castor deurope vs Worm-rooted Buttercup

Castor fiber compared with Ranunculus vermirrhizus

Key Differences

• castor deurope is Vulnerable while Worm-rooted Buttercup is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	castor deurope	Worm-rooted Buttercup
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)	Ranunculus
Species	Castor fiber	Ranunculus vermirrhizus

Conservation Status

castor deurope

VU — Vulnerable

Worm-rooted Buttercup

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	castor deurope	Worm-rooted Buttercup
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.

Worm-rooted Buttercup

Habitat

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

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.