American Beaver | 台北市立動物園資訊網

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Diet

American beavers are solely herbivorous. Most of their feed comes from deciduous trees. These include aspens, willows, birch and maple. They will also eat woody shrubs. Roots from some tuberous aquatic plants also provide part of their diet.

Range

Currently American beavers can be found throughout most of North America from Mexico upwards. The only states they are not found in are Florida, Southern California and Southern Nevada. They have been introduced to Southern Chile, Argentina and Finland. Beavers have been shown to survive well within urban environments.

Habitat

Wherever the beaver lives there must be a slow flowing brook, stream or river. Occasionally they will live in small lakes or even on large rivers. They ar...