Abutilon-Hemp vs Eurasian beaver

Abutilon theophrasti compared with Castor fiber

Key Differences

• Abutilon-Hemp is Not Evaluated while Eurasian beaver is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Abutilon-Hemp	Eurasian beaver
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Malvales (Malvales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Malvaceae	Castoridae (Beavers)
Genus	Abutilon	Castor (Beavers)
Species	Abutilon theophrasti	Castor fiber

Conservation Status

Abutilon-Hemp

NE — Not Evaluated

Eurasian beaver

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Abutilon-Hemp	Eurasian beaver
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Abutilon-Hemp

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including deserts and xeric shrublands, montane grasslands and shrublands, and Mediterranean forests and woodlands spanning the Afrotropic and Palearctic realms.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (4 countries), Asia (14 countries), Europe (30 countries), North America (4 countries), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia).

Eurasian beaver

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries). Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Abutilon-Hemp

The Abutilon-Hemp (Abutilon theophrasti) is a species in the genus Abutilon. It is not yet evaluated on the IUCN Red List. It is found across Albania, Australia, Belgium, and 2 other countries, inhabiting Found across multiple habitat types including deserts and xeric shrublands, montane grasslands and shrublands, and Mediterranean forests and woodlands spanning the Afrotropic and Palearctic realms.

Eurasian beaver

Eurasian beaver (Castor fiber) is classified as Vulnerable (VU) on the IUCN Red List. Facing a high risk of endangerment in the wild, with declining populations and increasing habitat pressure.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 6 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇵🇹 Portugal 🇷🇺 Russia 🇸🇪 Sweden