| Lontra | |
|---|---|
) | |
| 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 Schreber, 1777 | |
| Species | |
| L. canadensis | |
) | |
| Lontra range | |
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
| Image | Scientific name | Common name | Distribution |
|---|---|---|---|
.jpg')) | Lontra canadensis | North American river otter | North America |
) | Lontra provocax | southern river otter | Chile and Argentina |
) | Lontra longicaudis | neotropical otter | Central America, South America and the island of Trinidad |
) | Lontra felina | marine otter | South America |
Extinct species
| Scientific name | Common name | Distribution |
|---|---|---|
| †Lontra weiri | Weir's otter | Pliocene North America [2] |
References
- ^ 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. doi:10.1080/02724634.2016.1149075. S2CID 87404097.