Lontra felina (Molina 1782)

Wilson, Don E. & Reeder, DeeAnn, 2005, Order Carnivora, Mammal Species of the World: a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3 rd Edition), Volume 1, Baltimore: The Johns Hopkins University Press, pp. 532-628 : 603

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scientific name	Lontra felina (Molina 1782)
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[Mustela] felina Molina 1782 , Sagg. Stor. Nat. Chile: 284.

Type Locality: " Chili " [ Chile].

Vernacular Names: Marine Otter.

Synonyms: Lontra brachydactyla (Wagner 1841) ; Lontra californica ( Gray 1837) ; Lontra chilensis ( Kerr 1792) ; Lontra cinerea (Thomas 1908) ; Lontra lutris (Larrañaga 1923) ; Lontra montana (Tschudi 1844) ; Lontra paranensis (Burmeister 1861) ; Lontra peruensis (Pohle 1920) ; Lontra peruviensis ( Gervais 1841) .

Distribution: Argentina (extreme S), Chile, Peru.

Conservation: CITES – Appendix I; U.S. ESA – Endangered; IUCN – Endangered.

Discussion: Placed in Lontra by van Zyll de Jong (1972, 1987) and Larivière (1998). Reviewed by Larivière (1998). Synonyms allocated according to Cabrera (1957).