Neotropical otter vs umkokolo

Lontra longicaudis compared with Dovyalis caffra

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Neotropical otter	umkokolo
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)
Family	Mustelidae (Weasels & Otters)	Salicaceae
Genus	Lontra	Dovyalis
Species	Lontra longicaudis	Dovyalis caffra

Conservation Status

Neotropical otter

DD — Data Deficient

umkokolo

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Neotropical otter	umkokolo
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.

umkokolo

Habitat

Inhabits montane grasslands and shrublands within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (7 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Brazil).