Lontra provocax
Also known as Southern river otter
species of mammal
Species
southern river otter
SPECIES
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumChordata
- ClassMammalia
- OrderCarnivora
- FamilyMustelidae
Habitatmarine
智利水獺（Lontra provocax）是一種生活在智利及阿根廷的水獺。牠們棲息在海洋及淡水環境。 智利水獺長70厘米，尾巴長40厘米。牠們背部呈深褐色，腹部呈淺肉桂色。牠們分佈在智利的中南部及部份阿根廷地區。牠們棲息在石灘及海面平靜的地區，也喜歡生活在森林中。雖然雌獺及幼獺會一同生活，但雄獺則是獨居的。牠們吃魚類、甲殼類、軟體動物及鳥類。由於非法捕獵、污染及失去棲息地，牠們正面臨威脅。
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The southern river otter (Lontra provocax), or South American river otter, is an otter species that lives in much of Patagonia. It is listed by the International Union for Conservation of Nature as an endangered species.
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Carnivorans of South AmericaEndangered fauna of South AmericaFauna listed on CITES Appendix IFauna of the Valdivian temperate forestsIUCN Red List endangered speciesLontraMammals described in 1908Mammals of ArgentinaMammals of ChileMammals of PatagoniaSpecies that are or were threatened by habitat lossTaxa named by Oldfield Thomas