Cushion Bracket vs Europäische Biber

Phellinus pomaceus compared with Castor fiber

Key Differences

• Cushion Bracket is Least Concern while Europäische Biber is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cushion Bracket	Europäische Biber
Kingdom	Fungi (Pilze)	Animalia (Tier)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Ständerpilze)	Chordata (Chordatiere)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Säugetiere)
Order	Hymenochaetales (Borstenscheiblingsartige)	Rodentia (Nagetiere)
Family	Hymenochaetaceae	Castoridae (Beavers)
Genus	Phellinus	Castor (Beavers)
Species	Phellinus pomaceus	Castor fiber

Conservation Status

Cushion Bracket

LC — Least Concern

Europäische Biber

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cushion Bracket	Europäische Biber
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Cushion Bracket

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

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.

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 3 countries:

🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden