American Beaver ²

Identification:
The beaver has a flat tail, is pretty large, and has webbed hind feet. You can tell if they are around by sign as well. For example, it drags its tail and covers the paw marks. Its scat’s large like a marshmallow and consists of woodchips. Scat is deposited in water.

Energy Role:
The beaver is a consumer. It eats trees. It prefers maple and cherry trees.

Sources: Track and Scats

Sources and Credits

1. (c) Minette, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), http://www.flickr.com/photos/7232133@N08/3377813036
2. Adapted by mtastudent from a work by (c) Wikipedia, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Castor_canadensis

More Info

• iNat taxon page
• Animal Diversity Web
• ASM Mammal Diversity Database
• Biodiversity Heritage Library
• BOLD Systems BIN search
• CalPhotos
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF)
• iNaturalist Mammal Working Group
• Maryland Biodiversity Project
• NatureServe Explorer 2.0
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