Subfamily

Lutrinae (Otters)

Lontra canadensis. Photo: (c) Kim Cabrera, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND)

Otters are carnivorous mammals in the subfamily Lutrinae. The 13 extant otter species are all semiaquatic, aquatic or marine, with diets based on fish and invertebrates. Lutrinae is a branch of the weasel family Mustelidae, which also includes badgers, honey badgers, martens, minks, polecats, and wolverines.

— 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) (2)

Subtaxa

Genus: Lontra (New world river otters)

Subfamily

Lutrinae (Otters)

Subtaxa

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