Hairy-nosed otter vs Hepatica

Lutra sumatrana compared with Hepatica nobilis

Key Differences

• Hairy-nosed otter is Endangered while Hepatica is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hairy-nosed otter	Hepatica
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Ranunculales (Ranunculales)
Family	Mustelidae (Weasels & Otters)	Ranunculaceae
Genus	Lutra (Otters)	Hepatica
Species	Lutra sumatrana	Hepatica nobilis

Conservation Status

Hairy-nosed otter

EN — Endangered

Hepatica

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Hairy-nosed otter

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Hepatica

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (8 countries) and North America (United States).