Buff-breasted Sabrewing vs Eurasian beaver

Campylopterus duidae compared with Castor fiber

Key Differences

• Buff-breasted Sabrewing is Least Concern while Eurasian beaver is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-breasted Sabrewing	Eurasian beaver
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Apodiformes (Apodiformes)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Trochilidae	Castoridae (Beavers)
Genus	Campylopterus	Castor (Beavers)
Species	Campylopterus duidae	Castor fiber

Evolutionary Relationship

Buff-breasted Sabrewing and Eurasian beaver share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Buff-breasted Sabrewing

LC — Least Concern

Eurasian beaver

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-breasted Sabrewing	Eurasian beaver
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Buff-breasted Sabrewing

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway and Venezuela.

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.

Buff-breasted Sabrewing

The Buff-Breasted Sabrewing (Campylopterus duidae) is a species in the genus Campylopterus. It is currently classified 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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway