gratiola vs Hairy-nosed otter

Gratiola officinalis compared with Lutra sumatrana

Key Differences

• gratiola is Critically Endangered while Hairy-nosed otter is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	gratiola	Hairy-nosed otter
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Lamiales (Lamiales)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Plantaginaceae	Mustelidae (Weasels & Otters)
Genus	Gratiola	Lutra (Otters)
Species	Gratiola officinalis	Lutra sumatrana

Conservation Status

gratiola

CR — Critically Endangered

Hairy-nosed otter

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	gratiola	Hairy-nosed otter
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

gratiola

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including temperate broadleaf and mixed forests, temperate coniferous forests, and Mediterranean forests and woodlands within the Palearctic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, France, Portugal, and Sweden. Currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Hairy-nosed otter

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.