Gato de Agua vs Variable Dancer

Lontra longicaudis compared with Argia fumipennis

Key Differences

• Gato de Agua is Data Deficient while Variable Dancer is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gato de Agua	Variable Dancer
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)	Coenagrionidae
Genus	Lontra	Argia
Species	Lontra longicaudis	Argia fumipennis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Gato de Agua

DD — Data Deficient

Variable Dancer

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gato de Agua	Variable Dancer
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.

Variable Dancer

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in United States.