Scientific name Castorimorpha Rank Suborder | Phylum Chordata Higher classification Rodent | |
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Mass Eurasian beaver: 11 – 30 kg, North American beaver: 11 – 32 kg Gestation period Eurasian beaver: 107 days, North American beaver: 128 days Length Eurasian beaver: 80 – 100 cm, North American beaver: 74 – 90 cm Lower classifications Beaver, Kangaroo rat, Castoroides, Kangaroo mouse | ||
Castorimorpha is the suborder of rodents containing the beavers, the pocket gophers, and the kangaroo rats and mice.
Taxonomy
† indicates extinct taxa.
References
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