Castorimorpha
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Castorimorpha is a suborder of rodents that includes beavers, pocket gophers, and kangaroo rats, characterized by their specialized digging and gnawing adaptations.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Castorimorpha canonical | 1 |
| Castorimorphs | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
suborder
ⓘ
taxon ⓘ |
| characterizedBy |
specialized digging adaptations
ⓘ
specialized gnawing adaptations ⓘ |
| class | Mammalia ⓘ |
| containsAquaticMembers | true ⓘ |
| containsFossorialMembers | true ⓘ |
| containsSaltatorialMembers | true ⓘ |
| containsTerrestrialMembers | true ⓘ |
| diet | primarily herbivorous ⓘ |
| firstDescribedBy | William Diller Matthew ⓘ |
| firstDescriptionYear | 1910 ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristicDentition | hypsodont or ever-growing cheek teeth in many species ⓘ |
| hasEnglishName |
Castorimorpha
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Castorimorphs
|
| hasExtinctSpecies | true ⓘ |
| hasLivingSpecies | true ⓘ |
| hasTrait |
cheek pouches in many heteromyids
ⓘ
ever-growing incisors ⓘ fossorial lifestyle in many species ⓘ robust skull adapted for gnawing ⓘ strong forelimbs for digging in many members ⓘ |
| includesCommonName |
beavers
ⓘ
kangaroo mice ⓘ kangaroo rats ⓘ pocket gophers ⓘ |
| includesTaxon |
Castoridae
ⓘ
Geomyidae ⓘ Heteromyidae ⓘ |
| infraclass | Eutheria ⓘ |
| kingdom | Animalia ⓘ |
| nativeTo |
North America
ⓘ
parts of Central America ⓘ |
| notableMember |
Castor canadensis
ⓘ
Castor fiber ⓘ Dipodomys deserti ⓘ Thomomys bottae ⓘ |
| order | Rodentia ⓘ |
| parentTaxon |
Rodentia
ⓘ
rodents ⓘ |
| partOf | rodent evolutionary radiation ⓘ |
| phylum | Chordata ⓘ |
| studiedInDiscipline |
mammalogy
ⓘ
systematics ⓘ zoology ⓘ |
| superorder | Euarchontoglires ⓘ |
| taxonRank | suborder ⓘ |
| usedIn | mammalian systematics ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Castorimorphs