Lontra
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| Lontra | |
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| North American river otters | |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Carnivora |
| Family: | Mustelidae |
| Subfamily: | Lutrinae |
| Genus: | Lontra Gray, 1843 |
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Lontra is a genus of otters from the American continent.[1]
The genus comprises four species:
- North American river otter (Lontra canadensis)
- southern river otter (Lontra provocax)
- Neotropical otter (Lontra longicaudis)
- marine otter (Lontra felina)
These species were previously included in the genus Lutra, together with the European otter, but they have now been moved to a separate genus.
References[edit]
- ^ Wozencraft, W.C. (2005). "Order Carnivora". In Wilson, D.E.; Reeder, D.M. Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.
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