Blessed thistle vs Canadian beaver

Centaurea benedicta compared with Castor canadensis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blessed thistle	Canadian beaver
Kingdom	Plantae (พืช)	Animalia (สัตว์)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (สัตว์มีแกนสันหลัง)
Class	Magnoliopsida (พืชใบเลี้ยงคู่)	Mammalia (สัตว์เลี้ยงลูกด้วยน้ำนม)
Order	Asterales (อันดับทานตะวัน)	Rodentia (อันดับสัตว์ฟันแทะ)
Family	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)	Castoridae (Beavers)
Genus	Centaurea	Castor (Beavers)
Species	Centaurea benedicta	Castor canadensis

Conservation Status

Blessed thistle

NE — Not Evaluated

Canadian beaver

NE — Not Evaluated

Population: ~15.0M

Trend: Stable →

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blessed thistle	Canadian beaver
Diet	—	Herbivore
Average Lifespan	—	15 years
Average Length	—	1.0 m
Average Weight	—	25.0 kg

Habitat & Geographic Range

Blessed thistle

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Morocco), Asia (Japan, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan), Europe (6 countries), North America (Canada, Mexico, United States), and South America (Brazil, Chile, Ecuador).

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).

Blessed thistle

The Blessed thistle (Centaurea benedicta) is a species in the genus Centaurea. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Canadian beaver

The largest rodent in North America, Canadian beavers weigh up to 32 kg and are master ecosystem engineers inhabiting rivers, lakes, and wetlands across Canada and the northern United States. By felling trees and constructing dams up to hundreds of meters long, beavers create ponds that provide habitat for hundreds of species. Their lodges and canals transform entire watersheds. Once nearly hunted to extinction for their fur, beaver populations have recovered strongly.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 5 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇨🇱 Chile 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden 🇺🇸 United States