Europäische Biber vs Echte Walnuss

Castor fiber compared with Juglans regia

Key Differences

• Europäische Biber is Vulnerable while Echte Walnuss is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Europäische Biber	Echte Walnuss
Kingdom	Animalia (Tier)	Plantae (Pflanzen)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordatiere)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Säugetiere)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Nagetiere)	Fagales (Buchenartige)
Family	Castoridae (Beavers)	Juglandaceae
Genus	Castor (Beavers)	Juglans
Species	Castor fiber	Juglans regia

Conservation Status

Europäische Biber

VU — Vulnerable

Echte Walnuss

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

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.

Echte Walnuss

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Libya), Asia (6 countries), Europe (23 countries), North America (Canada, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Brazil).

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 5 countries:

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