Disc Mayweed vs Giant Otter

Matricaria discoidea compared with Pteronura brasiliensis

Key Differences

• Disc Mayweed is Not Evaluated while Giant Otter is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Disc Mayweed	Giant Otter
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)	Mustelidae (Weasels & Otters)
Genus	Matricaria	Pteronura
Species	Matricaria discoidea	Pteronura brasiliensis

Conservation Status

Disc Mayweed

NE — Not Evaluated

Giant Otter

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Disc Mayweed	Giant Otter
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Disc Mayweed

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (5 countries), Europe (33 countries), North America (Canada, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Argentina, Chile).

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.