Hairy-nosed otter vs Septicweed

Lutra sumatrana compared with Senna occidentalis

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Hairy-nosed otter Septicweed
Kingdom Animalia (Animals) Plantae (Plants)
Phylum Chordata (Chordates) Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class Mammalia (Mammals) Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order Carnivora (Carnivorans) Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family Mustelidae (Weasels & Otters) Fabaceae
Genus Lutra (Otters) Senna
Species Lutra sumatrana Senna occidentalis

Conservation Status

Hairy-nosed otter

EN — Endangered

Septicweed

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Hairy-nosed otter

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Septicweed

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, montane grasslands and shrublands, and deserts and xeric shrublands, among 4 distinct biome types spanning the Afrotropic and Indomalayan realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (40 countries), Asia (19 countries), Europe (8 countries), North America (7 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (13 countries), and South America (Brazil, Colombia, Guyana).

Hairy-nosed otter

No description available.

Septicweed

No description available.

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