North American beaver · Castor canadensis

Animal sighting in South Dakota

January 21, 2026Research grade

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Observer notes

Top suggestion was beaver, but the tail looked thin so I'd thought muskrat, but must have just been flat and my angle of sight too level to see it well.

Record details

Location
44.3671° N, 100.3632° W
Observer
E***
Source
View on iNaturalist
Confidence
95%
Attribution
Elizabeth Almlie via iNaturalist

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