vs Eurasian beaver

Asperococcus ensiformis compared with Castor fiber

Key Differences

  • is Data Deficient while Eurasian beaver is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Eurasian beaver
Kingdom Chromista (色藻界) Animalia (动物界)
Phylum Ochrophyta (淡色藻门) Chordata (脊索动物门)
Class Phaeophyceae (褐藻纲) Mammalia (哺乳動物)
Order Ectocarpales (外节壶目) Rodentia (啮齿目)
Family Chordariaceae Castoridae (Beavers)
Genus Asperococcus Castor (Beavers)
Species Asperococcus ensiformis Castor fiber

Conservation Status

DD — Data Deficient

Eurasian beaver

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Eurasian beaver
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including temperate broadleaf and mixed forests, tundra, and tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests spanning the Australasia and Oceanian realms.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, New Zealand, and Norway.

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.

剑形粗囊藻(Asperococcus ensiformis)是一种褐藻,生长于世界各地温带和亚热带海岸的潮间带和潮下带。该藻类以其剑形或带状的叶状体为特征,常附着于岩石和其他基质上生长。

Eurasian beaver

欧亚河狸(Castor fiber)在IUCN红色名录中被列为易危(VU)。面临野外高度濒危风险,种群数量下降,栖息地压力日益增大。

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

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