Hairy-nosed otter vs slender mealybug

Lutra sumatrana compared with Atrococcus cracens

Key Differences

• Hairy-nosed otter is Endangered while slender mealybug is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hairy-nosed otter	slender mealybug
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Hemiptera (Hemiptera)
Family	Mustelidae (Weasels & Otters)	Pseudococcidae
Genus	Lutra (Otters)	Atrococcus
Species	Lutra sumatrana	Atrococcus cracens

Evolutionary Relationship

Hairy-nosed otter and slender mealybug share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Hairy-nosed otter

EN — Endangered

slender mealybug

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hairy-nosed otter	slender mealybug
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Hairy-nosed otter

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

slender mealybug

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden.