Eurasian beaver vs Keeled wormseed

Castor fiber compared with Dysphania carinata

Key Differences

• Eurasian beaver is Vulnerable while Keeled wormseed is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Eurasian beaver	Keeled wormseed
Kingdom	Animalia (động vật)	Plantae (thực vật)
Phylum	Chordata (động vật có dây sống)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (lớp Thú)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Bộ Gặm nhấm)	Caryophyllales (Bộ Cẩm chướng)
Family	Castoridae (Beavers)	Amaranthaceae
Genus	Castor (Beavers)	Dysphania
Species	Castor fiber	Dysphania carinata

Conservation Status

Eurasian beaver

VU — Vulnerable

Keeled wormseed

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Eurasian beaver	Keeled wormseed
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.

Keeled wormseed

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa, Zimbabwe), Asia (India, Saudi Arabia), Europe (4 countries), and North America (United States).

Eurasian beaver

Eurasian beaver (Castor fiber) is classified as Vulnerable (VU) on the IUCN Red List. Facing a high risk of endangerment in the wild, with declining populations and increasing habitat pressure.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 3 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇸🇪 Sweden