Neotropical otter vs pliant lettuce

Lontra longicaudis compared with Lactuca viminea

Key Differences

• Neotropical otter is Data Deficient while pliant lettuce is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Neotropical otter	pliant lettuce
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Mustelidae (Weasels & Otters)	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Lontra	Lactuca
Species	Lontra longicaudis	Lactuca viminea

Conservation Status

Neotropical otter

DD — Data Deficient

pliant lettuce

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Neotropical otter	pliant lettuce
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.

pliant lettuce

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.