Elephant Apple vs Neotropical otter

Dillenia indica compared with Lontra longicaudis

Key Differences

• Elephant Apple is Least Concern while Neotropical otter is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Elephant Apple	Neotropical otter
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Dilleniales (Dilleniales)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Dilleniaceae	Mustelidae (Weasels & Otters)
Genus	Dillenia	Lontra
Species	Dillenia indica	Lontra longicaudis

Conservation Status

Elephant Apple

LC — Least Concern

Neotropical otter

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Elephant Apple	Neotropical otter
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Elephant Apple

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Congo (DRC), Sao Tome and Principe, Seychelles, and Taiwan.

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