Eurasian beaver vs Vegetable fern

Castor fiber compared with Diplazium esculentum

Key Differences

• Eurasian beaver is Vulnerable while Vegetable fern is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Eurasian beaver	Vegetable fern
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)
Family	Castoridae (Beavers)	Athyriaceae
Genus	Castor (Beavers)	Diplazium
Species	Castor fiber	Diplazium esculentum

Conservation Status

Eurasian beaver

VU — Vulnerable

Vegetable fern

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Eurasian beaver	Vegetable 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.

Vegetable fern

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Australia, Portugal, South Africa, and 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 1 countries:

🇵🇹 Portugal