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Family: Mustelidae mustelids



(See list of species below)

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15 species (see list below)
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Aonyx capensis
[African small-clawed otter]
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Aonyx cinerea
[Oriental small-clawed otter]
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Aonyx congicus
[Congo clawless otter]

FAO

Pacific Ocean
Max. Length 148 cm TL
Enhydra lutris(Linnaeus, 1758)

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Enhydra lutris
[Sea otter]
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Hydrictis maculicollis
[Spot-necked otter]
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Lontra longicaudis
[Neotropical river otter]
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Lontra provocax
[Southern River otter]
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Lutra canadensis
[American river otter]

FAO

Southeast Pacific and Sou
Max. Length 100 cm TL
Lutra felina(Molina, 1782)

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Lutra felina
[Marine otter]
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Max. Length 1070 cm TL
 
Lutra lutra
[Eurasian river otter]
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Lutra nippon
[Japanese river otter]
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Lutra sumatrana
[]
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Lutrogale perspicillata
[Smooth-coated otter]
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Neovison macrodon
[Sea mink]
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Pteronura brasiliensis
[Giant otter]


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