Coppery Emerald vs Eurasian beaver

Chlorostilbon russatus compared with Castor fiber

Key Differences

• Coppery Emerald is Least Concern while Eurasian beaver is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Coppery Emerald	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	Chlorostilbon	Castor (Beavers)
Species	Chlorostilbon russatus	Castor fiber

Evolutionary Relationship

Coppery Emerald and Eurasian beaver share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Coppery Emerald

LC — Least Concern

Eurasian beaver

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Coppery Emerald	Eurasian beaver
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Coppery Emerald

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia, 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.

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