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Aplodontidae Family
This tiny family includes a single genus and species, restricted in distribution to the Pacific northwest of North America, from central California to southern British Colombia. Mountain beavers are large rodents, weighing up to about 1.5 kg. Their bodies are heavyset and covered with reddish or grayish brown fur. [eng] |
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Rodentia Aplodontidae, World Distribution Table
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Aplodontidae
Cladogram. [eng] |
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Aplodontidae: Sewellel, or Mountain Beaver
The single living genus and species, Aplodontia rufa, occurs from southwestern British Columbia to northwestern California, in certain coastal areas as far south as San Francisco Bay, and in the Sierra Nevada of eastern California. [eng] |
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