Sarcelle des Andaman vs loutre, loutre deurope

Anas albogularis compared with Lutra lutra

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Sarcelle des Andaman	loutre, loutre deurope
Kingdom same	Animalia (animal)	Animalia (animal)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Aves (oiseau)	Mammalia (mammifères)
Order	Anseriformes (Anseriformes)	Carnivora (carnivores)
Family	Anatidae	Mustelidae (Weasels & Otters)
Genus	Anas	Lutra (Otters)
Species	Anas albogularis	Lutra lutra

Evolutionary Relationship

Sarcelle des Andaman and loutre, loutre deurope share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Sarcelle des Andaman

VU — Vulnerable

loutre, loutre deurope

VU — Vulnerable

Trend: Stable →

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Sarcelle des Andaman	loutre, loutre deurope
Diet	—	Carnivore
Average Lifespan	—	10 years
Average Length	—	1.0 m
Average Weight	—	10.0 kg

Habitat & Geographic Range

Sarcelle des Andaman

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Found in Norway. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

loutre, loutre deurope

Habitat

Typically found in diverse ecosystems where prey species are available.

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries). Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Sarcelle des Andaman

The Andaman Teal (Anas albogularis) is a species in the genus Anas. It is currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

loutre, loutre deurope

Sleek semi-aquatic mustelid found along clean rivers, streams, and coastlines across Europe and Asia. European otters can reach 1.3 meters in length and are highly skilled fish hunters, using sensitive whiskers to detect prey movements. Requiring unpolluted water with abundant fish, they are an indicator species for freshwater ecosystem health. Once nearly extinct in Western Europe from hunting and pollution, populations have recovered significantly following water quality improvements.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway