Lontra
Genus of carnivores
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Lontra is a genus of otters from the Americas.[1]
| Lontra | |
|---|---|
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| North American river otters (Lontra canadensis) | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Carnivora |
| Family: | Mustelidae |
| Subfamily: | Lutrinae |
| Genus: | Lontra Gray, 1843 |
| Type species | |
| Lutra canadensis Gray, 1843[1] | |
| Species | |
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L. canadensis | |
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| Lontra range | |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| North American river otter
|
Lontra canadensis (Schreber, 1777) Seven subspecies
|
North America |
Size: Habitat: Diet: |
LC
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| Southern river otter
|
Lontra provocax (Thomas, 1908) |
Chile and Argentina |
Size: Habitat: Diet: |
EN
|
| Neotropical otter
|
Lontra longicaudis (Olfers, 1818) Four subspecies
|
South America and the Caribbean island of Trinidad |
Size: Habitat: Diet: |
NT
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| Northern neotropical otter[2][3] | Lontra annectens (Forsyth Major, 1897) Six subspecies
|
Central America, South America | Size: Habitat: Diet: |
NE
|
| Marine otter
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Lontra felina (Molina, 1782) |
South America |
Size: Habitat: Diet: |
EN
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Extinct species
| Scientific name | Common name | Distribution |
|---|---|---|
| †Lontra weiri | Weir's otter | Pliocene North America[4] |
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