arrocillo vs Castor Americano

Paspalum paniculatum compared with Castor canadensis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	arrocillo	Castor Americano
Kingdom	Plantae (planta)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Poales (Grasses)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Poaceae (Grass Family)	Castoridae (Beavers)
Genus	Paspalum	Castor (Beavers)
Species	Paspalum paniculatum	Castor canadensis

Conservation Status

arrocillo

NE — Not Evaluated

Castor Americano

NE — Not Evaluated

Population: ~15.0M

Trend: Stable →

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	arrocillo	Castor Americano
Diet	—	Herbivore
Average Lifespan	—	15 years
Average Length	—	1.0 m
Average Weight	—	25.0 kg

Habitat & Geographic Range

arrocillo

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (7 countries), Asia (China, Japan, Taiwan), Europe (4 countries), North America (6 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (9 countries), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

Castor Americano

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, forests, and vegetated habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (15 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Argentina, Chile).

arrocillo

The Arrocillo, Paspalum paniculatum, is a species. Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Castor Americano

El roedor más grande de América del Norte, el castor canadiense puede pesar hasta 32 kg y es un maestro ingeniero del ecosistema que habita ríos, lagos y humedales de Canadá y el norte de Estados Unidos. Al talar árboles y construir presas de hasta cientos de metros de longitud, los castores crean estanques que proporcionan hábitat para cientos de especies. Sus madrigueras y canales transforman cuencas hidrográficas enteras. Una vez casi cazados hasta la extinción por su piel, las poblaciones de castor se han recuperado notablemente.