Eurasian beaver vs hooked-pepperwort

Castor fiber compared with Marsilea vestita

Key Differences

• Eurasian beaver is Vulnerable while hooked-pepperwort is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Eurasian beaver	hooked-pepperwort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Salviniales (Salviniales)
Family	Castoridae (Beavers)	Marsileaceae
Genus	Castor (Beavers)	Marsilea
Species	Castor fiber	Marsilea vestita

Conservation Status

Eurasian beaver

VU — Vulnerable

hooked-pepperwort

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Eurasian beaver	hooked-pepperwort
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.

hooked-pepperwort

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and tropical and subtropical coniferous forests, among 5 distinct biome types within the Neotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Distributed across Canada and Cuba. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

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.