African or Cape clawless otter vs hollong

Aonyx capensis compared with Dipterocarpus retusus

Key Differences

• African or Cape clawless otter is Near Threatened while hollong is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African or Cape clawless otter	hollong
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Malvales (Malvales)
Family	Mustelidae (Weasels & Otters)	Dipterocarpaceae
Genus	Aonyx	Dipterocarpus
Species	Aonyx capensis	Dipterocarpus retusus

Conservation Status

African or Cape clawless otter

NT — Near Threatened

hollong

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African or Cape clawless otter	hollong
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

African or Cape clawless otter

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

hollong

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

African or Cape clawless otter

The African or Cape clawless otter (Aonyx capensis) is a species in the genus Aonyx. It is currently classified as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.