Mammalia - Rodentia - Castoridae

Synonyms: Castor plicidens Major 1874, Castor praefiber Deperet 1890

Full reference: C. Linnaeus. 1758. Systema Naturae per Regna Tria Naturae, secundum Classes, Ordines, Genera, Species, cum Characteribus, Differentiis, Synonymis, Locis. Tomus I. Laurentii Salvii, Holmiae (Stockholm) 1-823

Belongs to Castor according to O. Thomas 1911

Sister taxa: Castor anderssoni, Castor californicus, Castor canadensis

Ecology: amphibious browser

Average measurements (in mm): femur length 102.0, humerus length 80.0, radius length 81.0, scapula length 74.0, tibia length 124.0

Estimated body mass: 4.14 kg based on femur length, humerus length, and tibia length