Giant Otter vs Stinking willie

Pteronura brasiliensis compared with Jacobaea vulgaris

Key Differences

• Giant Otter is Endangered while Stinking willie is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Giant Otter	Stinking willie
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Mustelidae (Weasels & Otters)	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Pteronura	Jacobaea
Species	Pteronura brasiliensis	Jacobaea vulgaris

Conservation Status

Giant Otter

EN — Endangered

Stinking willie

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Giant Otter	Stinking willie
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.

Stinking willie

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Japan), Europe (6 countries), and North America (Canada, United States).