Eastern Marsh-Harrier vs Eurasian beaver

Circus spilonotus compared with Castor fiber

Key Differences

• Eastern Marsh-Harrier is Least Concern while Eurasian beaver is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Eastern Marsh-Harrier	Eurasian beaver
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Accipitriformes (Hawks & Eagles)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Accipitridae (Hawks & Eagles)	Castoridae (Beavers)
Genus	Circus	Castor (Beavers)
Species	Circus spilonotus	Castor fiber

Evolutionary Relationship

Eastern Marsh-Harrier and Eurasian beaver share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Eastern Marsh-Harrier

LC — Least Concern

Eurasian beaver

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Eastern Marsh-Harrier	Eurasian beaver
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Eastern Marsh-Harrier

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway and Taiwan.

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