Marine otter
species of mammal
The marine otter (Lontra felina) is a type of otter. The marine otter only lives in saltwater, coastal environments. It rarely goes into freshwater or estuarine habitats.[1]
Marine otter | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Carnivora |
Family: | Mustelidae |
Genus: | Lontra |
Species: | L. felina
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Binomial name | |
Lontra felina (Molina, 1782)
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Marine otter range |
References
change- ↑ Janeiro), Marcelo Lopes Rheingantz (Universidade Federal do Rio de; Group), Juan Valqui (Otter Specialist (2014-06-01). "IUCN Red List of Threatened Species: Lontra felina". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Retrieved 2020-09-11.