Aplodontia rufa | COSEWIC- Committee on the Status of Endangered Wildlife in Canada (2001)

Taxa
Aplodontia rufa | (Rafinesque, 1817)
Aplodontia rufa | Rafinesque, 1817
Publication
COSEWIC- Committee on the Status of Endangered Wildlife in Canada (2001)
NRL Record ID
96404
Location
Countries in Assessment
Canada
Country ISO code(s)
CAN
Does the assessment cover a marine EEZ area(s)?
Off
Scope (Assessment)
National
Taxon
Common Names
Mountain Beaver (English)
Castor de montagne (Français)
Taxonomic Group
Vertebrates
Taxonomic Group Level 2
Mammals
Taxon distribution as listed in assessment
British Columbia
Habitats and Ecology
Ecological system type
Terrestrial system
No
Freshwater system
No
Marine system
No
Is there a map available in assessment?
Not_assigned
Assessed status
Asessment status in full
Special Concern; Préoccupante
Assessment rationale/justification
The range of this forest-dwelling rodent has decreased following habitat destruction through forestry and urbanization, and some of the remaining area of occupancy is at risk from these same activities. Its dispersal abilities are limited and recolonization of suitable habitat is very slow, leading to population fragmentation.; L'aire de répartition de ce rongeur sylvicole a diminué à  la suite de la destruction de l'habitat par la foresterie et l'urbanisation. Ces deux même éléments mettent également en péril certaines des zones d'occupation restantes. Sa capacité à  se disperser est limitée, et la colonisation d'un habitat convenable se fait très lentement, ce qui mène à  la fragmentation de la population.
About the assessment
Assessment year
2001
Assessors/contributors/reviewers listed
Committee on the Status of Endangered Wildlife in Canada. 2008. Environment Canada.
Affliation of assessor(s)/contributors/reviewers listed on assessment
NGO
Government
Assessor affiliation specific
Government|NGO
Criteria system
Criteria system specifics
Committee on the Status of Endangered Wildlife in Canada (COSEWIC) Assessment
Criteria system used
Modified_IUCN
Criteria Citation
COSEWIC- Committee on the Status of Endangered Wildlife in Canada (2001)
URL (link) of redlist assessment or publication
https://www.canada.ca/en/services/environment/wildlife-plants-species/species-risk.html
Supplementary Links

COSEWIC- Committee on the Status of Endangered Wildlife in Canada/ COSEPAC- Comité sur la situation des espèces en péril au Canada; SARA Registry- Species at Risk Public Registry; Registre de la LEP- Registre public des espèces en péril

Endemism
Endemic to region
Not_assigned
Endemism Notes
Is an endemic?: Not_assigned
Conservation
Threats listed in assessment
No information available
Conservation Measures

Conservation measures:
Conservation measures notes:
Required conservation measures:

Further information
History
Designated Not at Risk in April 1984. Status re-examined and designated Special Concern in April 1999. Status re-examined and confirmed in November 2001.; Espèce désignée ' non en péril ' en avril 1984. Réexamen du statut : l'espèce a été désignée ' préoccupante ' en avril 1999. Réexamen et confirmation du statut en novembre 2001.
Scientific Name Kingdom Phylum Class Order Family Genus
Aplodontia rufa Animalia Chordata Mammalia Rodentia Aplodontiidae Aplodontia
Aplodontia rufa Animalia Chordata Mammalia Rodentia Aplodontiidae Aplodontia