Castor Europeo vs cortinaria elevada

Castor fiber compared with Cortinarius elatior

Key Differences

• Castor Europeo is Vulnerable while cortinaria elevada is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Castor Europeo	cortinaria elevada
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (cordados)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Castoridae (Beavers)	Cortinariaceae
Genus	Castor (Beavers)	Cortinarius
Species	Castor fiber	Cortinarius elatior

Conservation Status

Castor Europeo

VU — Vulnerable

cortinaria elevada

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Castor Europeo	cortinaria elevada
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.

cortinaria elevada

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

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

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