beach alectryon vs Neotropical otter

Alectryon coriaceus compared with Lontra longicaudis

Key Differences

• beach alectryon is Least Concern while Neotropical otter is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	beach alectryon	Neotropical otter
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Sapindaceae	Mustelidae (Weasels & Otters)
Genus	Alectryon	Lontra
Species	Alectryon coriaceus	Lontra longicaudis

Conservation Status

beach alectryon

LC — Least Concern

Neotropical otter

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	beach alectryon	Neotropical otter
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

beach alectryon

Habitat

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

Neotropical otter

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.

beach alectryon

The Beach alectryon (Alectryon coriaceus) is a species in the genus Alectryon. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.