Cock-tailed Tyrant vs Eurasian beaver
Alectrurus tricolor compared with Castor fiber
Taxonomic Classification
| Rank | Cock-tailed Tyrant | Eurasian beaver |
|---|---|---|
| Kingdom same | Animalia (동물) | Animalia (동물) |
| Phylum same | Chordata (척삭동물) | Chordata (척삭동물) |
| Class | Aves (새) | Mammalia (포유류) |
| Order | Passeriformes (참새목) | Rodentia (설치류) |
| Family | Tyrannidae | Castoridae (Beavers) |
| Genus | Alectrurus | Castor (Beavers) |
| Species | Alectrurus tricolor | Castor fiber |
Evolutionary Relationship
Cock-tailed Tyrant and Eurasian beaver share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (척삭동물)
Conservation Status
Cock-tailed Tyrant
VU — VulnerableEurasian beaver
VU — VulnerablePhysical Characteristics
| Attribute | Cock-tailed Tyrant | Eurasian beaver |
|---|---|---|
| Diet | — | — |
| Average Lifespan | — | — |
| Average Length | — | — |
| Average Weight | — | — |
Habitat & Geographic Range
Cock-tailed Tyrant
Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.
Found in Norway. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.
Eurasian beaver
Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.
Found across Europe (6 countries). Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.
Cock-tailed Tyrant
The cock-tailed tyrant (Alectrurus tricolor) is a striking and unusual flycatcher in the family Tyrannidae, named for the remarkable elongated, spatula-shaped outer tail feathers of the male, which can exceed the body length and are displayed during aerial courtship flights over open grasslands. The species inhabits wet and seasonally flooded grasslands, cerrado savanna, and campos in the interior of South America, including central Brazil, eastern Bolivia, Paraguay, and northeastern Argentina — not Norway, as erroneous database entries suggest. Males combine conspicuous black, white, and rufous plumage with their extraordinary tail streamers in an elaborate display to attract females on leks; females are cryptically streaked brown. The cock-tailed tyrant is a ground- and low-vegetation forager, preying on insects and other small invertebrates gleaned from grass stems and caught in aerial sallies. The species is classified as Vulnerable by the IUCN due to extensive and continuing conversion and degradation of its native Neotropical grassland habitat through intensive soy and sugarcane agriculture, cattle ranching, fire management changes, and drainage of seasonally flooded grasslands. Populations have declined significantly across much of its range, particularly in Brazil and Paraguay. The species is a flagship for threatened grassland conservation in South America, where relatively little protection has historically been directed at open-country habitats compared to forest ecosystems.
Eurasian beaver
유라시아비버(Castor fiber)는 IUCN 적색 목록에서 취약(VU)으로 분류됩니다. 개체군이 감소하고 서식지 압박이 증가하며 야생에서 멸종 위기에 처할 높은 위험에 직면해 있습니다.
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