Castor fiber

Linnaeus, 1758

Eurasian Beaver

Taxonomy

Subclass : Theria
Infraclass : Placentalia
Magnorder : Boreoeutheria
Superorder : Euarchontoglires
Order : Rodentia
Suborder : Supramyomorpha
Infraorder : Castorimorphi
Family : Castoridae
Genus : Castor

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Linnaeus, C. 1758-01-01. Systema Naturæ per Regna Tria Naturæ, Secundum Classes, Ordines, Genera, Species, cum Characteribus, Differentiis, Synonymis, Locis. Tomus I. Editio Decima, Reformata. Laurentii Salvii, Stockholm, 823 pp.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25033869

Original name as described

Castor fiber

Other common names

European Beaver

Type locality

"Habitat in Europæ, Afiæ, Americæ."

Biogeographic realm

Palearctic

Country distribution

Spain · France · Switzerland · Italy · Luxembourg · Liechtenstein · Belgium · Netherlands · Germany · Denmark · Austria · Slovenia · Croatia · Hungary · Bosnia and Herzegovina · Serbia · Montenegro · Bulgaria · Romania · Slovakia · Czech Republic · Poland · Ukraine · Belarus · Lithuania · Latvia · Estonia · Norway · Sweden · Finland · Russia · Kazakhstan · China · Mongolia

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1001958

Country distribution map

The map below provides a general overview. Most species inhabit only specific regions within countries. Hover over the highlighted regions to see the country name.

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.

Castor plicidens

Bosco, 1899

Family

Castoridae

Root name

plicidens

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

MPMont (unnumbered)

Type kind

lectotype

Authority page

261

Authority publication

Rendiconti Lincei

Castor fiber birulai

Serebrennikov, 1929

Family

Castoridae

Root name

birulai

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

ZIN S. 19424

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

276

Authority publication

Comptes Rendus de l'Académie des Sciences de Leningrad

Name usages

  1. Helgen (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9678)
  2. Smith & Xie (2008:198) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/64149)

Castor fiber pohlei

Serebrennikov, 1929

Family

Castoridae

Root name

pohlei

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

ZIN S. 2682

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

275

Authority publication

Comptes Rendus de l'Académie des Sciences de Leningrad

Name usages

Helgen (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9678)

Castor Tiber

Rafinesque, 1817

Family

Castoridae

Root name

tiber

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

437

Authority publication

American Monthly Magazine and Critical Review

Castor gallicus

Lesson, 1842

Family

Castoridae

Root name

gallicus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

125

Authority publication

Paris

Name usages

Lesson (1842:125) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36812)

belarusicus

K. M. Helgen, 2005

Family

Castoridae

Root name

belarusicus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

842

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

Helgen (2005:842) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9678)

Castor fiber

Linnaeus, 1758

Family

Castoridae

Root name

fiber

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

58

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25033869

Authority publication

Stockholm

Name usages

  1. Erxleben (1777:440, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15873237) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36060)
  2. Cuvier (1797:134, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11637216) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/38531)
  3. Daudin (1802:166, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/42033416) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/64044)
  4. Fischer (1814:xx, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/29130081) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/12226)
  5. Illiger (1815:63, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11080919) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/38688)
  6. Godman (1826:21, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/49165713) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67021)
  7. Billberg (1827:27) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67228)
  8. Lesson (1827:287, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/54207754) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36839)
  9. Cuvier (1842:4, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/44518527) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/60227)
  10. Crespon (1844:79, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/52795695) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/38970)
  11. True (1885:596, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7306390) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/35039)
  12. Corbet & Hill (1980:142) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  13. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:390) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  14. Helgen (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9678)
  15. O'Brien, Menninger & Nash (2006:182) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/7321)
  16. Smith & Xie (2008:197) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/64149)
  17. Wilson, Lacher & Mittermeier (2016:166) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)
  18. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #4007) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  19. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #4007) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  20. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1001958) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  21. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/4007/197499749) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Castor fiber albus

Kerr, 1792

Family

Castoridae

Root name

albus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

222

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/38664246

Authority publication

Edinburgh

Name usages

Helgen (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9678)

Castor fiber solitarius

Kerr, 1792

Family

Castoridae

Root name

solitarius

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

224

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/38664248

Authority publication

Edinburgh

Name usages

Helgen (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9678)

Castor Fiber fulvus

Bechstein, 1801

Family

Castoridae

Root name

fulvus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

913

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30258165

Authority publication

Leipzig

Name usages

Helgen (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9678)

Castor Fiber variegatus

Bechstein, 1801

Family

Castoridae

Root name

variegatus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

913

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30258165

Authority publication

Leipzig

Name usages

Helgen (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9678)

Castor Galliae

É. Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 1803

Family

Castoridae

Root name

galliae

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

168

Authority publication

Paris

Name usages

Helgen (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9678)

Trogontherium Werneri

(G. Fischer, 1809)

Family

Castoridae

Root name

werneri

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

250

Authority publication

Mémoires de la Société Impériale des Naturalistes de Moscou

Name usages

Fischer (1814:xx, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/29130081) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/12226)

Castor europeus

Rafinesque, 1817

Family

Castoridae

Root name

europeus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

nomen_novum

Authority page

362

Authority publication

American Monthly Magazine and Critical Review

Name usages

Rafinesque (1817:362) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/35234)

castor flavus

A. G. Desmarest, 1822

Family

Castoridae

Root name

flavus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

278

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/39521762

Authority publication

Paris

Name usages

Helgen (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9678)

castor Galliae

A. G. Desmarest, 1822

Family

Castoridae

Root name

galliae

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

subsequent_usage

Authority page

278

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/39521762

Authority publication

Paris

castor niger

A. G. Desmarest, 1822

Family

Castoridae

Root name

niger

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

278

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/39521762

Authority publication

Paris

Name usages

Helgen (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9678)

castor varius

A. G. Desmarest, 1822

Family

Castoridae

Root name

varius

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

278

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/39521762

Authority publication

Paris

Name usages

Helgen (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9678)

Castor fiber gallicus

J. B. Fischer, 1829

Family

Castoridae

Root name

gallicus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

287

Authority publication

Stuttgart

Name usages

Helgen (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9678)

Castor proprius

Billberg, 1833

Family

Castoridae

Root name

proprius

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

nomen_novum

Authority publication

book

Name usages

Helgen (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9678)

Castor spelaeus

zu Münster, 1833

Family

Castoridae

Root name

spelaeus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

nomen_nudum

Authority page

7

Authority publication

Bayreuth

castor priscus

Schmerling, 1834

Family

Castoridae

Root name

priscus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

112

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/43576832

Authority publication

Liège

Castor Europæus

R. Owen, 1846

Family

Castoridae

Root name

europaeus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

preoccupied

Authority page

190

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/56885192

Authority publication

London

Name usages

Blyth (1863:123, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/47534804) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/37155)

Castor fossilis

R. Owen, 1846

Family

Castoridae

Root name

fossilis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

notusedas_valid

Authority page

191

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/56885193

Authority publication

London

Castor (Palaeomys) spelaeus

J. A. Wagner, 1851

Family

Castoridae

Root name

spelaeus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

254

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11385642

Authority publication

Abhandlungen der Bayerischen Akademie der Wissenschaften

Castor plicidens

Forsyth Major, 1875

Family

Castoridae

Root name

plicidens

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

nomen_nudum

Authority page

40

Authority publication

Atti della Società Toscana di Scienze Naturali, Memorie

Castor Rosinae

Forsyth Major, 1876

Family

Castoridae

Root name

rosinae

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

nomen_nudum

Authority page

345

Authority publication

Archivio per l'Antropologia e la Etnologia

Castor albicus

Matschie, 1907

Family

Castoridae

Root name

albicus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

216

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8795950

Authority publication

Sitzungsberichte der Gesellschaft Naturforschender Freunde zu Berlin

Name usages

Helgen (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9678)

Castor balticus

Matschie, 1907

Family

Castoridae

Root name

balticus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

217

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8795951

Authority publication

Sitzungsberichte der Gesellschaft Naturforschender Freunde zu Berlin

Name usages

Helgen (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9678)

Castor vistulanus

Matschie, 1907

Family

Castoridae

Root name

vistulanus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

219

Authority publication

Sitzungsberichte der Gesellschaft Naturforschender Freunde zu Berlin

Name usages

Helgen (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9678)

Castor fiber tuvinicus

L. S. Lavrov, 1969

Family

Castoridae

Root name

tuvinicus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

456-457

Authority publication

Зоологический Журнал

Name usages

Helgen (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9678)

Castor fiber belarussicus

Lavrov, 1974

Family

Castoridae

Root name

belarussicus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

nomen_nudum

Authority page

346

Authority publication

book

Castor fiber osteuropaeus

Lavrov, 1974

Family

Castoridae

Root name

osteuropaeus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

nomen_nudum

Authority page

346

Authority publication

book

Name usages

Helgen (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9678)

Castor fiber bielorussieus

Veron, 1992

Family

Castoridae

Root name

bielorussieus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

848

Authority publication

Bulletin du Muséum national d'histoire naturelle

Name usages

Helgen (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9678)

Castor fiber orienteuropaeus

Pavlinov & Lisovsky, 2012

Family

Castoridae

Root name

orienteuropaeus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

180

Authority publication

Moscow

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