Eurasian beaver vs greater chickweed

Castor fiber compared with Stellaria neglecta

Key Differences

• Eurasian beaver is Vulnerable while greater chickweed is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Eurasian beaver	greater chickweed
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Castoridae (Beavers)	Caryophyllaceae
Genus	Castor (Beavers)	Stellaria
Species	Castor fiber	Stellaria neglecta

Conservation Status

Eurasian beaver

VU — Vulnerable

greater chickweed

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Eurasian beaver	greater chickweed
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.

greater chickweed

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries) and North America (United States).

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 🇵🇹 Portugal 🇸🇪 Sweden