Species that live in a habitat similar to the Giant otter Results 1 - 20
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Bulrush (Typha latifolia)
The bulrush was termed 'reedmace' by botanists until the 1970s, but the common English name 'bulrush’'has since been accepted. Thi...  More
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Gray wood frog (Batrachyla leptopus)
The gray wood frog was discovered by Charles Darwin in the dense forests of Valdivia, Chile. It has a brown upper body and limbs, ...  More  0 Videos
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Big-headed Amazon river turtle (Peltocephalus dumeriliana)
The big-headed Amazon river turtle has a grey-brown to black domed upper shell (carapace) with a keel running down its centre, whi...  More
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Common reed (Phragmites australis)
This common reed forms large beds in shallow water; it has round, hollow stems, which typically grow to 2m in height, but may reac...  More
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Common carp (Cyprinus carpio)
The carp that occurs in Britain today is the most commercially important freshwater fish kept in ponds, and has been selectively b...  More
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Common duckweed (Lemna gibba)
This duckweed is one of Britain's most common small water plants, which forms familiar green mats covering stagnant water bodies. ...  More  0 Videos
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Magellanic plover (Pluvianellus socialis)
A rare and attractive wading bird, the Magellanic plover has a plump, dove-like body with soft, pale grey plumage on the head and ...  More  0 Videos
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Pied lapwing (Vanellus cayanus)
A small and rather attractive bird, the pied lapwing is boldly patterned in black and white, with brownish-grey wings and back, a ...  More  0 Videos
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Tucuxi dolphin (Sotalia fluviatilis)
The tucuxi dolphin (pronounced ‘too-koo-shee’) quite closely resembles the bottlenose dolphin, but smaller. It is blue to light gr...  More
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Spectacled duck (Speculanas specularis)
With its highly distinctive head and neck pattern, the spectacled duck is unmistakeable. From the neck up, this medium-sized dabbl...  More  0 Videos
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Achoque (Ambystoma andersoni)
Information on the achoque is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly...  More  0 Videos
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Apolinar’s wren (Cistothorus apolinari)
Information on Apolinar’s wren is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly...  More  0 Videos
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Pantanal swamp turtle (Acanthochelys macrocephala)
Discovered as recently as 1984, the Pantanal swamp turtle is the largest turtle species of its genus. The head is extremely wide a...  More  0 Videos
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Black-crowned night-heron (Nycticorax nycticorax)
Despite being fairly ubiquitous on a global level, the slightly unusual nocturnal habit of the black-crowned night heron renders i...  More
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Orinoco goose (Neochen jubata)
Information on the Orinoco goose is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly...  More  0 Videos
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Neotropical otter (Lontra longicaudis)
Information on the neotropical otter is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly...  More  0 Videos
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Lemur leaf frog (Hylomantis lemur)
ARKive is working with IUCN - International Union for Conservation of Nature, to source images of the world's threatened amphibian...  More  0 Videos
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Comb duck (Sarkidiornis melanotos)
The goose-like comb duck gets its common name from the large, fleshy, dark grey growth or ‘comb’ on the top of the male’s black be...  More  0 Videos
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Yellow-headed sideneck turtle (Podocnemis unifilis)
The yellow-headed sideneck turtle gets its name from yellow spots on the olive green to brown head, which are most obvious in youn...  More  0 Videos
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