vs Gato de Agua

Asperococcus ensiformis compared with Lontra longicaudis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank		Gato de Agua
Kingdom	Chromista (Chromista)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Ochrophyta (Ochrophyta)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Phaeophyceae (Phaeophyceae)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Ectocarpales (Ectocarpales)	Carnivora (carnívoros)
Family	Chordariaceae	Mustelidae (Weasels & Otters)
Genus	Asperococcus	Lontra
Species	Asperococcus ensiformis	Lontra longicaudis

Conservation Status

DD — Data Deficient

Gato de Agua

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute		Gato de Agua
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including temperate broadleaf and mixed forests, tundra, and tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests spanning the Australasia and Oceanian realms.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, New Zealand, and Norway.

Gato de Agua

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.

Asperococcus ensiformis es un alga parda que crece en la zona intermareal y submareal de costas templadas y subtropicales de todo el mundo. Se caracteriza por su talo en forma de espada o banda, que suele fijarse a rocas y otros sustratos.