vs Eurasian beaver

Comatricha elegans compared with Castor fiber

Key Differences

  • is Not Evaluated while Eurasian beaver is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Eurasian beaver
Kingdom Protozoa (原生動物) Animalia (動物)
Phylum Mycetozoa Chordata (脊索動物)
Class Myxomycetes (変形菌綱) Mammalia (哺乳類)
Order Stemonitidales Rodentia (ネズミ目)
Family Stemonitidaceae Castoridae (Beavers)
Genus Comatricha Castor (Beavers)
Species Comatricha elegans Castor fiber

Conservation Status

NE — Not Evaluated

Eurasian beaver

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Eurasian beaver
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Habitat

Native to Asia and Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (Belgium, Norway, Sweden), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil).

Eurasian beaver

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.

Comatricha elegansは、胞子散布を助ける複雑な内部糸のネットワーク(毛細糸)を持つ細く柄のある円筒形の胞子囊を形成する繊細な変形菌です。世界中の湿った森林環境の腐朽木と樹皮に生育します。この種は優雅な子実体構造と汎世界的な分布で知られる変形菌のグループに属します。

Eurasian beaver

ユーラシアビーバー(Castor fiber)はIUCNレッドリストで絶滅危惧II類(VU)に分類されています。個体群の減少と生息地への圧力の増大により、野生での絶滅危険度が高い状況に直面しています。

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 3 countries:

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