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Genus

Lontra (New world river otters)

Lontra canadensis. Photo: (c) Will Freyman, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

iNaturalist • Wikipedia

Lontra is a genus of otters from the Americas.

— Wikipedia

  • Humboldt Life
    • Kingdom: Animalia (Animals)
      • Phylum: Chordata (Chordates)
        • Subphylum: Vertebrata (Vertebrates)
          • Class: Mammalia (Mammals)
            • Subclass: Theria (Therians)
              • Infraclass: Placentalia (Placental mammals)
                • Superorder: Laurasiatheria (Ungulates, carnivorans, and allies)
                  • Order: Carnivora (Carnivorans)
                    • Family: Mustelidae (Mustelids)
                      • Subfamily: Lutrinae (Otters)
                        • Genus: Lontra (New world river otters)
                          • Species: Lontra canadensis (North american river otter) (1)

Subtaxa

Species: Lontra canadensis (North american river otter)

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