APLODONTIIDAE, Brandt, 1855

Don E. Wilson, Thomas E. Lacher, Jr & Russell A. Mittermeier, 2016, Aplodontiidae, Handbook of the Mammals of the World – Volume 6 Lagomorphs and Rodents I, Barcelona: Lynx Edicions, pp. 642-647 : 642

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.5281/zenodo.6584467
DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6584440
persistent identifier	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03C90D76-FFF9-FF99-F023-AA36F80E710A
treatment provided by	Carolina
scientific name	APLODONTIIDAE
status

Treatment

Family APLODONTIIDAE View in CoL

(MOUNTAIN BEAVER)

• Fairly large-sized, burrowing rodent with short limbs and tail, small ears, ever-growing cheekteeth, protrogomorph jaw muscle attachments, and wide flat skull.

• 25-50 cm. View Figure

• Nearctic Region. View Figure

• • Moist forested temperate habitats from sea level to tim-• berline, particularly near streams in second growth, where undergrowth is thick and tangled.

•] genus, 1 species, 7 taxa.

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• No species threatened; none Extinct since 1600.