European otter vs イボアナゴ

Lutra lutra compared with Haliotis varia

Key Differences

• European otter is Vulnerable while イボアナゴ is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	European otter	イボアナゴ
Kingdom same	Animalia (動物)	Animalia (動物)
Phylum	Chordata (脊索動物)	Mollusca (軟体動物)
Class	Mammalia (哺乳類)	Gastropoda (腹足綱)
Order	Carnivora (ネコ目)	Lepetellida (Lepetellida)
Family	Mustelidae (Weasels & Otters)	Haliotidae
Genus	Lutra (Otters)	Haliotis
Species	Lutra lutra	Haliotis varia

Evolutionary Relationship

European otter and イボアナゴ share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (動物)

Conservation Status

European otter

VU — Vulnerable

Trend: Stable →

イボアナゴ

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	European otter	イボアナゴ
Diet	Carnivore	—
Average Lifespan	10 years	—
Average Length	1.0 m	—
Average Weight	10.0 kg	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

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.

イボアナゴ

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and deserts and xeric shrublands within the Indomalayan biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Distributed across Sri Lanka and Taiwan.

European otter

ヨーロッパカワウソ（Lutra lutra）はヨーロッパとアジア全域の清流、渓流、海岸線に生息するスリムな半水生のイタチ科動物です。体長最大1.3メートルに達し、敏感なヒゲで獲物の動きを感知して魚を狩る非常に優れた能力を持っています。豊富な魚がいる汚染されていない水が必要で、淡水生態系の健全性の指標種として知られています。かつて狩猟と汚染によって西ヨーロッパでほぼ絶滅の危機に瀕していましたが、水質改善に伴い個体数が大幅に回復しました。