Castor Europeo vs Mountain yam

Castor fiber compared with Dioscorea hamiltonii

Key Differences

• Castor Europeo is Vulnerable while Mountain yam is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Castor Europeo	Mountain yam
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (planta)
Phylum	Chordata (cordados)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Dioscoreales (Dioscoreales)
Family	Castoridae (Beavers)	Dioscoreaceae
Genus	Castor (Beavers)	Dioscorea
Species	Castor fiber	Dioscorea hamiltonii

Conservation Status

Castor Europeo

VU — Vulnerable

Mountain yam

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Castor Europeo	Mountain yam
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.

Mountain yam

Habitat

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

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.