Beaver

E320339

herbivorous mammal rodent semiaquatic mammal

Beaver is a large, semiaquatic rodent known for building dams and lodges in freshwater habitats across North America and parts of Europe.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Beaver canonical	3
North American beaver	2
European beaver	1

Statements (71)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	herbivorous mammal ⓘ rodent ⓘ semiaquatic mammal ⓘ
averageBodyLength	60–100 cm ⓘ
averageTailLength	20–35 cm ⓘ
averageWeight	11–32 kg ⓘ
behavior	nocturnal ⓘ semiaquatic ⓘ
class	Mammalia ⓘ
commonNameOf	Castor canadensis ⓘ Castor fiber ⓘ
communication	scent marking ⓘ tail slaps on water ⓘ
conservationStatusOfCastorCanadensis	Least Concern ⓘ
conservationStatusOfCastorFiber	Least Concern ⓘ
conservationStatusOfGenus	varies by species ⓘ
culturalSignificance	symbol of industriousness ⓘ
diet	herbivorous ⓘ
eats	aquatic plants ⓘ cambium ⓘ leaves ⓘ tree bark ⓘ twigs ⓘ
ecosystemImpact	creates wetlands ⓘ increases habitat diversity ⓘ modifies hydrology ⓘ
ecosystemRole	ecosystem engineer ⓘ
family	Castoridae ⓘ
genus	Castor ⓘ
habitat	freshwater rivers ⓘ lakes ⓘ ponds ⓘ streams ⓘ wetlands ⓘ
hasPhysicalCharacteristic	broad flat tail ⓘ dense waterproof fur ⓘ large incisors ⓘ webbed hind feet ⓘ
hasSpecies	Castor canadensis ⓘ Castor fiber ⓘ
historicallyHuntedFor	castoreum ⓘ fur ⓘ meat ⓘ
introducedTo	South America ⓘ Tierra del Fuego region ⓘ surface form: Tierra del Fuego
kingdom	Animalia ⓘ
knownFor	building canals ⓘ building dams ⓘ building lodges ⓘ
lifespanInCaptivity	over 20 years ⓘ
lifespanInWild	up to 10–12 years ⓘ
nationalSymbolOf	Canada ⓘ
nativeTo	Europe ⓘ North America ⓘ
order	Rodentia ⓘ
phylum	Chordata ⓘ
predator	bear ⓘ coyote ⓘ human ⓘ lynx ⓘ otter ⓘ wolf ⓘ
reproduction	gives birth to live young ⓘ
scentGlandProduct	castoreum ⓘ
socialStructure	family groups ⓘ monogamous pairs ⓘ
taxonRank	genus ⓘ
typicalLitterSize	1–6 kits ⓘ
usesStructureFor	dams for water level control ⓘ lodges for predator protection ⓘ lodges for shelter ⓘ

Referenced by (6)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

University of Maine at Farmington → mascot → Beaver ⓘ

Jim Beaver → familyName → Beaver ⓘ

Eifel National Park → hasWildlife → Beaver ⓘ

this entity surface form: European beaver

Beaver County, Utah → namedAfter → Beaver ⓘ

this entity surface form: North American beaver

National symbols of Canada → includes → Beaver ⓘ

this entity surface form: North American beaver