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GENUS Castor

Author:Linnaeus, 1758.
Citation:Syst. Nat., 10th ed, 1: 58.
Type Species:Castor fiber Linnaeus, 1758.
Comments:The two species differ in cranial features and chromosome number (Heidecke, 1986).
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Offspring:

SPECIES canadensis

SPECIES fiber

Synonyms:

    Fiber Dumeril, 1806
    Mamcastorus Herrera, 1899

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