Giant Otter vs Sour orange

Pteronura brasiliensis compared with Citrus aurantium

Key Differences

• Giant Otter is Endangered while Sour orange is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Giant Otter	Sour orange
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)	Rutaceae
Genus	Pteronura	Citrus
Species	Pteronura brasiliensis	Citrus aurantium

Conservation Status

Giant Otter

EN — Endangered

Sour orange

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Giant Otter	Sour orange
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.

Sour orange

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (12 countries), Asia (5 countries), Europe (9 countries), North America (5 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (4 countries), and South America (Argentina, Brazil, Colombia).

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia