Eye Bright vs Hairy-nosed otter

Heliotropium angiospermum compared with Lutra sumatrana

Key Differences

• Eye Bright is Least Concern while Hairy-nosed otter is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Eye Bright	Hairy-nosed otter
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Boraginales (Boraginales)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Heliotropiaceae	Mustelidae (Weasels & Otters)
Genus	Heliotropium	Lutra (Otters)
Species	Heliotropium angiospermum	Lutra sumatrana

Conservation Status

Eye Bright

LC — Least Concern

Hairy-nosed otter

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Eye Bright	Hairy-nosed otter
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Eye Bright

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Chile, Colombia, and Cuba.

Hairy-nosed otter

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.