Giant Otter vs citron vert

Pteronura brasiliensis compared with Citrus aurantiifolia

Key Differences

• Giant Otter is Endangered while citron vert is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Giant Otter	citron vert
Kingdom	Animalia (animal)	Plantae (plante)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (mammifères)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Carnivora (carnivores)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family	Mustelidae (Weasels & Otters)	Rutaceae
Genus	Pteronura	Citrus
Species	Pteronura brasiliensis	Citrus aurantiifolia

Conservation Status

Giant Otter

EN — Endangered

citron vert

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Giant Otter	citron vert
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Giant Otter

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Venezuela. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

citron vert

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (9 countries), Asia (4 countries), Europe (United Kingdom), North America (Costa Rica, Cuba, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (5 countries), and South America (Brazil, Colombia, Peru).

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia