Neotropical otter vs Silkrubber

Lontra longicaudis compared with Funtumia elastica

Key Differences

• Neotropical otter is Data Deficient while Silkrubber is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Neotropical otter	Silkrubber
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Gentianales (Gentianales)
Family	Mustelidae (Weasels & Otters)	Apocynaceae
Genus	Lontra	Funtumia
Species	Lontra longicaudis	Funtumia elastica

Conservation Status

Neotropical otter

DD — Data Deficient

Silkrubber

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Neotropical otter	Silkrubber
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.

Silkrubber

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests within the Neotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Distributed across Cameroon, Guinea, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Samoa, and Seychelles.