Blue-winged Mountain-Tanager vs European otter

Anisognathus somptuosus compared with Lutra lutra

Key Differences

• Blue-winged Mountain-Tanager is Least Concern while European otter is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blue-winged Mountain-Tanager	European otter
Kingdom same	Animalia (प्राणी)	Animalia (प्राणी)
Phylum same	Chordata (रज्जुकी)	Chordata (रज्जुकी)
Class	Aves (पक्षी)	Mammalia (स्तनधारी)
Order	Passeriformes (पासरीफ़ोर्मीज़)	Carnivora (मांसाहारी गण)
Family	Thraupidae	Mustelidae (Weasels & Otters)
Genus	Anisognathus	Lutra (Otters)
Species	Anisognathus somptuosus	Lutra lutra

Evolutionary Relationship

Blue-winged Mountain-Tanager and European otter share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (रज्जुकी)

Conservation Status

Blue-winged Mountain-Tanager

LC — Least Concern

European otter

VU — Vulnerable

Trend: Stable →

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blue-winged Mountain-Tanager	European otter
Diet	—	Carnivore
Average Lifespan	—	10 years
Average Length	—	1.0 m
Average Weight	—	10.0 kg

Habitat & Geographic Range

Blue-winged Mountain-Tanager

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, Norway, and Venezuela.

European otter

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.

Blue-winged Mountain-Tanager

Blue-winged Mountain-Tanager (Anisognathus somptuosus) 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.

European otter

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