Devil's horsewhip vs Giant Otter

Achyranthes aspera compared with Pteronura brasiliensis

Key Differences

• Devil's horsewhip is Not Evaluated while Giant Otter is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Devil's horsewhip	Giant Otter
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Amaranthaceae	Mustelidae (Weasels & Otters)
Genus	Achyranthes	Pteronura
Species	Achyranthes aspera	Pteronura brasiliensis

Conservation Status

Devil's horsewhip

NE — Not Evaluated

Giant Otter

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Devil's horsewhip	Giant Otter
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Devil's horsewhip

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (10 countries), Asia (4 countries), Europe (Italy, Spain, United Kingdom), North America (13 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (11 countries), and South America (Brazil, Colombia, Suriname).

Giant Otter

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Venezuela. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia