American Beaver

A very large, bulky rodent, with rounded head and small, rounded ears. Dark brown fur is fine and soft. Scaly tail large, black, horizontally flattened, and paddle-shaped. Large, black, webbed hindfoot has 5 toes, with inner 2 nails cleft. Eyes and ears small. Large, dark orange incisors. L 3-4' (900-1,200 mm); T 11 3/4-17 1/2" (300-440 mm); HF 6 1/8-8 1/8" (156-205 mm); Wt usually 44-60 lb (20-27 kg), but sometimes up to 86 lb (39 kg).