Gato de Agua vs Ochre Bracket

Lontra longicaudis compared with Trametes ochracea

Key Differences

• Gato de Agua is Data Deficient while Ochre Bracket is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gato de Agua	Ochre Bracket
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (cordados)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Carnivora (carnívoros)	Polyporales (Polyporales)
Family	Mustelidae (Weasels & Otters)	Polyporaceae
Genus	Lontra	Trametes
Species	Lontra longicaudis	Trametes ochracea

Conservation Status

Gato de Agua

DD — Data Deficient

Ochre Bracket

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gato de Agua

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.

Ochre Bracket

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (5 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil).