Published December 31, 1982 | Version v1
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Lutra longicaudis

Description

Lutra longicaudis (Olfers, 1818). In Eschwege, Neue Bibl. Reisenb., 15(2):233.

TYPE LOCALITY: Brazil.

DISTRIBUTION: Mexico, Central America, W. South America south to Peru, E. South America south to Uruguay.

COMMENT: Includes annectens, enudris, incaruni, and platensis; see Van Zyll de Jong, 1972, Life Sei. Contrib. R. Ont. Mus., 80:1 -104; Genoways and Jones, 1975, Occas. Pap. Mus. Texas Tech Univ., 26:1 -22.

PROTECTED STATUS: CITES - Appendix I and U.S. ESA - Endangered as L. longicaudis. U.S. ESA - Endangered as L. platensis.

ISIS NUMBER: 5301412004023003001 as Lontra longicaudis.

Notes

Published as part of James H. Honacki, Kenneth E. Kinman & James W. Koeppl, 1982, Order Carnivora, pp. 244-289 in Mammal Species of the World (1 st Edition), Lawrence, Kansas, USA :Alien Press, Inc. & The Association of Systematics Collections on page 258, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.7352980

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Biodiversity

Family
Mustelidae
Genus
Lutra
Kingdom
Animalia
Order
Carnivora
Phylum
Chordata
Scientific name authorship
Olfers
Species
longicaudis
Taxon rank
species
Taxonomic concept label
Lutra longicaudis (Olfers, 1818) sec. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl, 1982

References

  • van Zyll de Jong, C. G. 1972. A systematic review of the Nearctic and Neotropical river otters (genus Lutra, Mustelidae, Carnivora). Royal Ontario Museum, Life Sciences, Contribution, 80: 1 - 104.