beaver | builds dam | |
eats tree bark, grasses, herbs, leaves of woody plants, fruits, and aquatic plants | |
has colour brown | |
has Family name Family Castoridae | |
has length up to 1.3 m including its 30 cm long tail | |
has picture | |
has scientific name Castor canadensis | |
has part large, flat, hairless tail | |
has part sharp front teeth | |
has part webbed hind feet | |
is the largest rodent in North America | |
is eaten by wolf, coyote, bear, lynx, river otter, and wolverine | |
is a kind of rodent | |
slaps water with its tail if it senses danger | |
swims up to 7 km an hour | |
uses its tail as a rudder when swimming | |
weighs 16 to 32kg | |
rodent | has Order name Order Rodentia | |
mammal | is warm-blooded | |
may catch rabies | |