Hairy-nosed otter vs Variable Abalone

Lutra sumatrana compared with Haliotis varia

Key Differences

• Hairy-nosed otter is Endangered while Variable Abalone is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hairy-nosed otter	Variable Abalone
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Mollusca (Mollusks)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Lepetellida (Lepetellida)
Family	Mustelidae (Weasels & Otters)	Haliotidae
Genus	Lutra (Otters)	Haliotis
Species	Lutra sumatrana	Haliotis varia

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Hairy-nosed otter

EN — Endangered

Variable Abalone

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hairy-nosed otter	Variable Abalone
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Hairy-nosed otter

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Variable Abalone

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and deserts and xeric shrublands within the Indomalayan biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Distributed across Sri Lanka and Taiwan.