Castor Linnaeus 1758 (beaver)
Mammalia - Glires - Castoridae
PaleoDB taxon number: 41539
Full reference: C. Linnaeus. 1758. Systema Naturae per Regna Tria Naturae, Secundum Classes, Ordines, Genera, Species, cum Characteribus, Differentiis, Synonymis, Locis. Editio Decima 1:1-824
Parent taxon: Castorinae according to N. Rybczynski 2007
Sister taxa: Hystricops, Propalaeocastor, Sinocastor, Steneofiber
Subtaxa: Castor (Eucastor), Castor anderssoni, Castor californicus, Castor canadensis, Castor fiber, Castor jaegeri, Castor peninsulatus, Castor veterior
Ecology: amphibious insectivore