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Castor canadensis (American beaver)

Mammalia - Rodentia - Castoridae

Taxonomy
Castor canadensis was named by Kuhl (1820). It is extant.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
C. issiodorensis

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1820Castor canadensis Kuhl
1860Castor canadensis Leidy p. 111
1902Castor canadensis Hay p. 721
1967Castor canadensis Wilson p. 209
1980Castor canadensis Kurten and Anderson p. 238
2019Castor canadensis Albright et al. p. 158

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
—Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
—Tetrapoda
—Reptiliomorpha
—Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
—Cotylosauria()
—Amniota
subclassSynapsida
—Therapsida()
infraorderCynodontia()
—Mammaliamorpha
—Mammaliaformes
RankNameAuthor
classMammalia
—Theriamorpha(Rowe 1993)
—Theriiformes()
—Trechnotheria
—Cladotheria
—Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
—Eutheria()
—Placentalia
—Boreoeutheria
—EuarchontogliresMurphy et al. 2001
—GliriformesWyss and Meng 1996
—Glires()
—Simplicidentata()
orderRodentiaBowdich 1821
infraorderCastorimorpha
superfamilyCastoroideaGray 1821
familyCastoridae
subfamilyCastorinae
genusCastor
speciescanadensisKuhl 1820

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Castor canadensis Kuhl 1820 [American beaver]
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmean

Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: amphibiousg
Diet: browserf
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2011-05-12 18:11:16
Modified: 2011-05-12 03:11:16
Source: g = genus, f = family, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Dunn and Rasmussen 2007, Hendy et al. 2009, Nowak 1991, Carroll 1988, Ji et al. 2002, Lillegraven 1979

Age range: base of the Pleistocene to the top of the Holocene or 2.58800 to 0.00000 Ma

Collections (67 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Blancan4.9 - 1.8USA (Florida) Castor canadensis (19752)
Blancan - Irvingtonian4.9 - 0.3USA (New Mexico) Castor canadensis (20397)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117USA (Tennessee) Castor canadensis (74240 74246)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117USA (Maryland) Castor canadensis (126660)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117USA (South Carolina) Castor canadensis (65405 77590)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117USA (Florida) Castor canadensis (227368)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117USA (West Virginia) Castor canadensis (123875 124319)
Irvingtonian1.8 - 0.3USA (Florida) Castor canadensis (20520)
Irvingtonian1.8 - 0.3USA (Maryland) Castor canadensis (20302)
Irvingtonian1.8 - 0.3Canada (Alberta) Castor canadensis (20417)
Irvingtonian1.8 - 0.3USA (Pennsylvania) Castor canadensis (20479)
Irvingtonian1.8 - 0.3USA (Texas) Castor canadensis (20164 20318)
Irvingtonian1.8 - 0.3USA (South Dakota) Castor canadensis (20389)
Irvingtonian1.8 - 0.3USA (Arkansas) Castor canadensis (20290)
Irvingtonian1.8 - 0.3Canada (Yukon) Castor canadensis (20434)
Irvingtonian1.8 - 0.3USA (Iowa) Castor canadensis (20556)
Irvingtonian1.8 - 0.3USA (West Virginia) Castor canadensis (20554)
Irvingtonian1.8 - 0.3USA (Kansas) Castor canadensis (20291 20516 20567)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129USA (Virginia) Castor canadensis (104662)
Rancholabrean0.3 - 0.012USA (Florida) Castor canadensis (195112)
Rancholabrean0.3 - 0.012USA (South Carolina) Castor canadensis (79750 80032)
Late/Upper Pleistocene (interglacial)0.129 - 0.0117USA (Florida) Castor canadensis (20636)
Late/Upper Pleistocene (late glacial)0.129 - 0.0117USA (Ohio) Castor canadensis (93208)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (Illinois) Castor canadensis (93486)
Late/Upper Pleistocene (interglacial)0.129 - 0.0117USA (Idaho) Castor canadensis (20569)
Late/Upper Pleistocene (high glacial)0.129 - 0.0117USA (Montana) Castor canadensis (93182)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (Michigan) Castor canadensis (63150 200485)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (Florida) Castor canadensis (154773)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (West Virginia) Castor canadensis (93332 123868)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (Virginia) Castor canadensis (82258 104664 104758)
Late/Upper Pleistocene (high glacial)0.129 - 0.0117USA (Texas) Castor canadensis (93103)
Late/Upper Pleistocene (late glacial)0.129 - 0.0117USA (Illinois) Castor canadensis (93209)
Late/Upper Pleistocene (interglacial)0.129 - 0.0117Canada (Yukon) Castor canadensis (20626)
Late/Upper Pleistocene (interglacial)0.129 - 0.0117USA (Georgia) Castor canadensis (20604 20613)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (Georgia) Castor canadensis (13066)
Late/Upper Pleistocene (interglacial)0.129 - 0.0117Canada (Nova Scotia) Castor canadensis (20588)
Late/Upper Pleistocene - Holocene0.129 - 0.0USA (Missouri) Castor canadensis (63563)
Late/Upper Pleistocene - Holocene0.129 - 0.0USA (Virginia) Castor canadensis (104034 104044 104684 104689)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Canada (Ontario) Castor canadensis (221863)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Canada (Quebec) Castor canadensis (221970 224189)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0USA (Maine) Castor canadensis (122450 176524)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0USA (Virginia) Castor canadensis (104675 104700)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0USA (Massachusetts) Castor canadensis (122440)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0USA (Alaska) Castor canadensis (220460)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0USA (Ohio) Castor canadensis (195062 195066 195067 195069)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0USA (Arizona) Castor canadensis (63712)