Hairy-nosed otter vs mountain-pepper

Lutra sumatrana compared with Litsea cubeba

Key Differences

• Hairy-nosed otter is Endangered while mountain-pepper is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hairy-nosed otter	mountain-pepper
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Laurales (Laurales)
Family	Mustelidae (Weasels & Otters)	Lauraceae
Genus	Lutra (Otters)	Litsea
Species	Lutra sumatrana	Litsea cubeba

Conservation Status

Hairy-nosed otter

EN — Endangered

mountain-pepper

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hairy-nosed otter	mountain-pepper
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Hairy-nosed otter

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

mountain-pepper

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Taiwan.