Beach-Heath vs Neotropical otter

Hudsonia tomentosa compared with Lontra longicaudis

Key Differences

• Beach-Heath is Not Evaluated while Neotropical otter is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Beach-Heath	Neotropical otter
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Malvales (Malvales)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Cistaceae	Mustelidae (Weasels & Otters)
Genus	Hudsonia	Lontra
Species	Hudsonia tomentosa	Lontra longicaudis

Conservation Status

Beach-Heath

NE — Not Evaluated

Neotropical otter

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Beach-Heath	Neotropical otter
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Beach-Heath

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.

Neotropical otter

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.

Beach-Heath

The Beach-Heath (Hudsonia tomentosa) is a species in the genus Hudsonia. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.