Aplodontia

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Aplodontia - type genus of the Aplodontiidae: comprising the mountain beavers

genus Aplodontia

mammal genus - a genus of mammals

Aplodontiidae, family Aplodontiidae - mountain beavers

Aplodontia rufa, mountain beaver, sewellel - bulky nocturnal burrowing rodent of uplands of the Pacific coast of North America; the most primitive living rodent

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vulgaris, utilizando como grupos externos aTamiasciurus hudsonicus grahamensis (Tribu Tamiasciurini), considerada como grupo cercano y emparentado con el genero Sciurus (Mercer & Roth 2003), y Aplodontia rufa, unico representante de la Familia Aplodontiidae, tambien considerado como grupo hermano de la Familia Sciuridae de acuerdo a Carleton y Musser (2005) (Cuadro 1).

Nuevos registros de la ardilla de Peters Sciurus oculatus (Peters 1863), para michoacan y primera genotipificacion molecular de la especie

Wildland and residential prey compositions were significantly different, with Cougars killing a higher proportion of Deer, Beavers, and Mountain Beavers (Aplodontia rufa) in wildland areas and more Coyotes (Canis latrans), Raccoons (Procyon lotor), Opossums (Didelphis virginiana), and domestic species close to residential development.

Cougar prey use in a wildland-urban environment in western Washington

A single, distinctive cheek tooth of a mountain beaver (Aplodontia rufa) was recovered from the 35-40 cm depth (SEKI-20173).