Castoridae

E736489

Castoridae is the family of large, semi-aquatic rodents commonly known as beavers, noted for their dam-building behavior and ecological engineering of freshwater habitats.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Castoridae canonical 5

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf mammal family ⓘ
rodent family ⓘ
activityPattern primarily nocturnal ⓘ
class Mammalia ⓘ
commonName beavers ⓘ
describedBy John Edward Gray ⓘ
diet herbivorous ⓘ
ecologicalImpact creation of wetlands ⓘ
modification of hydrology ⓘ
ecologicalRole ecosystem engineer ⓘ
economicImportance ecosystem restoration ⓘ
fur trade ⓘ
furCharacteristic dense waterproof fur ⓘ
hasExtantSpecies Castor canadensis ⓘ
Castor fiber ⓘ
hasExtinctGenus Agnotocastor ⓘ
Anchitheriomys ⓘ
linked to: Chalicomys

Chalicomys ⓘ
Dipoides ⓘ
Eucastor ⓘ
Monosaulax ⓘ
Steneofiber ⓘ
hasLivingGenus Castor ⓘ
incisorCharacteristic ever-growing incisors ⓘ
kingdom Animalia ⓘ
lifestyle semi-aquatic ⓘ
limbAdaptation webbed hind feet ⓘ
nativeTo Eurasia ⓘ
North America ⓘ
notableBehavior canal digging ⓘ
dam building ⓘ
lodge construction ⓘ
order Rodentia ⓘ
phylum Chordata ⓘ
primaryThreats habitat loss ⓘ
overhunting ⓘ
reproduction monogamous pairs ⓘ
suborder Castorimorpha ⓘ
tailCharacteristic broad flattened tail ⓘ
taxonRank family ⓘ
typeGenus Castor ⓘ
typicalHabitat freshwater rivers ⓘ
lakes ⓘ
streams ⓘ
wetlands ⓘ
usesMaterial mud ⓘ
vegetation ⓘ
wood ⓘ
yearDescribed 1821 ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (5)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Sciurognathi → includesTaxon → Castoridae ⓘ
Castorimorpha → includesTaxon → Castoridae ⓘ
Palaeocastor → family → Castoridae ⓘ
Castor canadensis → family → Castoridae ⓘ
Castor fiber → family → Castoridae ⓘ