Lontra felina (Molina, 1782) . Sagg. Stor. Nat. Chile, p. 284.

TYPE LOCALITY: " Chili " [Chile] .

DISTRIBUTION: West coast of South America from N Peru to Straits of Magellan.

STATUS: CITES - Appendix I; U.S. ESA - Endangered; IUCN - Vulnerable.

SYNONYMS: brachydactyla Wagner, 1841; californica Gray, 1837; chilensis Bennet, 1832; cinerea Thomas, 1908; peruensis Pohle, 1920; peruviensis Gervais, 1841 .

COMMENTS: Placed in Lontra by van Zyll de Jong (1972, 1987).