Species group · Mammals
Beavers
WAnimals has 2 species of beaver, all in the family Castoridae.
- 2 species
- 1 family
- 37 countries
- 95 parks
- Weight
- 12 kg – 38 kg
- Length
- 60 cm – 90 cm
- Lifespan
- 9 – 24 years
Ranges calculated from the entries that record the figure, not from all 2.
All 2 species of beavers on WAnimals
Each one has its own full entry. This group does not replace them: it brings them together.
Conservation status
No species documented in this group is genuinely at risk according to the IUCN, with the data available today.
See the global conservation statusWhere they live
Recorded in 37 countries. The ones with the most species in the group:
Where to see them
- Acadia1 species
- Alberto de Agostini1 species
- Anticosti1 species
- Assateague Island1 species
- Badlands1 species
- Banff1 species
- Białowieża1 species
- Bieszczady1 species
- Bosque Bavaro (Bayerischer Wald)1 species
- Camargue1 species
- Cape Breton Highlands1 species
- Cape Cod1 species
- Great Bear Rainforestdiving
- Isle Royale National Parkdiving
Did you know…
It is monogamous, forming stable pairs that breed together year after year.
From Eurasian Beaver
Its dams and lodges transform river ecosystems profoundly.
From Eurasian Beaver
It was all but extinct in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, with only some 1,200 animals left.
From Eurasian Beaver
Only the colony's dominant female breeds each year.
From American Beaver
It eats the bark, leaves and twigs of trees such as willow and poplar.
From American Beaver
It lives in rivers, lakes and streams across much of North America.
From American Beaver