Where does the Eurasian beaver live?
Castor fiber has 414,791 records in 40 countries and territories, from 1594 to 2026. Most records come from Switzerland.
- 414,791 records
- 40 places
- 133 years recorded
- Mammalia class
AnimaliaChordataMammaliaRodentiaCastoridaeCastor
When it is recorded
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Peak month: March. Records cluster in the months an animal is present and being looked for, so a summer peak can reflect observer effort as much as the animal.
Where it is recorded
| Place | Records | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Switzerland | 166,933 | |
| Netherlands | 62,250 | |
| France | 41,228 | |
| United Kingdom | 40,944 | |
| Austria | 25,321 | |
| Germany | 22,132 | |
| Sweden | 13,819 | |
| Norway | 10,302 | |
| Belgium | 9,218 | |
| Russia | 7,544 | |
| Poland | 4,931 | |
| Ukraine | 2,175 | |
| Estonia | 1,574 | |
| Luxembourg | 1,221 | |
| Spain | 822 | |
| Denmark | 650 | |
| Liechtenstein | 600 | |
| Czechia | 581 | |
| Lithuania | 414 | |
| Romania | 389 | |
| Belarus | 355 | |
| Slovenia | 299 | |
| Slovakia | 289 | |
| Hungary | 260 | |
| Croatia | 195 | |
| Finland | 186 | |
| Latvia | 74 | |
| Italy | 18 | |
| Kazakhstan | 16 | |
| Bosnia & Herzegovina | 10 | |
| Mongolia | 9 | |
| Serbia | 9 | |
| Bulgaria | 5 | |
| Canada | 5 | |
| Greece | 4 | |
| Portugal | 3 | |
| Moldova | 2 | |
| Türkiye | 2 | |
| United States | 1 | |
| Kosovo | 1 |
Status from the records: resident
Recorded across many years and months — an established presence. This is inferred from how many years and months the animal appears in, not from a range map — treat it as evidence, not a formal assessment.
Recorded across many years and months — an established presence. This is inferred from how many years and months the animal appears in, not from a range map — treat it as evidence, not a formal assessment.