Fimbry vs Hairy-nosed otter

Fimbristylis littoralis compared with Lutra sumatrana

Key Differences

• Fimbry is Least Concern while Hairy-nosed otter is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fimbry	Hairy-nosed otter
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Poales (Grasses)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Cyperaceae	Mustelidae (Weasels & Otters)
Genus	Fimbristylis	Lutra (Otters)
Species	Fimbristylis littoralis	Lutra sumatrana

Conservation Status

Fimbry

LC — Least Concern

Hairy-nosed otter

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fimbry	Hairy-nosed otter
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Fimbry

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (7 countries), Asia (Brunei, Singapore, Thailand), North America (6 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (4 countries), and South America (4 countries).

Hairy-nosed otter

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.