canadensis

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mauna Kunzah
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Comments (2)
RobinCotler
I think it is a beaver because when we approached it to take a picture it slapped it's tail on the water and then dove down.
mauna Kunzah
Actually, what if that's an otter? It's hard for me to tell. I can't see the tail. It could be the North American river otter - Lutra canadensis.
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PublishedJuly 28, 2012

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