The marine otter (Lontra felina) is a rare and relatively unknown South American mammal of the weasel family (Mustelidae). The scientific name means "feline otter", and in Spanish, the marine otter is also often referred to as gato marino: "marine cat". The marine otter (while spending much of its time out of the water) only lives in saltwater, coastal environments and rarely ventures into fresh water or estuarine habitats. This saltwater exclusivity is unlike most other otter species, except for the almost fully aquatic sea otter (Enhydra lutris) of the North Pacific.
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name means "feline otter", and in Spanish, the marineotter is also often referred to as gato marino: "marine cat". The marineotter (while spending much...
The sea otter (Enhydra lutris) is a marine mammal native to the coasts of the northern and eastern North Pacific Ocean. Adult sea otters typically weigh...
Otters are carnivorous mammals in the subfamily Lutrinae. The 13 extant otter species are all semiaquatic, aquatic, or marine. Lutrinae is a branch of...
sea otters and polar bears. They are an informal group, unified only by their reliance on marine environments for feeding and survival. Marine mammal...
The Neotropical otter or Neotropical river otter (Lontra longicaudis) is an otter species found in Mexico, Central America, South America, and the island...
The southern river otter (Lontra provocax), or South American river otter, is an otter species that lives in the southern regions of Argentina and Chile...
African clawless otter (Aonyx capensis), also known as the Cape clawless otter or groot otter, is the second-largest freshwater otter species. It inhabits...
The North American river otter (Lontra canadensis), also known as the northern river otter and river otter, is a semiaquatic mammal that lives only on...
Eurasian otter (Lutra lutra), also known as the European otter, Eurasian river otter, European river otter, common otter, and Old World otter, is a semiaquatic...
southern river otter, and the marineotter. (The North American river otter (Lontra canadensis) is the fourth Lontra member.) The giant otter seems to have...
diverse family of carnivorous mammals, including weasels, stoats, badgers, otters, martens, grisons, and wolverines. Otherwise known as mustelids (/ˈmʌstɪlɪdz/)...
The otter civet (Cynogale bennettii) is a semiaquatic viverrid native to Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia and Brunei. It is believed to be undergoing severe...
of the sea otter is considered one of the greatest successes in marine conservation. In two important parts of its range, however, sea otter populations...
The Congo clawless otter (Aonyx congicus), also known as the Cameroon clawless otter, is a species in the family Mustelidae. It was formerly recognised...
management practices for marine mammals. Under the MMPA, the Service is responsible for ensuring the protection of sea otters and marineotters, walruses, polar...
though the muzzle is extended and often pointed, rather like that of an otter, mongoose or even possibly a ferret. They range in length from about 43...
modern sea otter. "Enhydritherium terraenovae". Florida Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 10 October 2022. Davis, Randall W. (2019). Marine Mammals:...
They include the various marine mammals who dwell in oceans, as well as various freshwater species, such as the European otter. They are not a taxon and...
terrestrial mustelids; only the marine-dwelling sea otter, the giant otter of the Amazon basin and the semi-aquatic African clawless otter are larger—while the European...
Lontra is a genus of otters from the Americas. These species were previously included in the genus Lutra, together with the Eurasian otter, but they have now...
The sea otter, Enhydra lutris, is a member of the Mustelidae that is fully aquatic. Sea otters are the smallest of the marine mammals, but they are also...
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