Katung Fa vs Hairy-nosed otter

Alstonia macrophylla compared with Lutra sumatrana

Key Differences

Katung Fa is Least Concern while Hairy-nosed otter is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Katung Fa	Hairy-nosed otter
Kingdom	Plantae (พืช)	Animalia (สัตว์)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (สัตว์มีแกนสันหลัง)
Class	Magnoliopsida (พืชใบเลี้ยงคู่)	Mammalia (สัตว์เลี้ยงลูกด้วยน้ำนม)
Order	Gentianales (อันดับดอกหรีดเขา)	Carnivora (สัตว์กินเนื้อ)
Family	Apocynaceae	Mustelidae (Weasels & Otters)
Genus	Alstonia	Lutra (Otters)
Species	Alstonia macrophylla	Lutra sumatrana

Conservation Status

Katung Fa

LC — Least Concern

Hairy-nosed otter

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Katung Fa	Hairy-nosed otter
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Katung Fa

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 Congo (DRC), Seychelles, Sri Lanka, and United States.