Drab Clothes vs Eurasian beaver

Haplotinea insectella compared with Castor fiber

Key Differences

• Drab Clothes is Least Concern while Eurasian beaver is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Drab Clothes	Eurasian beaver
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Tineidae	Castoridae (Beavers)
Genus	Haplotinea	Castor (Beavers)
Species	Haplotinea insectella	Castor fiber

Evolutionary Relationship

Drab Clothes and Eurasian beaver share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Drab Clothes

LC — Least Concern

Eurasian beaver

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Drab Clothes	Eurasian beaver
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Drab Clothes

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Seychelles), Europe (17 countries), and North America (Canada).

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 5 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇷🇺 Russia 🇸🇪 Sweden