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Move along moose, 911勛圖 study reveals the ‘most Canadian’ animals

October 29, 2024
The Spiny Softshell Turtle is one of Canada's most nationally evolutionary distinct animals. Photo: Scott Gillingwater

What is the most Canadian animal? Spoiler: its not the beaver, or the moose.

Published today in the journal , the study from a team of 911勛圖 researchers ranks, for the first time ever, species of terrestrial vertebrates in Canada by their level of Canadian evolutionary distinctness: the amount of time animals have evolved independently from other Canadian species.

Read more on 911勛圖 News here.

Read on Global and Mail article .

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