Flat Wrack vs Neotropical otter

Fucus spiralis compared with Lontra longicaudis

Key Differences

• Flat Wrack is Least Concern while Neotropical otter is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Flat Wrack	Neotropical otter
Kingdom	Chromista (Chromista)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Ochrophyta (Ochrophyta)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Phaeophyceae (Phaeophyceae)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Fucales (Fucales)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Fucaceae	Mustelidae (Weasels & Otters)
Genus	Fucus	Lontra
Species	Fucus spiralis	Lontra longicaudis

Conservation Status

Flat Wrack

LC — Least Concern

Neotropical otter

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Flat Wrack	Neotropical otter
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Flat Wrack

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including temperate coniferous forests, montane grasslands and shrublands, and Mediterranean forests and woodlands within the Palearctic biogeographic realm.

Range

Found across Africa (Morocco) and Europe (9 countries).

Neotropical otter

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.