Gato de Agua vs amarant

Lontra longicaudis compared with Amaranthus retroflexus

Key Differences

• Gato de Agua is Data Deficient while amarant is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gato de Agua	amarant
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (planta)
Phylum	Chordata (cordados)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Carnivora (carnívoros)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Mustelidae (Weasels & Otters)	Amaranthaceae
Genus	Lontra	Amaranthus
Species	Lontra longicaudis	Amaranthus retroflexus

Conservation Status

Gato de Agua

DD — Data Deficient

amarant

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gato de Agua	amarant
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.

amarant

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (7 countries), Asia (14 countries), Europe (36 countries), North America (Canada, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (6 countries).

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia 🇻🇪 Venezuela