One potential example would be the famous (Or infamous unfinished work) called The Arichtect of Sleep by mr. Boyette.
In it, raccoons are the new human. They had a deceptively "simple " society that was as rich as our own. They also had no verbal communication, but used sign language. The raccoons used animals for transporting things like we did/ do. They had bows, sings, knives etc. They had the wheel, textiles, entertainment, trade, specialized jobs. And they had war.