five-leaf crotalaria vs Neotropical otter

Crotalaria quinquefolia compared with Lontra longicaudis

Key Differences

• five-leaf crotalaria is Least Concern while Neotropical otter is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	five-leaf crotalaria	Neotropical otter
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Fabaceae	Mustelidae (Weasels & Otters)
Genus	Crotalaria	Lontra
Species	Crotalaria quinquefolia	Lontra longicaudis

Conservation Status

five-leaf crotalaria

LC — Least Concern

Neotropical otter

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	five-leaf crotalaria	Neotropical otter
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

five-leaf crotalaria

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests within the Australasia biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Japan, Singapore), Oceania and the Pacific (5 countries), and South America (Guyana).

Neotropical otter

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.