Otter vs. Platypus — What's the Difference?

Social creatures that live in groups.

An egg-laying mammal with a duck-like bill.

A member of the weasel family known for aquatic skills.

Possesses a venomous spur on its hind limb.

Uses complex hunting techniques.

Uses electrolocation to find prey underwater.

Carnivorous mammals with elongated bodies.

Native to eastern Australia, inhabiting freshwater environments.

Playful animals found in both fresh and marine waters.

Solitary except during breeding season.

Otters are carnivorous mammals in the subfamily Lutrinae. The 13 extant otter species are all semiaquatic, aquatic or marine, with diets based on fish and invertebrates.

The platypus (Ornithorhynchus anatinus), sometimes referred to as the duck-billed platypus, is a semiaquatic, egg-laying mammal endemic to eastern Australia, including Tasmania. The platypus is the sole living representative of its family (Ornithorhynchidae) and genus (Ornithorhynchus), though a number of related species appear in the fossil record.

A semiaquatic fish-eating mammal of the weasel family, with an elongated body, dense fur, and webbed feet.

A semiaquatic egg-laying mammal which frequents lakes and streams in eastern Australia. It has a sensitive pliable bill shaped like that of a duck, webbed feet with venomous spurs, and dense fur.

A piece of board used to carry fishing bait in water.

A semiaquatic egg-laying mammal (Ornithorhynchus anatinus) of eastern Australia and Tasmania, having a broad flat tail, webbed feet, a snout resembling a duck's bill, and in the male, venomous spurs on the hind legs. Also called duckbill, duck-billed platypus.

Any of various aquatic or semiaquatic carnivorous mammals of the mustelid subfamily Lutrinae, having webbed feet and dense, dark brown fur.

A semi-aquatic, egg-laying monotreme mammal with a bill resembling that of a duck, that has a mole-like body, a tail resembling that of a beaver, a waterproof pelt, and flat webbed feet — males have poisonous spurs on the inside of the back legs; Ornithorhynchus anatinus

The fur of one of these animals.

The duck mole. See under Duck.

An aquatic or marine carnivorous mammal in the subfamily Lutrinae of the family Mustelidae, which also includes weasels, polecats, badgers, and others.

Small densely furred aquatic monotreme of Australia and Tasmania having a broad bill and tail and webbed feet; only species in the family Ornithorhynchidae

(gay slang) A hairy man with a slender physique, in contrast with a bear, who is more thickset.

(obsolete) annatto dye

The larva of the ghost moth. It is very injurious to hop vines.

A corruption of Annotto.

The fur of an otter

Freshwater carnivorous mammal having webbed and clawed feet and dark brown fur

Otters use their agility in water and tools like rocks to hunt fish and shellfish.

Otters are part of the Mustelidae family.

Yes, male platypuses have a venomous spur on their hind limbs.

The platypus is unique for being an egg-laying mammal with electrolocation capabilities.

Yes, otters are often found in groups and are known for their social behavior.

Platypuses prefer freshwater environments such as rivers and lakes.

Otters give birth to live young and raise them in dens near water bodies.

Otters are primarily carnivorous, feeding on fish and shellfish.

Platypuses are native to eastern Australia, especially in Tasmania and along the eastern coast.

Yes, otters are known to use rocks as tools to open shellfish.

Yes, platypuses are excellent swimmers and spend much of their time underwater.

Yes, both are aquatic animals, but otters are more versatile, inhabiting both freshwater and marine environments.

The platypus uses its bill to detect the electric fields emitted by its prey underwater.

Otters can live in large social groups, engaging in communal activities.

Platypuses are considered rare due to their specific habitat needs and secretive nature.