Overview
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Common Names
Common Names in English:
Eurasian Beaver, European Beaver
Description
Habitat
Typically found at an altitude of 0 to 3,037 meters (0 to 9,964 feet).[1]
Biome: Terrestrial ; Freshwater
Ecology: Beavers are adapted for a semi-aquatic life, using a variety of freshwater
systems. Their main habitat
requirements are freshwater and the proximity of trees
(Nowak 1999).[2]
List of Habitats:1.4Forest - Temperate
5.1Wetlands (inland) - Permanent Rivers/Streams/Creeks (includes waterfalls
)
5.5Wetlands (inland) - Permanent Freshwater Lakes (over 8ha)
Taxonomy
- Domain:
Eukaryota
(
)
- Whittaker & Margulis,1978
- eukaryotes
- Kingdom:
Animalia
()
- Linnaeus, 1758
- animals
- Subkingdom:
Bilateria
()
- (Hatschek, 1888) Cavalier-Smith, 1983
- Branch:
Deuterostomia
()
- Grobben, 1908
- Infrakingdom:
Chordonia
()
- (Haeckel, 1874) Cavalier-Smith, 1998
- Phylum:
Chordata
()
- Bateson, 1885
- Chordates
- Subphylum:
Vertebrata
()
- Cuvier, 1812
- Vertebrates
- Infraphylum:
Gnathostomata
()
- Auct.
- Jawed Vertebrates
- Superclass:
Tetrapoda
()
- Goodrich, 1930
- Class:
Mammalia
()
- C. Linnaeus, 1758
- Mammals
- Subclass:
Theriiformes
()
- (Rowe, 1988) M.c. Mckenna & S.k. Bell, 1997
- Infraclass:
Holotheria
()
- (Wible Et Al., 1995) M.c. Mckenna & S.k. Bell, 1997
- Superlegion:
Trechnotheria
()
- Mckenna, 1975
- Legion:
Cladotheria
()
- Mckenna, 1975
- Sublegion:
Zatheria
()
- Mckenna, 1975
- Infralegion:
Tribosphenida
()
- (Mckenna, 1975) M.c. Mckenna & S.k. Bell, 1997
- Supercohort:
Theria
()
- (Parker & Haswell, 1897) M.c. Mckenna & S.k. Bell, 1997
- Cohort:
Placentalia
()
- (Owen, 1837) M.c. Mckenna & S.k. Bell, 1997
- Magnorder:
Epitheria
()
- (Mckenna, 1975) M.c. Mckenna & S.k. Bell, 1997
- Superorder:
Preptotheria
()
- (Mckenna, 1975) Mckenna, in Stucky & Mckenna, in Benton, Ed., 1993
- Grandorder:
Anagalida
()
- (Szalay & Mckenna, 1971) Mckenna, 1975
- Mirorder:
Simplicidentata
()
- (Weber, 1904) M.c. Mckenna & S.k. Bell, 1997
- Order:
Rodentia
()
- Bowdich, 1821
- Rodents
- Suborder:
Sciuromorpha
()
- Brandt, 1855
- Infraorder:
Castorimorpha
()
- (A.e. Wood, 1955) M.c. Mckenna & S.k. Bell, 1997
- Family:
Castoridae
()
- (Hemprich, 1820) Gray, 1821:302
- Subfamily:
Castorinae
()
- Subfamily:
Castorinae
(
- Family:
Castoridae
(
- Infraorder:
Castorimorpha
(
- Suborder:
Sciuromorpha
(
- Order:
Rodentia
(
- Mirorder:
Simplicidentata
(
- Grandorder:
Anagalida
(
- Superorder:
Preptotheria
(
- Magnorder:
Epitheria
(
- Cohort:
Placentalia
(
- Supercohort:
Theria
(
- Infralegion:
Tribosphenida
(
- Sublegion:
Zatheria
(
- Legion:
Cladotheria
(
- Superlegion:
Trechnotheria
(
- Infraclass:
Holotheria
(
- Subclass:
Theriiformes
(
- Class:
Mammalia
(
- Superclass:
Tetrapoda
(
- Infraphylum:
Gnathostomata
(
- Subphylum:
Vertebrata
(
- Phylum:
Chordata
(
- Infrakingdom:
Chordonia
(
- Branch:
Deuterostomia
(
- Subkingdom:
Bilateria
(
- Kingdom:
Animalia
(
Notes
Name Status: Accepted Name . Latest taxonomic scrutiny: 17-Aug-2000
Similar Species
Members of the genus Castor
There are approximately 39 species in this genus:
C. accessor · C. caecator · C. californicus · C. canadensis (Admiralty Beaver) · C. canadensis baileyi · C. canadensis belugae · C. canadensis caecator · C. canadensis canadensis (American Beaver) · C. canadensis carolinensis · C. canadensis concisor · C. canadensis frondator · C. canadensis kuhl · C. canadensis mexicanus · C. canadensis michiganensis · C. canadensis missouriensis · C. canadensis pacificus · C. canadensis phaeus (Admiralty Island Beaver) · C. canadensis repentinus · C. canadensis shastensis · C. canadensis subauratus · C. canadensis texensis · C. fiber (Eurasian Beaver) · C. fiber albicus · C. fiber birulai (Dzungarian Beaver) · C. fiber caecator · C. fiber fiber (Eurasian Beaver) · C. fiber frondator · C. fiber galliae · C. fiber michiganensis · C. fiber pohlei · C. fiber subauratus · C. fiber tuvinicus (Tuvinian Beaver) · C. fiber vistulanus · C. issiodorensis · C. moschatus · C. plicidens · C. praefiber · C. subauratus · C. zibethicus
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Further Reading
- Baillie, J. and Groombridge, B. (compilers and editors) 1996. 1996 IUCN Red List of Threatened Animals. IUCN, Gland, Switzerland.
- IUCN. 2002. 2002 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. . Downloaded on 8 October 2002.
- Lavrov, L.S. 1983. Evolutionary development of the genus Castor and taxonomy of the contemporary beavers of Eurasia. Acta Zoologica Fennica 174: 87-90.
- Nolet, B.A. and Rosell, F. 1998. Comeback of the beaver Castor fiber: an overview of old and new conservation problems. Biological Conservation 83: 165-173.
- Nowak, R.M. (ed.) 1999. Walkers Mammals of the World. Sixth edition. The Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore and London.
- Stubbe, M., Dawaa, N. and Heidecke, D. 1991. The autochthonous central asiatic beaver population in the Dzungarian Gobi: In: McNeely J.A. and V.M. Neronov (eds). Mammals in the Palearctic desert: status and trends in the Sahara-Gobian region, pp: 258-268. Moscow.
- Wilson, Don E., and DeeAnn M. Reeder, eds. 1993. Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, 2nd ed., 3rd printing. Smithsonian Institution Press. Washington, DC, USA. xviii + 1207. ISBN: 1-56098-217-9.
Notes
Contributors
- Bisby, F.A., Y.R. Roskov, M.A. Ruggiero, T.M. Orrell, L.E. Paglinawan, P.W. Brewer, N. Bailly, J. van Hertum, eds (2007). Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2007 Annual Checklist. Species 2000: Reading, U.K.
- Gippoliti, S. (Rodent Specialist Group) 2002. In IUCN 2008. 2008 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCNRedList.org. Downloaded July 19, 2008.
- Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Accessed November 17, 2007. http://www.gbif.org Mediated distribution data from 9 providers.
Data Sources
Accessed through GBIF Data Portal November 17, 2007:
- Berkeley Natural History Museums, University of California Museum of Paleontology DiGIR provider
- European Environment Agency, EUNIS
- Institute of Nature Conservation PAS, National System of Proetcted Areas
- Marine Science Institute, UCSB, Paleobiology Database
- The Swedish Museum of Natural History
- , Mammals
- The Swedish Museum of Natural History
- , Mammals of the Gothenburg Natural History Museum
Identifiers
- Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 2477101
- Catalogue of Life Accepted Name Code: ITS-573165
- Global Biodiversity Information Facility Taxonkey: 13803562
- Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Serial Number (TSN): 573165
- IUCN ID: 4007
- Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 1202
Footnotes
- Mean = 283.310 meters (929.495 feet), Standard Deviation = 405.700 based on 1,034 observations. Altitude information for each observation from British Oceanographic Data Centre. [back]
- Gippoliti, S. (Rodent Specialist Group) 2002. In IUCN 2008. 2008 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCNRedList.org. Downloaded July 19, 2008. [back]
