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Family: Mustelidae mustelids



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15 species (see list below)
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Aonyx capensis
[African small-clawed otter]
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Aonyx cinerea
[Oriental small-clawed otter]
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Aonyx congicus
[Congo clawless otter]

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Pacific Ocean
Max. Length 148 cm TL
Enhydra lutris (Linnaeus, 1758)

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Enhydra lutris
[Sea otter]
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Hydrictis maculicollis
[Spot-necked otter]
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Lontra longicaudis
[Neotropical river otter]
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Lontra provocax
[Southern River otter]
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Lutra canadensis
[American river otter]

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Southeast Pacific and Sou
Max. Length 100 cm TL
Lutra felina (Molina, 1782)

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Lutra felina
[Marine otter]
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Max. Length 1070 cm TL
 
Lutra lutra
[Eurasian river otter]
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Lutra nippon
[Japanese river otter]
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Lutra sumatrana
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Lutrogale perspicillata
[Smooth-coated otter]
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Neovison macrodon
[Sea mink]
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Pteronura brasiliensis
[Giant otter]


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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Aonyx capensis African small-clawed otter Eastern Atlantic, Western 1821
Aonyx cinerea Oriental small-clawed otter Indo-West Pacific 1815
Aonyx congicus Congo clawless otter Africa. 1910
Enhydra lutris Sea otter Pacific Ocean 148 TL 1758
Hydrictis maculicollis Spot-necked otter Eastern Atlantic, Africa- 1835
Lontra longicaudis Neotropical river otter Middle America. 1818
Lontra provocax Southern River otter South America. 1908
Lutra canadensis American river otter Western Atlantic and Paci 1777
Lutra felina Marine otter Southeast Pacific and Sou 100 TL 1782
Lutra lutra Eurasian river otter Asia and Europe Inland Wa 1070 TL 1758
Lutra nippon Japanese river otter Northwest Pacific 1989
Lutra sumatrana Endemic to Southeast Asia 1865
Lutrogale perspicillata Smooth-coated otter Indo-West Pacific 1826
Neovison macrodon Sea mink Northwest Atlantic 1903
Pteronura brasiliensis Giant otter Western Atlantic and Sou 1788



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