Castoridae
Also known as: Afanc, Avank, BEAVERS, Beaver, Beavers, Bevers, Biber, Biibern
Classification
| Kingdom | Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Chordata |
| Class | Mammalia |
| Order | Rodentia |
| Family | Castoridae |
| Published in | Grundriss Naturgesch. p.33 |
| Habitat | FRESHWATER, TERRESTRIAL |
| Genera | 28 |
| Species records held | 81 |
| Descendant taxa (GBIF) | 169 |
| GBIF key | 5493 |
Genera in Castoridae
- Steneofiber — 10 species: Steneofiber barbouri, Steneofiber brachyceps, Steneofiber depereti, Steneofiber fossor, Steneofiber gradatus, Steneofiber hesperus, Steneofiber montanus, Steneofiber nebrascensis
- Castor — 9 species: Castor californicus, Castor canadensis, Castor fiber, Castor hubbardi, Castor jaegeri, Castor peninsulatus, Castor spec, Castor tortus
- Dipoides — 9 species: Dipoides curtus, Dipoides intermedius, Dipoides rexroadensis, Dipoides smithi, Dipoides stirtoni, Dipoides tanneri, Dipoides vallicula, Dipoides williamsi
- Eucastor — 7 species: Eucastor burgensis, Eucastor dividerus, Eucastor katensis, Eucastor malheurensis, Eucastor phillisi, Eucastor planus, Eucastor valentinensis
- Propalaeocastor — 6 species: Propalaeocastor butselensis, Propalaeocastor irtyshensis, Propalaeocastor kazachstanicus, Propalaeocastor kumbulakensis, Propalaeocastor shevyrevae, Propalaeocastor zaissanensis
- Monosaulax — 5 species: Monosaulax progressus, Monosaulax senrudi, Monosaulax skinneri, Monosaulax tedi, Monosaulax typicus
- Agnotocastor — 4 species: Agnotocastor coloradensis, Agnotocastor galushai, Agnotocastor praetereadens, Agnotocastor readingi
- Capatanka — 4 species: Capatanka cankpeopi, Capatanka gaulodon, Capatanka minor, Capatanka schokensis
- Euhapsis — 4 species: Euhapsis breugerorum, Euhapsis ellicottae, Euhapsis luskensis, Euhapsis platyceps
- Euroxenomys — 3 species: Euroxenomys inconnexus, Euroxenomys minutus, Euroxenomys wilsoni
- Capacikala — 2 species: Capacikala parvus, Capacikala sajakensis
- Castoroides — 2 species: Castoroides leiseyorum, Castoroides ohioensis
- Priusaulax — 2 species: Priusaulax browni, Priusaulax wilsoni
- Procastoroides — 2 species: Procastoroides idahoensis, Procastoroides sweeti
- Trigontherium — 2 species: Trigontherium cuvieri, Trigontherium minus
- Trogontherium — 2 species: Trogontherium cuvieri, Trogontherium minus
- Daimonelix — 1 species: Daimonelix circumaxilis
- Fossorcastor — 1 species: Fossorcastor greeni
- Hystricops — 1 species: Hystricops browni
- Microdipoides — 1 species: Microdipoides eximius
- Migmacastor — 1 species: Migmacastor procumbodens
- Nothodipoides — 1 species: Nothodipoides stirtoni
- Oligotheriomys — 1 species: Oligotheriomys primus
- Palaeocastor — 1 species: Palaeocastor wahlerti
- Neatocastor
- Prodipoides
- Pseudopalaeocastor
- Temperocastor
Source and Attribution
Taxonomic rank data on this page is drawn from the GBIF Backbone Taxonomy, doi.org/10.15468/39omei, GBIF Secretariat, licensed CC BY 4.0. Member-species counts are counts of records held in the Sanctum species index, not a claim of completeness for the family.