loutre, loutre deurope vs Mangue de Gambie

Lutra lutra compared with Mungos gambianus

Key Differences

• loutre, loutre deurope is Vulnerable while Mangue de Gambie is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	loutre, loutre deurope	Mangue de Gambie
Kingdom same	Animalia (animal)	Animalia (animal)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (mammifères)	Mammalia (mammifères)
Order same	Carnivora (carnivores)	Carnivora (carnivores)
Family	Mustelidae (Weasels & Otters)	Herpestidae
Genus	Lutra (Otters)	Mungos
Species	Lutra lutra	Mungos gambianus

Evolutionary Relationship

loutre, loutre deurope and Mangue de Gambie share a common ancestor at the Order level: Carnivora. (carnivores)

Conservation Status

loutre, loutre deurope

VU — Vulnerable

Trend: Stable →

Mangue de Gambie

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	loutre, loutre deurope	Mangue de Gambie
Diet	Carnivore	—
Average Lifespan	10 years	—
Average Length	1.0 m	—
Average Weight	10.0 kg	—

Habitat & Geographic 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.

Mangue de Gambie

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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.