Eurasian beaver vs Silver-eye

Castor fiber compared with Zosterops lateralis

Key Differences

• Eurasian beaver is Vulnerable while Silver-eye is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Eurasian beaver	Silver-eye
Kingdom same	Animalia (động vật)	Animalia (động vật)
Phylum same	Chordata (động vật có dây sống)	Chordata (động vật có dây sống)
Class	Mammalia (lớp Thú)	Aves (chim)
Order	Rodentia (Bộ Gặm nhấm)	Passeriformes (bộ Sẻ)
Family	Castoridae (Beavers)	Zosteropidae
Genus	Castor (Beavers)	Zosterops
Species	Castor fiber	Zosterops lateralis

Evolutionary Relationship

Eurasian beaver and Silver-eye share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (động vật có dây sống)

Conservation Status

Eurasian beaver

VU — Vulnerable

Silver-eye

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Eurasian beaver	Silver-eye
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.

Silver-eye

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Distributed across Norway and United Kingdom.

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 1 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway