What is the difference between caiman and alligator?

Alligators and caimans belong to the same family, alligatoridae, whereas crocodiles belong to a different family, crocodylidae. Consequently alligators and caimans have more similarities to each other than either does to the crocodiles. read more

Caiman vs. Crocodile vs. Alligator Sometimes telling the difference between a caiman, an alligator and a crocodile can be difficult. The easiest way to distinguish the three species apart is by observing their snout, however, I don’t recommend getting too close :). read more

Crocodiles are often mistaken for alligators and caimans. While they are similar there are significant differences among them. Those differences are enough to put them all into different families when it comes to the scientific categorization. The snout is the biggest difference with the crocodile and the alligator. read more