Gato de Agua vs Ringed Emerald

Lontra longicaudis compared with Somatochlora albicincta

Key Differences

• Gato de Agua is Data Deficient while Ringed Emerald is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gato de Agua	Ringed Emerald
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (cordados)	Arthropoda (artrópodos)
Class	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Insecta (insecto)
Order	Carnivora (carnívoros)	Odonata (Odonata)
Family	Mustelidae (Weasels & Otters)	Corduliidae
Genus	Lontra	Somatochlora
Species	Lontra longicaudis	Somatochlora albicincta

Evolutionary Relationship

Gato de Agua and Ringed Emerald share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Gato de Agua

DD — Data Deficient

Ringed Emerald

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gato de Agua	Ringed Emerald
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.

Ringed Emerald

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in United States.