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