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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Aplodontiidae |
| Genus: | Aplodontia Richardson, 1829 |
| Species: | A. rufa
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| Aplodontia rufa (Rafinesque, 1817)
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The mountain beaver (Aplodontia rufa)[Note 1] is a North American rodent. It is the only living member of its genus, Aplodontia, and family, Aplodontiidae.[2] It should not be confused with true North American and Eurasian beavers, to which it is not closely related;[3] the mountain beaver is instead more closely related to squirrels, although its less-efficient renal system was thought to indicate greater relative antiquity for the species.[citation needed] There are seven subspecies of mountain beavers, six of which are found in California and three of which are endemic to the state.[4]
- ^ Fellers, G.M.; Lidicker Jr., W.Z.; Linzey, A.; NatureServe (2017) [errata version of 2016 assessment]. "Aplodontia rufa". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T1869A115057269. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T1869A22183865.en. Retrieved 15 August 2020.
- ^ Helgen, K.M. (2005). "Family Aplodontiidae". In Wilson, D.E.; Reeder, D.M (eds.). Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. p. 753. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.
- ^ Piaggio, A. J., B. A. Coghlan, A. E. Miscampbell, W. M. Arjo, D. B. Ransome, and C. E. Ritland. 2013. Molecular phylogeny of an ancient rodent family (Aplodontiidae). Journal of Mammalogy 94(3): 529-543.
- ^ Todd, Paul A. (1990). "The distribution abundance and habitat requirements of the Sierra mountain beaver in Yosemite National Park".
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