Eurasian beaver vs winged prickly-ash

Castor fiber compared with Zanthoxylum armatum

Key Differences

• Eurasian beaver is Vulnerable while winged prickly-ash is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Eurasian beaver	winged prickly-ash
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family	Castoridae (Beavers)	Rutaceae
Genus	Castor (Beavers)	Zanthoxylum
Species	Castor fiber	Zanthoxylum armatum

Conservation Status

Eurasian beaver

VU — Vulnerable

winged prickly-ash

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Eurasian beaver	winged prickly-ash
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.

winged prickly-ash

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Italy and Taiwan.

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.