Íbice de los Alpes vs Castor Europeo

Capra ibex compared with Castor fiber

Key Differences

• Íbice de los Alpes is Least Concern while Castor Europeo is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Íbice de los Alpes	Castor Europeo
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (cordados)	Chordata (cordados)
Class same	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Artiodactyla (artiodáctilos)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Bovidae (Bovids)	Castoridae (Beavers)
Genus	Capra	Castor (Beavers)
Species	Capra ibex	Castor fiber

Evolutionary Relationship

Íbice de los Alpes and Castor Europeo share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (mamíferos)

Conservation Status

Íbice de los Alpes

LC — Least Concern

Castor Europeo

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Íbice de los Alpes	Castor Europeo
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Íbice de los Alpes

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (8 countries), North America (Mexico), and South America (Argentina).

Castor Europeo

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.

Íbice de los Alpes

The Alpine ibex (Capra ibex) is a species in the genus Capra. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems. Widely distributed across Europe (8 countries), North America (Mexico), and South America (Argentina).

Castor Europeo

El castor europeo (Castor fiber) está clasificado como Vulnerable (VU) en la Lista Roja de la UICN. Enfrenta un alto riesgo de amenaza en estado silvestre, con poblaciones en declive y creciente presión sobre su hábitat.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium