Cowberry Redleaf vs Castor Europeo

Exobasidium vaccinii compared with Castor fiber

Key Differences

• Cowberry Redleaf is Least Concern while Castor Europeo is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cowberry Redleaf	Castor Europeo
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Exobasidiomycetes (Exobasidiomycetes)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Exobasidiales (Exobasidiales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Exobasidiaceae	Castoridae (Beavers)
Genus	Exobasidium	Castor (Beavers)
Species	Exobasidium vaccinii	Castor fiber

Conservation Status

Cowberry Redleaf

LC — Least Concern

Castor Europeo

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cowberry Redleaf	Castor Europeo
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Cowberry Redleaf

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.

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.

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 3 countries:

🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden