Marine otter

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
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Carnivora
Family: Mustelidae
Genus: Lontra
Species:
L. felina
Binomial name
Lontra felina
(Molina, 1782)
Marine otter range

References
  1. 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.


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