Eurasian beaver vs White cedar

Castor fiber compared with Tabebuia heterophylla

Key Differences

• Eurasian beaver is Vulnerable while White cedar is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Eurasian beaver	White cedar
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Castoridae (Beavers)	Bignoniaceae
Genus	Castor (Beavers)	Tabebuia
Species	Castor fiber	Tabebuia heterophylla

Conservation Status

Eurasian beaver

VU — Vulnerable

White cedar

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Eurasian beaver	White cedar
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.

White cedar

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Mauritius, Senegal, Seychelles), North America (8 countries), and Oceania and the Pacific (6 countries).

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.