Giant Otter vs red-cedar

Pteronura brasiliensis compared with Trichilia hirta

Key Differences

• Giant Otter is Endangered while red-cedar is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Giant Otter	red-cedar
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family	Mustelidae (Weasels & Otters)	Meliaceae
Genus	Pteronura	Trichilia
Species	Pteronura brasiliensis	Trichilia hirta

Conservation Status

Giant Otter

EN — Endangered

red-cedar

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Giant Otter	red-cedar
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.

red-cedar

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Colombia, and Cuba.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia