Duckweed vs Neotropical otter

Lemna perpusilla compared with Lontra longicaudis

Key Differences

• Duckweed is Least Concern while Neotropical otter is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Duckweed	Neotropical otter
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Alismatales (Alismatales)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Araceae	Mustelidae (Weasels & Otters)
Genus	Lemna	Lontra
Species	Lemna perpusilla	Lontra longicaudis

Conservation Status

Duckweed

LC — Least Concern

Neotropical otter

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Duckweed	Neotropical otter
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Duckweed

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, deserts and xeric shrublands, and tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, among 10 distinct biome types. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (7 countries), Asia (7 countries), Europe (4 countries), North America (5 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (5 countries), and South America (5 countries).

Neotropical otter

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia