Castor Americano vs Weevil

Castor canadensis compared with Otiorhynchus cribricollis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Castor Americano	Weevil
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (cordados)	Arthropoda (artrópodos)
Class	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Insecta (insecto)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Coleoptera (coleópteros)
Family	Castoridae (Beavers)	Curculionidae
Genus	Castor (Beavers)	Otiorhynchus
Species	Castor canadensis	Otiorhynchus cribricollis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Castor Americano

NE — Not Evaluated

Population: ~15.0M

Trend: Stable →

Weevil

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Castor Americano	Weevil
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).

Weevil

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (4 countries), Asia (Japan), Europe (17 countries), and North America (United States).

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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 8 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇩🇪 Germany 🇭🇺 Hungary 🇳🇴 Norway 🇵🇱 Poland 🇵🇹 Portugal 🇸🇪 Sweden 🇺🇸 United States