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Lontra

North American River Otters

Scientific classification

Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Carnivora
Family:	Mustelidae
Subfamily:	Lutrinae
Genus:	Lontra

Species

See text.

Lontra is a genus of otters from the American continent.

The genus comprises four species:

Northern River Otter (Lontra canadensis)
Southern River Otter (Lontra provocax)
Neotropical River Otter (Lontra longicaudis)
Marine Otter (Lontra felina)

These species were previously included in the genus Lutra, together with the European Otter, but they have now been moved to a separate genus, because they are more closely related to the genera Lutrogale and Pteronura than to the other species in Lutra.

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Extant species of family Mustelidae

Kingdom: Animalia · Phylum: Chordata · Class: Mammalia · Order: Carnivora · Suborder: Caniformia

Lutrinae

Aonyx	African Clawless Otter (Aonyx capensis) · Oriental Small-clawed Otter (Aonyx cinerea)
Enhydra	Sea otter (Enhydra lutris)
Lontra	Northern River Otter (Lontra canadensis) · Southern River Otter (Lontra provocax) · Neotropical River Otter (Lontra longicaudis) · Marine Otter (Lontra felina)
Lutra	Eurasian otter (Lutra lutra) · Hairy-nosed Otter (Lutra sumatrana)
Hydrictis	Speckle-throated Otter (Hydrictis maculicollis)
Lutrogale	Smooth-coated Otter (Lutrogale perspicillata)
Pteronura	Giant Otter (Pteronura brasiliensis)

Melinae

Arctonyx	Hog Badger (Arctonyx collaris)
Meles	Eurasian Badger (Meles meles)
Melogale	Everett\'s Ferret Badger (Melogale everetti) · Chinese Ferret Badger (Melogale moschata) · Javan Ferret-badger (Melogale orientalis) · Burmese Ferret Badger (Melogale personata)
Mydaus	Palawan Stink Badger (Mydaus marchei) · Javan Stink Badger (Mydaus javanensis)

Mellivorinae

Mellivora	Ratel (Mellivora capensis)

Taxideinae

Taxidea	American Badger (Taxidea taxus)

Mustelinae

Eira	Tayra (Eira barbara)
Galictis	Lesser Grison (Galictis cuja) · Greater Grison (Galictis vittata)
Gulo	Wolverine (Gulo gulo)
Ictonyx	Saharan Striped Polecat (Ictonyx libyca) · Striped Polecat (Ictonyx striatus)
Lyncodon	Patagonian Weasel (Lyncodon patagonicus)
Martes	American Marten (Martes americana) · Yellow-throated Marten (Martes flavigula) · Beech Marten (Martes foina) · Nilgiri Marten (Martes gwatkinsii) · Pine Marten (Martes martes) · Japanese Marten (Martes melampus) · Fisher (Martes pennanti) · Sable (Martes zibellina)
Mustela	Tropical Weasel (Mustela africana) · Mountain Weasel (Mustela altaica) · Stoat (Mustela erminea) · Steppe Polecat (Mustela eversmannii) · Colombian Weasel (Mustela felipei) · Taiwan high-mountain least weasel (Mustela formosana) · Long-tailed Weasel (Mustela frenata) · Japanese weasel (Mustela itatsi) · Yellow-bellied Weasel (Mustela kathiah) · European Mink (Mustela lutreola) · Indonesian Mountain Weasel (Mustela lutreolina) · Black-footed Ferret (Mustela nigripes) · Least Weasel (Mustela nivalis) · Malayan Weasel (Mustela nudipes) · European Polecat (Mustela putorius) · Siberian Weasel (Mustela sibirica) · Black-striped Weasel (Mustela strigidorsa) · Egyptian weasel (Mustela subpalmata) · American Mink (Mustela vison)
Poecilogale	African Striped Weasel (Poecilogale albinucha)
Vormela	Marbled Polecat (Vormela peregusna)

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