Canadian beaver vs Joint-Leaf Rush

Castor canadensis compared with Juncus articulatus

Key Differences

Canadian beaver is Not Evaluated while Joint-Leaf Rush is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Canadian beaver	Joint-Leaf Rush
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (plantas)
Phylum	Chordata (cordados)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Rodentia (Roedores)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Castoridae (Beavers)	Juncaceae
Genus	Castor (Beavers)	Juncus
Species	Castor canadensis	Juncus articulatus

Conservation Status

Canadian beaver

NE — Not Evaluated

Population: ~15.0M

Trend: Stable →

Joint-Leaf Rush

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Canadian beaver	Joint-Leaf Rush
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).

Joint-Leaf Rush

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Japan), Europe (7 countries), North America (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.