🦫 North American beaver vs Raccoon 🦝
The North American beaver is a bit bigger than the raccoon. The North American beaver weighs about one and a half times as much as the raccoon.
| Row | 🦫 North American beaver | 🦝 Raccoon |
|---|---|---|
| Top speed We don't have a checked number for the raccoon yet. | 5 mph8.1 km/h1 | no checked number yet |
| Weight The North American beaver weighs about one and a half times as much as the raccoon. | 35 to 60 lb16 to 27 kg2 | 15 to 40 lb6.8 to 18 kg3 |
| Lives The North American beaver usually lives about 4 times as long as the raccoon. | 8 to 10 years8 to 10 years1 | 1.8 to 3.1 years1.8 to 3.1 years4 |
| Eats The North American beaver eats plants; the raccoon eats plants and animals. | bark, twigs, leaves and water plants | fruit, nuts, eggs, frogs, crayfish and insects |
| Lives in They can live in the same kind of place. | streams, rivers and lakes in the forests of North America | woods, streams and towns across North America |
Which one? North American beaver or raccoon
🏁 Who would win the race?
We don't have a checked top speed for the raccoon yet, so there is no race.
We only race. Real animals mostly avoid each other. A race is the only fair contest: who reaches the tree first, by top speed.
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Where these numbers come from
- National Park Service, Prince William Forest Park, checked 30 October 2026.
- National Park Service, Acadia, checked 30 October 2026.
- National Park Service (raccoon quick facts), checked 30 October 2026.
- USDA Forest Service, Fire Effects Information System, checked 30 October 2026.
- National Park Service, Yellowstone, checked 30 October 2026.