American Beaver
Castor canadensis
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassMammalia (Mamífers)
- OrderRodentia (Rosegadors)
- FamilyCastoridae (Beavers)
- GenusCastor (Beavers)
- SpeciesCastor canadensis (American Beaver)
Closest Relatives at Redwood National Park
Douglas' Squirrel
Tamiasciurus douglasii
Shadow Chipmunk
Tamias senex
Deer Mouse
Peromyscus maniculatus
Western Gray Squirrel
Sciurus griseus
Mountain Beaver
Aplodontia rufa
Quiller
Erethizon dorsatus
Dusky-footed Woodrat
Neotoma fuscipes
Fox Squirrel
Sciurus niger
📅 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 Redwood National Park?
About 11% of visitor-days record a American Beaver sighting in Redwood National Park, based on 11 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see American Beaver in Redwood National Park?
December has the highest sighting rate for American Beaver in Redwood National Park in our monthly data.