Giant Otter vs One Toe

Pteronura brasiliensis compared with Tabebuia lepidota

Key Differences

• Giant Otter is Endangered while One Toe is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Giant Otter	One Toe
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Mustelidae (Weasels & Otters)	Bignoniaceae
Genus	Pteronura	Tabebuia
Species	Pteronura brasiliensis	Tabebuia lepidota

Conservation Status

Giant Otter

EN — Endangered

One Toe

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Giant Otter	One Toe
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Giant Otter

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Venezuela. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

One Toe

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Cuba.