Castor Europeo vs Musaraña de Campo

Castor fiber compared with Crocidura suaveolens

Key Differences

• Castor Europeo is Vulnerable while Musaraña de Campo is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Castor Europeo	Musaraña de Campo
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (cordados)	Chordata (cordados)
Class same	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Castoridae (Beavers)	Soricidae
Genus	Castor (Beavers)	Crocidura
Species	Castor fiber	Crocidura suaveolens

Evolutionary Relationship

Castor Europeo and Musaraña de Campo share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (mamíferos)

Conservation Status

Castor Europeo

VU — Vulnerable

Musaraña de Campo

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Castor Europeo	Musaraña de Campo
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

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.

Musaraña de Campo

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found across Asia (Cyprus) and Europe (9 countries).

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:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇳🇴 Norway 🇷🇺 Russia