Eurasian beaver vs Utteridge's rough tree fern

Castor fiber compared with Dicksonia utteridgei

Key Differences

• Eurasian beaver is Vulnerable while Utteridge's rough tree fern is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Eurasian beaver	Utteridge's rough tree fern
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Cyatheales (Cyatheales)
Family	Castoridae (Beavers)	Dicksoniaceae
Genus	Castor (Beavers)	Dicksonia
Species	Castor fiber	Dicksonia utteridgei

Conservation Status

Eurasian beaver

VU — Vulnerable

Utteridge's rough tree fern

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Eurasian beaver	Utteridge's rough tree fern
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.

Utteridge's rough tree fern

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

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.