Castor Linnaeus 1758

Wilson, Don E. & Reeder, DeeAnn, 2005, Order Rodentia - Family Castoridae, Mammal Species of the World: a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3 rd Edition), Volume 2, Baltimore: The Johns Hopkins University Press, pp. 842-842 : 842

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Castor Linnaeus 1758

Castor Linnaeus 1758 , Syst. Nat., 10th ed., Vol. 1: 58 View Cited Treatment .

Type Species: Castor fiber Linnaeus 1758

Synonyms: Fiber Dumeril 1806 ; Mamcastorus Herrera 1899 .

Species and subspecies: 2 species:

Species Castor canadensis Kuhl 1820

Species Castor fiber Linnaeus 1758

Discussion: The two species differ in cranial features and chromosome number ( Heidecke, 1986).

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Taxonomy

Kingdom	Animalia
Phylum	Chordata
Class	Mammalia
Order	Rodentia
Family	Castoridae

Castor Linnaeus 1758

Wilson, Don E. & Reeder, DeeAnn 2005

2005

Castor

Linnaeus 1758: 58

1758

Specimens

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