Eurasian beaver vs Furrowed Melilot

Castor fiber compared with Melilotus sulcatus

Key Differences

• Eurasian beaver is Vulnerable while Furrowed Melilot is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Eurasian beaver	Furrowed Melilot
Kingdom	Animalia (동물)	Plantae (식물)
Phylum	Chordata (척삭동물)	Magnoliophyta (피자식물문)
Class	Mammalia (포유류)	Magnoliopsida (목련강)
Order	Rodentia (설치류)	Fabales (콩목)
Family	Castoridae (Beavers)	Fabaceae
Genus	Castor (Beavers)	Melilotus
Species	Castor fiber	Melilotus sulcatus

Conservation Status

Eurasian beaver

VU — Vulnerable

Furrowed Melilot

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Eurasian beaver	Furrowed Melilot
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.

Furrowed Melilot

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (14 countries) and North America (United States).

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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 5 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇵🇹 Portugal 🇸🇪 Sweden