American Beaver
Castor canadensis
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassMammalia (Mamífers)
- OrderRodentia (Rosegadors)
- FamilyCastoridae (Beavers)
- GenusCastor (Beavers)
- SpeciesCastor canadensis (American Beaver)
Closest Relatives at Glacier National Park
Columbian Ground Squirrel
Urocitellus columbianus
Hoary Marmot
Marmota caligata
Golden-mantled Ground Squirrel
Callospermophilus lateralis
American Red Squirrel
Tamiasciurus hudsonicus
Tamia améne
Tamias amoenus
Muskrat
Ondatra zibethicus
Yellow-bellied Marmot
Marmota flaviventris
Fox Squirrel
Sciurus niger
Tamia mineur
Tamias minimus
Red-tailed Chipmunk
Neotamias ruficaudus
Deer Mouse
Peromyscus maniculatus
Richardson's Ground Squirrel
Urocitellus richardsonii
📅 Monthly Probability
🌅 When They're Spotted
Most active at dawn and dusk · across all parks (global)
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there
Parks Where Found
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a American Beaver in Glacier National Park?
About 18% of visitor-days record a American Beaver sighting in Glacier National Park, based on 45 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see American Beaver in Glacier National Park?
April has the highest sighting rate for American Beaver in Glacier National Park in our monthly data.