Hairy-nosed otter vs Knotgrass

Lutra sumatrana compared with Paspalum distichum

Key Differences

• Hairy-nosed otter is Endangered while Knotgrass is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hairy-nosed otter	Knotgrass
Kingdom	Animalia (สัตว์)	Plantae (พืช)
Phylum	Chordata (สัตว์มีแกนสันหลัง)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (สัตว์เลี้ยงลูกด้วยน้ำนม)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Carnivora (สัตว์กินเนื้อ)	Poales (อันดับหญ้า)
Family	Mustelidae (Weasels & Otters)	Poaceae (Grass Family)
Genus	Lutra (Otters)	Paspalum
Species	Lutra sumatrana	Paspalum distichum

Conservation Status

Hairy-nosed otter

EN — Endangered

Knotgrass

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hairy-nosed otter	Knotgrass
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Hairy-nosed otter

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Knotgrass

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and tropical and subtropical coniferous forests, among 8 distinct biome types spanning the Indomalayan and Palearctic realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (8 countries), Asia (21 countries), Europe (21 countries), North America (4 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (5 countries), and South America (4 countries).