Cord-Root Sedge vs Eurasian beaver

Carex chordorrhiza compared with Castor fiber

Key Differences

• Cord-Root Sedge is Least Concern while Eurasian beaver is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cord-Root Sedge	Eurasian beaver
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Poales (Grasses)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Cyperaceae	Castoridae (Beavers)
Genus	Carex	Castor (Beavers)
Species	Carex chordorrhiza	Castor fiber

Conservation Status

Cord-Root Sedge

LC — Least Concern

Eurasian beaver

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cord-Root Sedge	Eurasian beaver
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Cord-Root Sedge

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries) and North America (Canada, United States).

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 3 countries:

🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden