Nutria de Sumatra vs Java-bean

Lutra sumatrana compared with Senna obtusifolia

Key Differences

  • Nutria de Sumatra is Endangered while Java-bean is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Nutria de Sumatra Java-bean
Kingdom Animalia (Animals) Plantae (planta)
Phylum Chordata (cordados) Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class Mammalia (mamíferos) Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order Carnivora (carnívoros) Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family Mustelidae (Weasels & Otters) Fabaceae
Genus Lutra (Otters) Senna
Species Lutra sumatrana Senna obtusifolia

Conservation Status

Nutria de Sumatra

EN — Endangered

Java-bean

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Nutria de Sumatra Java-bean
Diet — —
Average Lifespan — —
Average Length — —
Average Weight — —

Habitat & Geographic Range

Nutria de Sumatra

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Java-bean

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, and flooded grasslands and savannas, among 8 distinct biome types. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (22 countries), Asia (13 countries), Europe (9 countries), North America (5 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (10 countries), and South America (5 countries).

Nutria de Sumatra

No description available.

Java-bean

No description available.

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