Hairy-nosed otter vs Leatherback Sea Turtle

Lutra sumatrana compared with Dermochelys coriacea

Key Differences

• Hairy-nosed otter is Endangered while Leatherback Sea Turtle is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hairy-nosed otter	Leatherback Sea Turtle
Kingdom same	Animalia (สัตว์)	Animalia (สัตว์)
Phylum same	Chordata (สัตว์มีแกนสันหลัง)	Chordata (สัตว์มีแกนสันหลัง)
Class	Mammalia (สัตว์เลี้ยงลูกด้วยน้ำนม)	Reptilia (สัตว์เลื้อยคลาน)
Order	Carnivora (สัตว์กินเนื้อ)	Testudines (เต่า)
Family	Mustelidae (Weasels & Otters)	Cheloniidae (Sea Turtles)
Genus	Lutra (Otters)	Chelonia (Green Sea Turtles)
Species	Lutra sumatrana	Dermochelys coriacea

Evolutionary Relationship

Hairy-nosed otter and Leatherback Sea Turtle share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (สัตว์มีแกนสันหลัง)

Conservation Status

Hairy-nosed otter

EN — Endangered

Leatherback Sea Turtle

VU — Vulnerable

Population: ~35.0K

Trend: Decreasing ↓

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hairy-nosed otter	Leatherback Sea Turtle
Diet	—	Carnivore
Average Lifespan	—	50 years
Average Length	—	2.0 m
Average Weight	—	500.0 kg

Habitat & Geographic Range

Hairy-nosed otter

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Leatherback Sea Turtle

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, among 5 distinct biome types spanning the Australasia and Indomalayan and Neotropic realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Distributed across Costa Rica, Indonesia, Malaysia, and Trinidad and Tobago. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Leatherback Sea Turtle

The leatherback is the largest living turtle and the fourth-heaviest reptile. Unlike other turtles, it has a soft, leathery shell.