Uvita vs Gato de Agua

Syzygium cumini compared with Lontra longicaudis

Key Differences

• Uvita is Least Concern while Gato de Agua is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Uvita	Gato de Agua
Kingdom	Plantae (planta)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Myrtales (Myrtales)	Carnivora (carnívoros)
Family	Myrtaceae	Mustelidae (Weasels & Otters)
Genus	Syzygium	Lontra
Species	Syzygium cumini	Lontra longicaudis

Conservation Status

Uvita

LC — Least Concern

Gato de Agua

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Uvita

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, and montane grasslands and shrublands, among 7 distinct biome types. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (13 countries), Asia (8 countries), North America (16 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (6 countries), and South America (7 countries).

Gato de Agua

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia 🇻🇪 Venezuela