Hairy-nosed otter vs Mastic Thyme

Lutra sumatrana compared with Thymus mastichina

Key Differences

• Hairy-nosed otter is Endangered while Mastic Thyme is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hairy-nosed otter	Mastic Thyme
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Mustelidae (Weasels & Otters)	Lamiaceae
Genus	Lutra (Otters)	Thymus
Species	Lutra sumatrana	Thymus mastichina

Conservation Status

Hairy-nosed otter

EN — Endangered

Mastic Thyme

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hairy-nosed otter	Mastic Thyme
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Hairy-nosed otter

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Mastic Thyme

Habitat

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