Canadian beaver vs Dwarf Mountain-pine

Castor canadensis compared with Pinus mugo

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Canadian beaver	Dwarf Mountain-pine
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (plantas)
Phylum	Chordata (cordados)	Coniferophyta (Conifers)
Class	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Pinopsida (Conifers)
Order	Rodentia (Roedores)	Pinales (Pines & Allies)
Family	Castoridae (Beavers)	Pinaceae (Pine Family)
Genus	Castor (Beavers)	Pinus (Pines)
Species	Castor canadensis	Pinus mugo

Conservation Status

Canadian beaver

NE — Not Evaluated

Population: ~15.0M

Trend: Stable →

Dwarf Mountain-pine

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Canadian beaver	Dwarf Mountain-pine
Diet	Herbivore	—
Average Lifespan	15 years	—
Average Length	1.0 m	—
Average Weight	25.0 kg	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Canadian beaver

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, forests, and vegetated habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (15 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Argentina, Chile).

Dwarf Mountain-pine

Habitat

Typically found in temperate and boreal forests, often at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (12 countries), North America (Canada, United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, New Zealand).

Canadian beaver

O maior roedor da América do Norte, o castor-canadense pode pesar até 32 kg e é um mestre engenheiro do ecossistema, habitando rios, lagos e áreas úmidas do Canadá e norte dos Estados Unidos. Ao derrubar árvores e construir barragens de até centenas de metros de comprimento, os castores criam lagoas que proporcionam habitat para centenas de espécies. Suas tocas e canais transformam bacias hidrográficas inteiras. Quase caçados até a extinção por sua pelagem, as populações de castor se recuperaram fortemente.