Dwarf eelgrass vs Hairy-nosed otter

Zostera japonica compared with Lutra sumatrana

Key Differences

• Dwarf eelgrass is Least Concern while Hairy-nosed otter is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dwarf eelgrass	Hairy-nosed otter
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Alismatales (Alismatales)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Zosteraceae	Mustelidae (Weasels & Otters)
Genus	Zostera	Lutra (Otters)
Species	Zostera japonica	Lutra sumatrana

Conservation Status

Dwarf eelgrass

LC — Least Concern

Hairy-nosed otter

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dwarf eelgrass	Hairy-nosed otter
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Dwarf eelgrass

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests within the Indomalayan biogeographic realm.

Range

Distributed across Canada, Laos, Norway, Taiwan, and United States.

Hairy-nosed otter

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.