In　this　study,　the　acid-base　bifunctional　magnetic　ZrMg@Fe3O4　metallic　oxide　catalysts　with　remarkable　structural　properties　were　synthesized　by　the　co-precipitation　method　for　the　catalytic　transfer　hydrogenation　(CTH)　of　furfural　(FF),　ethyl　levulinate　(EL),　and　5-methylfurfural　(5-MF)　to　furfuryl　alcohol　(FFA),　gamma-valerolactone　(GVL),　and　5-methyl-2-furanmethanol　(5-MFA).　Characterization　results　indicated　that　the　ZrMg@Fe3O4　(7:　1:1)　catalyst　possesses　a　substantial　pore　volume,　large　specific　surface　area,　and　mesoporous　properties,　which　play　an　important　role　in　improving　catalytic　activity.　The　leaching　experiment　indicated　that　the　catalyst　was　not　prone　to　leaching,　proving　its　structural　stability.　The　yield　of　FFA,　GVL,　and　5-MFA　could　be　as　high　as　92.50%,　95.00%,　and　53.95%　by　optimization　experiments.　The　Py-FTIR,　CO2-TPD,　and　poisoning　experiments　showed　that　Lewis　acid-base　sites　significantly　impact　the　catalytic　activity.　The　catalyst　can　be　readily　isolated　and　retrieved　from　the　liquid　reaction　mixture　by　applying　the　external　magnetic　field.　The　reaction　mechanism　and　catalytic　stability　were　also　conducted　by　systematically　studying　the　reaction　experiments　and　physicochemical　properties　of　the　catalyst.　©　2023　The　Authors