Anhinga d'Amérique vs loutre, loutre deurope

Anhinga anhinga compared with Lutra lutra

Key Differences

• Anhinga d'Amérique is Least Concern while loutre, loutre deurope is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Anhinga d'Amérique	loutre, loutre deurope
Kingdom same	Animalia (animal)	Animalia (animal)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Aves (oiseau)	Mammalia (mammifères)
Order	Suliformes (Suliformes)	Carnivora (carnivores)
Family	Anhingidae	Mustelidae (Weasels & Otters)
Genus	Anhinga	Lutra (Otters)
Species	Anhinga anhinga	Lutra lutra

Evolutionary Relationship

Anhinga d'Amérique and loutre, loutre deurope share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Anhinga d'Amérique

LC — Least Concern

loutre, loutre deurope

VU — Vulnerable

Trend: Stable →

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Anhinga d'Amérique	loutre, loutre deurope
Diet	—	Carnivore
Average Lifespan	—	10 years
Average Length	—	1.0 m
Average Weight	—	10.0 kg

Habitat & Geographic Range

Anhinga d'Amérique

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, Norway, United States, and Venezuela.

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.

Anhinga d'Amérique

Anhinga (Anhinga anhinga) is classified as Least Concern (LC) on the IUCN Red List. Widespread and abundant across its range, with stable populations and no immediate conservation concerns.

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