Castoridae

Castor canadensis

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Castorimorpha

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Superclassis: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Cladus: Synapsida Cladus: Eupelycosauria Cladus: Sphenacodontia Cladus: Sphenacodontoidea Cladus: Therapsida Cladus: Theriodontia Cladus: Cynodontia Cladus: Eucynodontia Cladus: Probainognathia Cladus: Prozostrodontia Cladus: Mammaliaformes Classis: Mammalia Subclassis: Trechnotheria Infraclassis: Zatheria Supercohors: Theria Cohors: Eutheria Infraclassis: Placentalia Cladus: Boreoeutheria Superordo: Euarchontoglires Ordo: Rodentia Subordo: Castorimorpha

Familia: Castoridae
Subfamiliae (1 + †3): †Agnotocastorinae – Castorinae – †Castoroidinae – †Palaeocastorinae
Genera incertae sedis (†3): ?†Daimonelix – †Migmacastor – †Montanacastor

Name

Castoridae Hemprich, 1820

References

Primary references

• Hemprich, W. 1820. Grundriss der Naturgeschichte fur höhere Lehranstalten. August Rücker: Berlin. i–viii + 1–432.

Additional references

• Wilson, D.E. 1993. Family Castoridae. Pp. 467 in Wilson, D.E. & Reeder, D.M. (eds.) . Mammal Species of the World: a taxonomic and geographic reference. 2rd edition. Smithsonian Institution Press: Washington, D.C. ISBN 978-1-56098-217-3. Reference page. 
• Helgen, K.M. 2005. Family Castoridae. Pp. 842–843 in Wilson, D.E. & Reeder, D.M. (eds.) . Mammal Species of the World: a taxonomic and geographic reference. 3rd edition. The Johns Hopkins University Press: Baltimore. 2 volumes. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. Reference page. 
• Bussher, P. 2016. Family Castoridae (Beavers). Pp. 150–158 in Wilson, D.E., Lacher Jr., T.E. & Mittermeier, R.A. (Eds.) . Handbook of the Mammals of the World. Volume 6. Lagomorphs and Rodents I. Lynx Edicions: Barcelona. ISBN 978-84-941892-3-4 Reference page. 

Vernacular names

čeština: Bobrovití
Deutsch: Biber
English: Beavers
suomi: Majavat
Nordfriisk: Biibern
հայերեն: Կուղբեր
italiano: Castoridi
日本語: ビーバー科
polski: Bobrowate
русский: Бобры
Türkçe: Kunduzgiller

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