Neotropical otter vs River Maple

Lontra longicaudis compared with Acer saccharinum

Key Differences

• Neotropical otter is Data Deficient while River Maple is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Neotropical otter	River Maple
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family	Mustelidae (Weasels & Otters)	Sapindaceae
Genus	Lontra	Acer
Species	Lontra longicaudis	Acer saccharinum

Conservation Status

Neotropical otter

DD — Data Deficient

River Maple

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Neotropical otter	River Maple
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.

River Maple

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Algeria), Asia (Armenia), Europe (19 countries), North America (Canada, United States), and South America (Brazil, Ecuador).

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇪🇨 Ecuador