Hairy-nosed otter vs Long-tailed dunnart

Lutra sumatrana compared with Sminthopsis longicaudata

Key Differences

  • Hairy-nosed otter is Endangered while Long-tailed dunnart is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Hairy-nosed otter Long-tailed dunnart
Kingdom same Animalia (動物) Animalia (動物)
Phylum same Chordata (脊索動物) Chordata (脊索動物)
Class same Mammalia (哺乳類) Mammalia (哺乳類)
Order Carnivora (ネコ目) Dasyuromorphia (フクロネコ目)
Family Mustelidae (Weasels & Otters) Dasyuridae
Genus Lutra (Otters) Sminthopsis
Species Lutra sumatrana Sminthopsis longicaudata

Evolutionary Relationship

Hairy-nosed otter and Long-tailed dunnart share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (哺乳類)

Conservation Status

Hairy-nosed otter

EN — Endangered

Long-tailed dunnart

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Hairy-nosed otter Long-tailed dunnart
Diet — —
Average Lifespan — —
Average Length — —
Average Weight — —

Habitat & Geographic Range

Hairy-nosed otter

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Long-tailed dunnart

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Hairy-nosed otter

No description available.

Long-tailed dunnart

No description available.

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