castor deurope vs false pepperwort

Castor fiber compared with Marsilea crenata

Key Differences

• castor deurope is Vulnerable while false pepperwort is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	castor deurope	false pepperwort
Kingdom	Animalia (animal)	Plantae (plante)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Mammalia (mammifères)	Polypodiopsida (Filicopsida)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Salviniales (Salviniales)
Family	Castoridae (Beavers)	Marsileaceae
Genus	Castor (Beavers)	Marsilea
Species	Castor fiber	Marsilea crenata

Conservation Status

castor deurope

VU — Vulnerable

false pepperwort

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	castor deurope	false pepperwort
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

castor deurope

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.

false pepperwort

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests and tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests spanning the Australasia and Indomalayan realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Found in Indonesia.

castor deurope

Eurasian beaver (Castor fiber) is classified as Vulnerable (VU) on the IUCN Red List. Facing a high risk of endangerment in the wild, with declining populations and increasing habitat pressure.