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Beaver

Scientific Name: Castor canadensis

Subcategory: Beaver (rodent)

Invasive species type: mammals

Native Range: Temperate North American mainland

Invasive Range: QCI

Time of Invasion: 1940s

Invasion Pathway: Introduced for fur farming

Status: Low threat; small population

Impacts: Habitat alteration; floods out forest to create wetlands

Control Measures: None