African or Cape clawless otter vs tornassol-sem-pêlos

Aonyx capensis compared with Heliotropium curassavicum

Key Differences

• African or Cape clawless otter is Near Threatened while tornassol-sem-pêlos is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African or Cape clawless otter	tornassol-sem-pêlos
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (plantas)
Phylum	Chordata (cordados)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Carnivora (carnívoros)	Boraginales (Boraginales)
Family	Mustelidae (Weasels & Otters)	Heliotropiaceae
Genus	Aonyx	Heliotropium
Species	Aonyx capensis	Heliotropium curassavicum

Conservation Status

African or Cape clawless otter

NT — Near Threatened

tornassol-sem-pêlos

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African or Cape clawless otter	tornassol-sem-pêlos
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

African or Cape clawless otter

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

tornassol-sem-pêlos

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (6 countries), Asia (5 countries), Europe (13 countries), North America (Cuba), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, Marshall Islands), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

African or Cape clawless otter

The African or Cape clawless otter (Aonyx capensis) is a species in the genus Aonyx. It is currently classified as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.