Gato de Agua vs Rosette Tooth

Lontra longicaudis compared with Hydnellum cumulatum

Key Differences

• Gato de Agua is Data Deficient while Rosette Tooth is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gato de Agua	Rosette Tooth
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (cordados)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Carnivora (carnívoros)	Thelephorales (Thelephorales)
Family	Mustelidae (Weasels & Otters)	Bankeraceae
Genus	Lontra	Hydnellum
Species	Lontra longicaudis	Hydnellum cumulatum

Conservation Status

Gato de Agua

DD — Data Deficient

Rosette Tooth

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gato de Agua	Rosette Tooth
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.

Rosette Tooth

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. Currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.