Eurasian beaver vs Mottled Scouring-Rush

Castor fiber compared with Equisetum variegatum

Key Differences

• Eurasian beaver is Vulnerable while Mottled Scouring-Rush is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Eurasian beaver	Mottled Scouring-Rush
Kingdom	Animalia (動物)	Plantae (植物)
Phylum	Chordata (脊索動物)	Tracheophyta
Class	Mammalia (哺乳類)	Polypodiopsida (ウラボシ綱)
Order	Rodentia (ネズミ目)	Equisetales (トクサ目)
Family	Castoridae (Beavers)	Equisetaceae
Genus	Castor (Beavers)	Equisetum
Species	Castor fiber	Equisetum variegatum

Conservation Status

Eurasian beaver

VU — Vulnerable

Mottled Scouring-Rush

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Eurasian beaver	Mottled Scouring-Rush
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

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.

Mottled Scouring-Rush

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Range

Found across Europe (7 countries) and North America (Canada, United States).

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 4 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden