Castoridae

Castoridae; Temporal range: Late Eocene - Recent
	American Beaver, Castor canadensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Rodentia
Suborder:	Castorimorpha
Family:	Castoridae; Hemprich, 1820
Genera
	Castor (modern-day Beavers); plus about 21 extinct genera

Castoridae is a family of rodents. Today, the only genus that has alive species in it is Castor. It contains modern-day beavers. In addition, about 20 extinct genera of beavers have been put into the family.

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