| 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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| Lontra range | |
Lontra is agenus ofotters from theAmericas.[1]
These species were previously included in the genusLutra, together with theEurasian otter, but they have now been moved to a separate genus.The genus comprises four living and one known fossil 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 |
| 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 |
| Northern neotropical otter[2][3] | Lontra annectens (Forsyth Major, 1897) Six subspecies
| Central America, South America | Size: Habitat: Diet: | NE |
| Marine otter
| Lontra felina (Molina, 1782) | South America | Size: Habitat: Diet: | EN |
| Scientific name | Common name | Distribution |
|---|---|---|
| †Lontra weiri | Weir's otter | Pliocene North America[4] |
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