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Genus of carnivores
Lontra is a genus of otters from the Americas.[1]
Species
These species were previously included in the genus Lutra, together with the Eurasian otter, but they have now been moved to a separate genus. The genus comprises four living and one known fossil species:
Extant species
Common name | Scientific name and subspecies | Range | Size and ecology | IUCN status and estimated population |
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North American river otter | Lontra canadensis (, ) Seven subspecies
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North America![]() |
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LC
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Southern river otter | Lontra provocax (Thomas, 1908) |
Chile and Argentina![]() |
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EN
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Neotropical otter | Lontra longicaudis (Olfers, 1818) Six subspecies
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Central America, South America and the Caribbean island of Trinidad![]() |
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NT
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Marine otter | Lontra felina (Molina, 1782) |
South America![]() |
Size: Habitat: Diet: |
EN
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Extinct species
Scientific name | Common name | Distribution |
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†Lontra weiri | Weir's otter | Pliocene North America[2] |
References
- ^ a b Wozencraft, W. C. (2005). "Order Carnivora". In Wilson, D. E.; Reeder, D. M. (eds.). Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.
- ^ Prassack, K.A. (July 2016). "Lontra weiri, sp. nov., a Pliocene river otter (Mammalia, Carnivora, Mustelidae, Lutrinae) from the Hagerman Fossil Beds (Hagerman Fossil Beds National Monument), Idaho, USA". Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology. 36 (4): e1149075. Bibcode:2016JVPal..36E9075P. doi:10.1080/02724634.2016.1149075. S2CID 87404097.
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