Neotropical otter vs Thread-Leaf Water-Crowfoot

Lontra longicaudis compared with Ranunculus trichophyllus

Key Differences

• Neotropical otter is Data Deficient while Thread-Leaf Water-Crowfoot is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Neotropical otter	Thread-Leaf Water-Crowfoot
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Ranunculales (Ranunculales)
Family	Mustelidae (Weasels & Otters)	Ranunculaceae
Genus	Lontra	Ranunculus
Species	Lontra longicaudis	Ranunculus trichophyllus

Conservation Status

Neotropical otter

DD — Data Deficient

Thread-Leaf Water-Crowfoot

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Neotropical otter	Thread-Leaf Water-Crowfoot
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.

Thread-Leaf Water-Crowfoot

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Canada, New Zealand, Sweden, and United States.