Doum Palm vs Eurasian beaver

Hyphaene thebaica compared with Castor fiber

Key Differences

• Doum Palm is Least Concern while Eurasian beaver is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Doum Palm	Eurasian beaver
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Arecales (Arecales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Arecaceae	Castoridae (Beavers)
Genus	Hyphaene	Castor (Beavers)
Species	Hyphaene thebaica	Castor fiber

Conservation Status

Doum Palm

LC — Least Concern

Eurasian beaver

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Doum Palm	Eurasian beaver
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Doum Palm

Habitat

Inhabits deserts and xeric shrublands within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Distributed across India, Taiwan, and Yemen.

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.