Neotropical otter vs utile

Lontra longicaudis compared with Entandrophragma utile

Key Differences

• Neotropical otter is Data Deficient while utile is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Neotropical otter	utile
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)	Meliaceae
Genus	Lontra	Entandrophragma
Species	Lontra longicaudis	Entandrophragma utile

Conservation Status

Neotropical otter

DD — Data Deficient

utile

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Neotropical otter	utile
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.

utile

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, and mangrove forests and coastal wetlands within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Found in Guinea. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.