Graurückendommel vs Europäische Biber

Ixobrychus sturmii compared with Castor fiber

Key Differences

• Graurückendommel is Least Concern while Europäische Biber is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Graurückendommel	Europäische Biber
Kingdom same	Animalia (Tier)	Animalia (Tier)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordatiere)	Chordata (Chordatiere)
Class	Aves (Vögel)	Mammalia (Säugetiere)
Order	Pelecaniformes (Pelecaniformes)	Rodentia (Nagetiere)
Family	Ardeidae	Castoridae (Beavers)
Genus	Ixobrychus	Castor (Beavers)
Species	Ixobrychus sturmii	Castor fiber

Evolutionary Relationship

Graurückendommel and Europäische Biber share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordatiere)

Conservation Status

Graurückendommel

LC — Least Concern

Europäische Biber

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Graurückendommel

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Found in Norway.

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 1 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway