Giant Otter vs southern elder

Pteronura brasiliensis compared with Sambucus australis

Key Differences

• Giant Otter is Endangered while southern elder is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Giant Otter	southern elder
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Dipsacales (Dipsacales)
Family	Mustelidae (Weasels & Otters)	Viburnaceae
Genus	Pteronura	Sambucus
Species	Pteronura brasiliensis	Sambucus australis

Conservation Status

Giant Otter

EN — Endangered

southern elder

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Giant Otter	southern elder
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.

southern elder

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Brazil.