Eastern Sowbread vs Eurasian beaver

Cyclamen coum compared with Castor fiber

Key Differences

• Eastern Sowbread is Not Evaluated while Eurasian beaver is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Eastern Sowbread	Eurasian beaver
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Ericales (Ericales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Primulaceae	Castoridae (Beavers)
Genus	Cyclamen	Castor (Beavers)
Species	Cyclamen coum	Castor fiber

Conservation Status

Eastern Sowbread

NE — Not Evaluated

Eurasian beaver

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Eastern Sowbread	Eurasian beaver
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Eastern Sowbread

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries).

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:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden