Hairy-nosed otter vs Phalsa

Lutra sumatrana compared with Grewia asiatica

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hairy-nosed otter	Phalsa
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Malvales (Malvales)
Family	Mustelidae (Weasels & Otters)	Malvaceae
Genus	Lutra (Otters)	Grewia
Species	Lutra sumatrana	Grewia asiatica

Conservation Status

Hairy-nosed otter

EN — Endangered

Phalsa

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Hairy-nosed otter

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Phalsa

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Australia, Seychelles, Taiwan, and United States.