Bleeding-Heart vs Canadian Otter

Dicentra formosa compared with Lontra canadensis

Key Differences

• Bleeding-Heart is Not Evaluated while Canadian Otter is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bleeding-Heart	Canadian Otter
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Ranunculales (Ranunculales)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Papaveraceae	Mustelidae (Weasels & Otters)
Genus	Dicentra	Lontra
Species	Dicentra formosa	Lontra canadensis

Conservation Status

Bleeding-Heart

NE — Not Evaluated

Canadian Otter

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bleeding-Heart	Canadian Otter
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bleeding-Heart

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (10 countries) and North America (United States).

Canadian Otter

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in United States.

Bleeding-Heart

The Bleeding-Heart (Dicentra formosa) is a species in the genus Dicentra. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Canadian Otter

The Canadian Otter (Lontra canadensis) is a species in the genus Lontra. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇺🇸 United States