Lontra longicaudis

Cladus: Eukaryota
Supergroup: Opisthokonta
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Cladus: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Superclassis: Tetrapoda
Classis: Mammalia
Subclassis: Theria
Infraclassis: Placentalia
Ordo: Carnivora
Subordo: Caniformia
Familia: Mustelidae
Subfamilia: Lutrinae
Genus: Lontra
Species: Lontra longicaudis
Subspecies: L. l. annectens - L. l. enudris - L. l. longicaudis

Name

Lontra longicaudis (Olfers, 1818)

Type locality: "Brasilien."

References

* Olfers, I. F. von. 1818. Bemerkungen zu Illiger’s Ueberblick der Säugthiere nach ihrer Vertheilung über die Welttheile, rücksichtich der Südamericanischen Arten (Species). Abhandlung X in W. L. von Eschwege, Journal von Brasilien, odor vermischte Nachrichten aus Brasilien, auf wissenschaftlichen Reisen gesammelt. Heft 2 in F. Bertuch (ed.), Neue Bibliothek der wichtigsten Reisebeschreibungen zur Erweiterung der Erd- und Völkerkunde, Band 15:233. Weimar.
* Serge Lerivière, 1999. Lontra longicaudis, Mammalian Species, American Society of Mammologists, No. 609, pp. 1-5, 3 figs.
* Lontra longicaudis on Mammal Species of the World.
Don E. Wilson & DeeAnn M. Reeder (editors). 2005. Mammal Species of the World. A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed).
* IUCN link: Lontra longicaudis (Olfers, 1818) (Data Deficient)
* Lontra longicaudis (Olfers, 1818) Report on ITIS
* [1] Listed animal in CITES Appendix I

Vernacular names
English: Neotropical Otter, La Plata Otter, Long-tailed Otter, Neotropical River Otter, South American River Otter
Polski: Wydra długoogonowa
Português: Lontra-sul-americana
Türkçe: Uzun kuyruklu su samuru

The Neotropical Otter (or Neotropical River Otter), Lontra longicaudis, is an otter species found in Central America, South America and the island of Trinidad.[1]

The Neotropical Otter is very similar looking to the Northern and Southern River Otter, which sandwich this species range. Overall length can range from 90-150 cm (36-59 in), of which about a third of the length is comprised by the tail. The body weight can range from 5 to 15 kg (11-33 lbs).[2]

This otter is found in many different riverine habitats, including deciduous and evergreen forests, savannas, llanos and pantanal. It is possible that this species prefers to live in clear, fast-flowing rivers and streams, and is probably rare in sluggish, silt-laden lowland rivers. It is a solitary animal and feeds on fish and crustaceans. It is an endangered species, according to CITES Appendix I.
Subspecies

Lontra longicaudis annectens
Lontra longicaudis colombiana
Lontra longicaudis enudris
Lontra longicaudis incarum
Lontra longicaudis longicaudis
Lontra longicaudis raferrous"

References

^ a b Waldemarin, H.F. & Alvares, R. (2008). Lontra longicaudis. In: IUCN 2008. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 21 March 2009. Database entry includes a brief justification of why this species is of data deficient
^ [1] (2011).

Neotropical Rain forest Mammals, A Field Guide - Louise H. Emmons and Francois Feer, 1997