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The table below provides information about the protected status - both state and federal - and the rank (S and G Ranks) for Beaver Beetle (Platypsyllus castoris). See the Working List Key for more information about abbreviations. Counties shaded blue have documented occurrences for this species in the Wisconsin Natural Heritage Inventory database. The map is provided as a general reference of where occurrences of this species meet NHI data standards and is not meant as a comprehensive map of all observations.
Note: Species recently added to the NHI Working List may temporarily have blank occurrence maps.
| Summary Information | |
|---|---|
| State Status | none |
| Federal Status in Wisconsin | none |
| State Rank | SU |
| Global Rank | G5 |
| Tracked by NHI | W |
| WWAP | r-SIN |
Identification: Beetle, approximately 2mm long, dorsal-ventrally flattened, lamellate antenna, and modified louse-like body plan.
Habitat: Found on beaver skin. An obligate host that feeds on the outer flakes of lose skin (dandruff) and does not devalue fur quality or cause pathology to the beaver.
State Distribution: Found commonly throughout Northern Wisconsin, and becoming uncommon to rare approaching the southern portion of the state.
Status Comments: Discovered in Wisconsin in 1992 in Sawyer Co.
Phenology: Summer.
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