Eurasian beaver vs snow draba

Castor fiber compared with Draba nivalis

Key Differences

• Eurasian beaver is Vulnerable while snow draba is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Eurasian beaver	snow draba
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (plantas)
Phylum	Chordata (cordados)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Roedores)	Brassicales (Brassicales)
Family	Castoridae (Beavers)	Brassicaceae
Genus	Castor (Beavers)	Draba
Species	Castor fiber	Draba nivalis

Conservation Status

Eurasian beaver

VU — Vulnerable

snow draba

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Eurasian beaver	snow draba
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.

snow draba

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden.

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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden