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Enhydra
Sign in to saveEnhydra is a genus of mustelid that contains the sea otter and two extinct relatives. It is the only extant genus of the bunodont otters group, referring to otters with non-blade carnassials with rounded cusps.
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Within Vinony's link graph, Enhydra is referenced by 516 other articles, and connects out to American badger, Melogale and Hyaenidae.
It is catalogued under topics including Carnivora genera, Mammal genera with one living species and Mustelidae.
Its subject is documented across 12 Wikipedia language editions.
Species
Sea Otter
Genus
- PhylumChordata
- ClassMammalia
- OrderCarnivora
- FamilyMustelidae
Enhydra es un género de mamíferos mustélidos con una especie viviente, Enhydra lutris y dos extintas, Enhydra macrodonta y Enhydra reevei.
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 78
- With media
- 34
- Family
- Mustelidae
- Collections
- USNM, BAYLU, IBUNAM, UCMP, UFPE, MO
- Recorded in
- United States, Brazil, Mexico, Peru, Brasil, Argentina, Togo, SéNéGal
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- taxon name
- Enhydra
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- topic's main category
- Category:Enhydra
- Commons category
- Enhydra
- taxon common name
- 沼菊属
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Enhydra is a genus of mustelid that contains the sea otter and two extinct relatives. It is the only extant genus of the bunodont otters group, referring to otters with non-blade carnassials with rounded cusps.
Sea otters probably diverged from other otters during the Pliocene, approximately 5 mya. They probably arose from the closely related Enhydritherium, a bunodont otter endemic to North America during the late Miocene and early Pliocene epochs.
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