Neotropical otter vs southern elder

Lontra longicaudis compared with Sambucus australis

Key Differences

• Neotropical otter is Data Deficient while southern elder is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Neotropical otter	southern elder
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Dipsacales (Dipsacales)
Family	Mustelidae (Weasels & Otters)	Viburnaceae
Genus	Lontra	Sambucus
Species	Lontra longicaudis	Sambucus australis

Conservation Status

Neotropical otter

DD — Data Deficient

southern elder

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Neotropical otter	southern elder
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.

southern elder

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Brazil.