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Pteronura brasiliensis (Gmelin, 1788)
Giant otter
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Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | CoL | ITIS | WoRMS
Mammalia | Carnivora | Mustelidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology
Pelagic. Tropical
Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences | Introductions
Western Atlantic and South America Inland Waters: Pteronura brasiliensis brasiliensis: Northern South America from Venezuela and the Guyanas south to Alagoas, Brazil; Pteronura brasiliensis paranensis: Drainages of the Río Paraná and the Río Uruguay in Paraguay, southern Brazil, northeast Argentina, and Uruguay (Ref. 1522).
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Life cycle and mating behavior Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Main reference
References | Coordinator | Collaborators
Rice, D.W. 1998. (Ref. 1522)
IUCN Red List Status
(Ref. 130435: Version 2024-2)
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Appendix I: International trade banned
CMS (Ref. 116361)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
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References
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Estimates based on models
Price category
(Ref. 80766):
Unknown.