Elephant Apple vs Eurasian beaver

Dillenia indica compared with Castor fiber

Key Differences

• Elephant Apple is Least Concern while Eurasian beaver is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Elephant Apple	Eurasian beaver
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Dilleniales (Dilleniales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Dilleniaceae	Castoridae (Beavers)
Genus	Dillenia	Castor (Beavers)
Species	Dillenia indica	Castor fiber

Conservation Status

Elephant Apple

LC — Least Concern

Eurasian beaver

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Elephant Apple	Eurasian beaver
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Elephant Apple

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Congo (DRC), Sao Tome and Principe, Seychelles, 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.