Giant Otter vs Spanish elm

Pteronura brasiliensis compared with Cordia alliodora

Key Differences

• Giant Otter is Endangered while Spanish elm is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Giant Otter	Spanish elm
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Boraginales (Boraginales)
Family	Mustelidae (Weasels & Otters)	Cordiaceae
Genus	Pteronura	Cordia
Species	Pteronura brasiliensis	Cordia alliodora

Conservation Status

Giant Otter

EN — Endangered

Spanish elm

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Giant Otter	Spanish elm
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.

Spanish elm

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (4 countries), North America (8 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (5 countries), and South America (5 countries).

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia 🇻🇪 Venezuela