Castor canadien vs Tangara à ventre rouge

Castor canadensis compared with Anisognathus igniventris

Key Differences

• Castor canadien is Not Evaluated while Tangara à ventre rouge is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Castor canadien	Tangara à ventre rouge
Kingdom same	Animalia (animal)	Animalia (animal)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (mammifères)	Aves (oiseau)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Passeriformes (passereaux)
Family	Castoridae (Beavers)	Thraupidae
Genus	Castor (Beavers)	Anisognathus
Species	Castor canadensis	Anisognathus igniventris

Evolutionary Relationship

Castor canadien and Tangara à ventre rouge share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Castor canadien

NE — Not Evaluated

Population: ~15.0M

Trend: Stable →

Tangara à ventre rouge

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Castor canadien	Tangara à ventre rouge
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).

Tangara à ventre rouge

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, Norway, and Venezuela.

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.

Tangara à ventre rouge

Scarlet-bellied Mountain-Tanager (Anisognathus igniventris) is classified as Least Concern (LC) on the IUCN Red List. Widespread and abundant across its range, with stable populations and no immediate conservation concerns.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway