Castor canadien vs clématite de Virginie

Castor canadensis compared with Clematis virginiana

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Castor canadien	clématite de Virginie
Kingdom	Animalia (animal)	Plantae (plante)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (mammifères)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Ranunculales (Ranunculales)
Family	Castoridae (Beavers)	Ranunculaceae
Genus	Castor (Beavers)	Clematis
Species	Castor canadensis	Clematis virginiana

Conservation Status

Castor canadien

NE — Not Evaluated

Population: ~15.0M

Trend: Stable →

clématite de Virginie

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Castor canadien	clématite de Virginie
Diet	Herbivore	—
Average Lifespan	15 years	—
Average Length	1.0 m	—
Average Weight	25.0 kg	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Castor canadien

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).

clématite de Virginie

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Distributed across Armenia, Canada, Mexico, and United States.

Castor canadien

The largest rodent in North America, Canadian beavers weigh up to 32 kg and are master ecosystem engineers inhabiting rivers, lakes, and wetlands across Canada and the northern United States. By felling trees and constructing dams up to hundreds of meters long, beavers create ponds that provide habitat for hundreds of species. Their lodges and canals transform entire watersheds. Once nearly hunted to extinction for their fur, beaver populations have recovered strongly.