Gato de Agua vs short-stem iris

Lontra longicaudis compared with Iris brevicaulis

Key Differences

• Gato de Agua is Data Deficient while short-stem iris is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gato de Agua	short-stem iris
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (cordados)	Arthropoda (artrópodos)
Class	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Insecta (insecto)
Order	Carnivora (carnívoros)	Mantodea (Mantodea)
Family	Mustelidae (Weasels & Otters)	Eremiaphilidae
Genus	Lontra	Iris
Species	Lontra longicaudis	Iris brevicaulis

Evolutionary Relationship

Gato de Agua and short-stem iris share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Gato de Agua

DD — Data Deficient

short-stem iris

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gato de Agua	short-stem iris
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.

short-stem iris

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in Canada.