Coppery Thorntail vs Eurasian beaver

Discosura letitiae compared with Castor fiber

Key Differences

• Coppery Thorntail is Data Deficient while Eurasian beaver is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Coppery Thorntail	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	Discosura	Castor (Beavers)
Species	Discosura letitiae	Castor fiber

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Coppery Thorntail

DD — Data Deficient

Eurasian beaver

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Coppery Thorntail

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Norway.

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