Aplodontia rufa

(Rafinesque, 1817)

Mountain Beaver

Taxonomy

Subclass : Theria
Infraclass : Placentalia
Magnorder : Boreoeutheria
Superorder : Euarchontoglires
Order : Rodentia
Suborder : Sciuromorpha
Family : Aplodontiidae
Genus : Aplodontia

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Rafinesque, C.S. 1817. Descriptions of seven new genera of North American quadrupeds. American Monthly Magazine and Critical Review 2(1):44-46.

Original name as described

Anisonyx? rufa

Other common names

Boomer · Sewellel · Point Arena Mountain Beaver · Point Reyes Mountain Beaver

Type material

lost (number not known)

Type kind

nonexistent

Type locality

"neighborhood of the Columbia river," Pacific Northwest, North America.

Biogeographic realm

Nearctic

Country distribution

Canada · United States

Subregion distribution

USA(WA,OR,CA,NV)

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1001504

Country distribution map

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Names and synonyms

Present and past (if available) associated names to the species. Click on a name to view its details. If the list is long, scroll down to see more.

Anisonyx? rufa

(Rafinesque, 1817)

Family

Aplodontiidae

Root name

rufa

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

lost (number not known)

Type kind

nonexistent

Authority page

45

Authority publication

American Monthly Magazine and Critical Review

Name usages

Lesson (1827:240, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/54207708) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36839)

Aplodontia leporina

J. Richardson, 1829

Family

Aplodontiidae

Root name

leporina

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

nomen_novum

Type

lost (number not known)

Type kind

nonexistent

Authority page

335

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2310699

Authority publication

Zoological Journal

Name usages

  1. Lesson (1842:117) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36812)
  2. Helgen (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9682)

Aplodontia californica columbiana

W. P. Taylor, 1916

Family

Aplodontiidae

Root name

columbiana

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

MCZ:Mamm:BANGS-1899

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://mczbase.mcz.harvard.edu/guid/MCZ:Mamm:BANGS-1899

Authority page

499

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/29524957

Authority publication

University of California Publications in Zoology

Name usages

Helgen (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9682)

Aplodontia chryseola

L. Kellogg, 1914

Family

Aplodontiidae

Root name

chryseola

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

MVZ:Mamm:13328

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://arctos.database.museum/guid/MVZ:Mamm:13328

Authority page

295

Authority publication

University of California Publications in Zoology

Name usages

Helgen (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9682)

Aplodontia nigra

W. P. Taylor, 1914

Family

Aplodontiidae

Root name

nigra

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

MVZ:Mamm:20320

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://arctos.database.museum/guid/MVZ:Mamm:20320

Authority page

297

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/29524679

Authority publication

University of California Publications in Zoology

Aplodontia humboldtiana

W. P. Taylor, 1916

Family

Aplodontiidae

Root name

humboldtiana

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

MVZ:Mamm:21162

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://arctos.database.museum/guid/MVZ:Mamm:21162

Authority page

21

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/3336536

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington

Aplodontia rufa grisea

W. P. Taylor, 1916

Family

Aplodontiidae

Root name

grisea

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

MVZ:Mamm:3751

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://arctos.database.museum/guid/MVZ:Mamm:3751

Authority page

497

Authority publication

University of California Publications in Zoology

Name usages

Helgen (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9682)

Aplodontia major fossilis

Sinclair, 1905

Family

Aplodontiidae

Root name

fossilis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

UCMP:V:4160

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://ucmpdb.berkeley.edu/cgi/ucmp_query2?spec_id=V4160&one=T

Authority page

147

Authority publication

University of California Publications, Bulletin of the Department of Geology

Aplodontia major

C. H. Merriam, 1886

Family

Aplodontiidae

Root name

major

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:186473

Type kind

lectotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3d4624272-c532-45e4-854c-1e8edb6d0046

Authority page

219

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/44007990

Authority publication

Science

Name usages

Helgen (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9682)

Aplodontia phaea

C. H. Merriam, 1899

Family

Aplodontiidae

Root name

phaea

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:186475

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/322dd213d-b390-48bb-be15-cdd1f25f4b1d

Authority page

20

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2308123

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington

Aplodontia pacifica

C. H. Merriam, 1899

Family

Aplodontiidae

Root name

pacifica

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:77372

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3c1a5c095-e708-4d35-80b8-1684b3293717

Authority page

19

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2308124

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington

Aplodontia olympica

C. H. Merriam, 1899

Family

Aplodontiidae

Root name

olympica

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:89549

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/30922dcae-bef2-4d99-a5ab-2410cc0e1225

Authority page

20

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2308123

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington

Name usages

Helgen (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9682)

Aplodontia major rainieri

C. H. Merriam, 1899

Family

Aplodontiidae

Root name

rainieri

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:90144

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/32a540934-3ef6-47f2-ba91-f181b446e05f

Authority page

21

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2308122

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington

Haplodon leporinus var. Californicus

W. C. H. Peters, 1865

Family

Aplodontiidae

Root name

californica

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

ZMB (number not known)

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

179

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/35180384

Authority publication

Monatsberichte der Königlichen Preussischen Akademie der Wissenschaften zu Berlin

Haplodon rufus

F. W. True, 1885

Family

Aplodontiidae

Root name

rufus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

596

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7306390

Authority publication

Proceedings of the United States National Museum

Name usages

True (1885:596, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7306390) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/35039)

Aplodontia rufa pacifica

V. O. Bailey, 1936

Family

Aplodontiidae

Root name

pacifica

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

228

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25806145

Authority publication

North American Fauna

Name usages

  1. Bailey (1936:228, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25806145) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/35313)
  2. Helgen (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9682)
  3. Wilson, Lacher & Mittermeier (2016:647) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)

Aplodontia rufa

V. O. Bailey, 1936

Family

Aplodontiidae

Root name

rufa

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

225

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25806142

Authority publication

North American Fauna

Name usages

  1. Bailey (1936:225, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25806142) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/35313)
  2. Orr (1949:102) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67164)
  3. Corbet & Hill (1980:128) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  4. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:345) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  5. Helgen (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9682)
  6. Wilson, Lacher & Mittermeier (2016:647) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)
  7. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #1869) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  8. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #1869) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  9. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1001504) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  10. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/1869/115057269) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Aplodontia rufa rufa

V. O. Bailey, 1936

Family

Aplodontiidae

Root name

rufa

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

225

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25806142

Authority publication

North American Fauna

Name usages

  1. Bailey (1936:225, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25806142) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/35313)
  2. Helgen (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9682)
  3. Wilson, Lacher & Mittermeier (2016:647) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)

Aplodontia rufa californica

K. M. Helgen, 2005

Family

Aplodontiidae

Root name

californica

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

  1. Helgen (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9682)
  2. Wilson, Lacher & Mittermeier (2016:647) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)

Aplodontia rufa humboldtiana

K. M. Helgen, 2005

Family

Aplodontiidae

Root name

humboldtiana

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

  1. Helgen (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9682)
  2. Wilson, Lacher & Mittermeier (2016:647) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)

Aplodontia rufa nigra

K. M. Helgen, 2005

Family

Aplodontiidae

Root name

nigra

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

  1. Helgen (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9682)
  2. Wilson, Lacher & Mittermeier (2016:647) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)

Aplodontia rufa phaea

K. M. Helgen, 2005

Family

Aplodontiidae

Root name

phaea

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

  1. Helgen (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9682)
  2. Wilson, Lacher & Mittermeier (2016:647) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)

Aplodontia rufa rainieri

K. M. Helgen, 2005

Family

Aplodontiidae

Root name

rainieri

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

Helgen (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9682)

Aplodontia rufa olympica

D. E. Wilson, T. E. Lacher, & Mittermeier, 2016

Family

Aplodontiidae

Root name

olympica

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

647

Authority publication

Barcelona

Name usages

Wilson, Lacher & Mittermeier (2016:647) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)

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