Gewöhnliche Zaunwinde vs Europäische Biber

Calystegia sepium compared with Castor fiber

Key Differences

• Gewöhnliche Zaunwinde is Least Concern while Europäische Biber is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gewöhnliche Zaunwinde	Europäische Biber
Kingdom	Plantae (Pflanzen)	Animalia (Tier)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordatiere)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Säugetiere)
Order	Solanales (Nachtschattenartige)	Rodentia (Nagetiere)
Family	Convolvulaceae	Castoridae (Beavers)
Genus	Calystegia	Castor (Beavers)
Species	Calystegia sepium	Castor fiber

Conservation Status

Gewöhnliche Zaunwinde

LC — Least Concern

Europäische Biber

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gewöhnliche Zaunwinde	Europäische Biber
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gewöhnliche Zaunwinde

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Europe (7 countries), North America (Mexico, United States), and South America (Argentina, Brazil, Chile).

Europäische Biber

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.

Gewöhnliche Zaunwinde

The Bearbind (Calystegia sepium) is a species in the genus Calystegia. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Europäische Biber

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 4 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇵🇹 Portugal