Bed-jacket vs Hairy-nosed otter

Alectryon tomentosus compared with Lutra sumatrana

Key Differences

  • Bed-jacket is Least Concern while Hairy-nosed otter is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Bed-jacket Hairy-nosed 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 Lutra (Otters)
Species Alectryon tomentosus Lutra sumatrana

Conservation Status

Bed-jacket

LC — Least Concern

Hairy-nosed otter

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Bed-jacket Hairy-nosed otter
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bed-jacket

Habitat

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

Hairy-nosed otter

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Bed-jacket

The Bed-jacket (Alectryon tomentosus) 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.

Hairy-nosed otter

No description available.

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