Eurasian beaver vs lignum vitae

Castor fiber compared with Guaiacum officinale

Key Differences

• Eurasian beaver is Vulnerable while lignum vitae is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Eurasian beaver	lignum vitae
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Zygophyllales (Zygophyllales)
Family	Castoridae (Beavers)	Zygophyllaceae
Genus	Castor (Beavers)	Guaiacum
Species	Castor fiber	Guaiacum officinale

Conservation Status

Eurasian beaver

VU — Vulnerable

lignum vitae

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Eurasian beaver	lignum vitae
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.

lignum vitae

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 Colombia, Cuba, India, and United States. Currently classified as Critically Endangered 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.