Lontra longicaudis (Olfers, 1818), 2019

Jansen, Martin, Engler, Marc, Blumer, Luka Moritz, Rumiz, Damián I., Aramayo, José Luis & Krone, Oliver, 2020, A camera trapping survey of mammals in the mixed landscape of Bolivia’s Chiquitano region with a special focus on the Jaguar, Check List 16 (2), pp. 323-335 : 330

Lontra longicaudis (Olfers, 1818)

Neotropical Otter, Lobito de río

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Examined material. BOLIVIA; Province of Ñuflo de Chávez of Santa Cruz Department; Centro “Chiquitos”; 16.3780°S, 062.0353°W; first capture on 8 August 2017; primary forest.

Identification. This river otter has dark brown-gray fur, which is lighter around the throat and snout, short legs, and long and rather stout tail. It is solitary and much smaller (5–10 kg) than the social Giant River Otter ( Pteronura brasiliensis (Zimmermann, 1780)) found in larger rivers farther north and east of our study area.