Castor Americano vs robust shell

Castor canadensis compared with Littoraria undulata

Key Differences

• Castor Americano is Not Evaluated while robust shell is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Castor Americano	robust shell
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (cordados)	Mollusca (moluscos)
Class	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Gastropoda (gastrópodos)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Littorinimorpha (Littorinimorpha)
Family	Castoridae (Beavers)	Littorinidae
Genus	Castor (Beavers)	Littoraria
Species	Castor canadensis	Littoraria undulata

Evolutionary Relationship

Castor Americano and robust shell share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Castor Americano

NE — Not Evaluated

Population: ~15.0M

Trend: Stable →

robust shell

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

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).

robust shell

Habitat

Typically found in terrestrial and aquatic habitats including forests and freshwater.

Range

Found in Taiwan.

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.