Hairy-nosed otter vs Yellow Dodder

Lutra sumatrana compared with Cuscuta campestris

Key Differences

  • Hairy-nosed otter is Endangered while Yellow Dodder is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Hairy-nosed otter Yellow Dodder
Kingdom Animalia (Animals) Plantae (Plants)
Phylum Chordata (Chordates) Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class Mammalia (Mammals) Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order Carnivora (Carnivorans) Solanales (Solanales)
Family Mustelidae (Weasels & Otters) Convolvulaceae
Genus Lutra (Otters) Cuscuta
Species Lutra sumatrana Cuscuta campestris

Conservation Status

Hairy-nosed otter

EN — Endangered

Yellow Dodder

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Hairy-nosed otter Yellow Dodder
Diet — —
Average Lifespan — —
Average Length — —
Average Weight — —

Habitat & Geographic Range

Hairy-nosed otter

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Yellow Dodder

Habitat

Inhabits montane grasslands and shrublands and deserts and xeric shrublands within the Palearctic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (22 countries), Asia (22 countries), Europe (33 countries), North America (Canada), Oceania and the Pacific (Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Samoa), and South America (Argentina, Brazil, Chile).

Hairy-nosed otter

No description available.

Yellow Dodder

No description available.

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