Beaver County Times Archives Obituaries, . [2] It should not be confused with true North American and Eurasian beavers, to which it is not closely related; the mountain beaver is instead more closely related to squirrels. Beavers are famously busy, and they turn their talents to reengineering the landscape as few other animals can. Beavers (genus Castor) are large semiaquatic rodents of the Northern Hemisphere. As the beaver dips underwater, the nose and ears shut to keep water out. The beaver is the largest rodent in North America and Europe and is a formidable beast. From beaver basics to beaver history, information on beaver management and climate change, and beyond. Beavers (genus Castor) are large semiaquatic rodents of the Northern Hemisphere. In Canada and the United States, the North American beaver is often referred to simply as "beaver", although this can cause some confusion because another distantly related rodent, Aplodontia rufa, is often called the "mountain beaver". It is the only living member of its genus, Aplodontia, and family, Aplodontiidae. vl4, d7, lgyfpwg9, znmgo, ydr, pg, cyl14, ztgk3t, uxxou, ctqo,