Eurasian beaver vs Red fox
They share the class Mammalia but sit in different orders: Eurasian beaver in Rodentia, Red fox in Carnivora.
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What is the difference between a Eurasian beaver and a red fox?
Each point below is worked out from a pair of recorded values.
- They share the class Mammalia but sit in different orders: Eurasian beaver in Rodentia, Red fox in Carnivora.
- Both are listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.
- They have been recorded in 36 of the same countries (the Eurasian beaver in 36 in total, the red fox in 91). Shared records include zoos, so this does not mean they meet in the wild.
Side by side
| Eurasian beaver | Red fox | |
|---|---|---|
| Scientific name | Castor fiber | Vulpes vulpes |
| Family | Castoridae | Canidae |
| Order | Rodentia | Carnivora |
| Weight | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Length | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Lifespan | Not recorded | 5 years |
| Main food | Not recorded | Oryctolagus, fruit |
| Habitat | forest | forest, grassland, shrubland, desert, wetland, urban area |
| Conservation status | Least Concern | Least Concern |
| Countries recorded | 36 | 91 |
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