Neotropical otter vs

Lontra longicaudis compared with Physarum viride

Key Differences

• Neotropical otter is Data Deficient while is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Neotropical otter
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Protozoa (protozoa)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Mycetozoa
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Myxomycetes (Myxomycetes)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Physarales (Physarales)
Family	Mustelidae (Weasels & Otters)	Physaraceae
Genus	Lontra	Physarum
Species	Lontra longicaudis	Physarum viride

Conservation Status

Neotropical otter

DD — Data Deficient

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Neotropical otter
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Neotropical otter

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.

Habitat

Native to Asia and Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (Belgium, Norway, Sweden), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil).

Physarum viride is a vibrantly coloured myxomycete (slime mould) producing small, bright yellow-green sporangia on decaying organic matter including dead wood, leaves, and litter in forest habitats. Like all Physarum species, it spends part of its life as a multinucleate plasmodium that creeps across substrates to engulf food particles. This species is found in moist woodlands across temperate and tropical zones.