Gato de Agua vs Upper Crust

Lontra longicaudis compared with Amaurodon cyaneus

Key Differences

• Gato de Agua is Data Deficient while Upper Crust is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gato de Agua	Upper Crust
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)	Thelephoraceae
Genus	Lontra	Amaurodon
Species	Lontra longicaudis	Amaurodon cyaneus

Conservation Status

Gato de Agua

DD — Data Deficient

Upper Crust

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gato de Agua	Upper Crust
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.

Upper Crust

Habitat

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

Range

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