vs Europäische Biber

Diderma asteroides compared with Castor fiber

Key Differences

• is Not Evaluated while Europäische Biber is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank		Europäische Biber
Kingdom	Protozoa (Protozoen)	Animalia (Tier)
Phylum	Mycetozoa	Chordata (Chordatiere)
Class	Myxomycetes (Myxomycetes)	Mammalia (Säugetiere)
Order	Physarales (Physarales)	Rodentia (Nagetiere)
Family	Didymiaceae	Castoridae (Beavers)
Genus	Diderma	Castor (Beavers)
Species	Diderma asteroides	Castor fiber

Conservation Status

NE — Not Evaluated

Europäische Biber

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

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