Cutnut vs Eurasian beaver

Barringtonia edulis compared with Castor fiber

Key Differences

• Cutnut is Data Deficient while Eurasian beaver is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cutnut	Eurasian beaver
Kingdom	Plantae (plantas)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Ericales (Ericales)	Rodentia (Roedores)
Family	Lecythidaceae	Castoridae (Beavers)
Genus	Barringtonia	Castor (Beavers)
Species	Barringtonia edulis	Castor fiber

Conservation Status

Cutnut

DD — Data Deficient

Eurasian beaver

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cutnut	Eurasian beaver
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Cutnut

Habitat

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

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.

Eurasian beaver

O castor-europeu (Castor fiber) é classificado como Vulnerável (VU) na Lista Vermelha da IUCN. Enfrenta alto risco de ameaça no estado selvagem, com populações em declínio e crescente pressão sobre o habitat.