River otter

River otter

The term "river otter" may refer to the following species in the family "Mustelidae":
* Northern River Otter, a common animal in North American waterways
* Southern River Otter, found in Chile and Argentina
* Neotropical River Otter
* Eurasian Otter
* Japanese River Otter

River otter may also refer to:
*River Otter, a river in Devon


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  • North American river otter — Conservation status Least Concern …   Wikipedia

  • North American River Otter — Taxobox name = North American River Otter status = LC status system = iucn2.3 status ref = IUCN2007|assessors=Serfass|year=2004|id=12302|title=Lontra canadensis|downloaded=06 May 2008 Database entry includes justification for why this species is… …   Wikipedia

  • Southern River Otter — Taxobox name = Southern river otter status = EN status system = iucn3.1 status ref = IUCN2007|assessors=Vogel|year=2004|id=12305|title=Lontra provocax|downloaded=06 May 2008 Database entry includes justification for why this species is… …   Wikipedia

  • Dead River (Otter Tail River) — Origin Minnesota Basin countries United States The Dead River is a 17.5 mile long (28.2 km)[1] tributary of the Otter Tail River of Minnesota in the United States. It rises east of …   Wikipedia

  • Japanese River Otter — Taxobox | name = Japanese River Otter regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata classis = Mammalia ordo = Carnivora familia = Mustelidae subfamilia = Lutrinae genus = Lutra species = L. lutra subspecies = L. l. whiteleyi trinomial = Lutra lutra… …   Wikipedia

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