Glandular senna vs Hairy-nosed otter

Senna multiglandulosa compared with Lutra sumatrana

Key Differences

• Glandular senna is Least Concern while Hairy-nosed otter is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Glandular senna	Hairy-nosed otter
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Fabaceae	Mustelidae (Weasels & Otters)
Genus	Senna	Lutra (Otters)
Species	Senna multiglandulosa	Lutra sumatrana

Conservation Status

Glandular senna

LC — Least Concern

Hairy-nosed otter

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Glandular senna	Hairy-nosed otter
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Glandular senna

Habitat

Inhabits flooded grasslands and savannas and deserts and xeric shrublands within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Namibia, South Africa), Asia (India), Europe (Spain), North America (Guatemala, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Colombia).

Hairy-nosed otter

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.