Ash-throated Crake vs Eurasian beaver

Porzana albicollis compared with Castor fiber

Key Differences

• Ash-throated Crake is Least Concern while Eurasian beaver is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ash-throated Crake	Eurasian beaver
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Gruiformes (Gruiformes)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Rallidae	Castoridae (Beavers)
Genus	Porzana	Castor (Beavers)
Species	Porzana albicollis	Castor fiber

Evolutionary Relationship

Ash-throated Crake and Eurasian beaver share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Ash-throated Crake

LC — Least Concern

Eurasian beaver

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ash-throated Crake	Eurasian beaver
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ash-throated Crake

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Ecuador.

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.

Ash-throated Crake

Ash-throated crake (Porzana albicollis) is a species in the genus Porzana. It is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

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.