CASTORIDAE, Hemprich, 1820

Don E. Wilson, Thomas E. Lacher, Jr & Russell A. Mittermeier, 2016, Castoridae, Handbook of the Mammals of the World – Volume 6 Lagomorphs and Rodents I, Barcelona: Lynx Edicions, pp. 150-168 : 150

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.5281/zenodo.6584880
DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6584792
persistent identifier	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/1C1D5E1C-793E-2056-2D1F-FD91F8538BC3
treatment provided by	Carolina
scientific name	CASTORIDAE
status

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Family CASTORIDAE View in CoL

(BEAVERS)

• Large, robust, semi-aquatic rodents with dorso-ventrally flattened tails about one-quarter of the total body length, small forelimbs, and webbed hindfeet.

• 100-120 cm. View Figure

• Palearctic and Nearctic Regions. View Figure

• All types of freshwater wetlands from streams and ponds to large rivers and lakes.

• 1 genus, 2 species, 2 taxa.

• No species threatened; none Extinct since 1600.