Eurasian beaver vs Fimbry

Castor fiber compared with Fimbristylis littoralis

Key Differences

• Eurasian beaver is Vulnerable while Fimbry is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Eurasian beaver	Fimbry
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Castoridae (Beavers)	Cyperaceae
Genus	Castor (Beavers)	Fimbristylis
Species	Castor fiber	Fimbristylis littoralis

Conservation Status

Eurasian beaver

VU — Vulnerable

Fimbry

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Eurasian beaver	Fimbry
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

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.

Fimbry

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, deserts and xeric shrublands, and tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (7 countries), Asia (Brunei, Singapore, Thailand), North America (6 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (4 countries), and South America (4 countries).

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.