Beavers

Categories: Animals
    • Habitat: Terrestrial, freshwater
    • Live near rivers, streams, pond, lakes and marshes
    • Diet: HerbivoreNational Geographic: Beaver Profile
    • Eat leaves, bark, twigs, roots, and aquatic plants
    • Size: Head and body, 23 to 39 in (60 to 100 cm); Tail, 7.75 to 12 in (20 to 30.5 cm)National Geographic: Beaver Profile
    • They can remain underwater for 15 minutes without surfacingNational Geographic: Beaver Profile
    • They have a set of transparent eyelids that function like goggles
    • Lifespan: Up to 24 yearsNational Geographic: Beaver Profile
    • Predators: Coyotes, wolves and bears
  • Beavers are the largest rodents in North America and can weigh up to 27 kg (60 lbs). They are herbivorous mammals who eat leaves, bark, twigs, roots, and aquatic plants. Beavers can live up to 24 years in the wild.National Geographic: Beaver Profile
  • Classification

    1. Kingdom: Animalia
    2. Phylum: Chordata
    3. Class: Mammalia
    4. Order: Rodentia
    5. Family: Castoridae
    6. Genus: Castor

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