beaver

Large semiaquatic rodents that are native to the the Northern Hemisphere. Two species of beaver exist, the North American beaver and Eurasian beaver. Beavers are the second-largest rodents in the world after capybaras. Beavers have stout bodies with large heads, long chisel-like incisors, brown or gray fur, hand-like front feet, webbed back feet, and tails that are flat and scaly.