Southern river otter
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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, including parts of Patagonia and Tierra del Fuego. It is listed by the International Union for Conservation of Nature as an endangered species.
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Southern river otter | |
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A southern river otter in Argentina | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Carnivora |
Family: | Mustelidae |
Genus: | Lontra |
Species: | L. provocax |
Binomial name | |
Lontra provocax (Thomas, 1908) | |
Southern river otter range |
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