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Oldest Living Rodent Species

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Aplodontia rufa is a living fossile that occurs in the northern Pacific Coast of Oregon and Washington, and in a small belt through the northeastern Sierra Nevada Mountains.

We got one in at the center the other day that was hit by a car. As far as we can tell, this is the first time any rehab center in the state of California has ever had one. And this little one will most likely heal just fine. He has a broken foreleg, but it is clean and should heal with little impedement of movement.

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Aplodontuia rufa californica--Sierra Nevada Mountain Beaver

This is the only shot I have of him so far, but the camera is going back to work with me tomorrow for some more...

Thanks for looking!
 
sinisterserpents1 said:
He looks so small. That's very interesting! Thanks for sharing.
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He is fairly small. Probably about 8-10 inches, nose to rump, with a very short, stumpy tail, less than an inch. It looks like a gigantic mole-rat, and weighs about 700grams...yet somehow very cute...
 
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