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Northern Neotropical River Otter (Lontra annectens)

Northern Neotropical River Otter

Lontra annectens

Class
Mammal
Rarity
Common
Observations
617
Most observed in
🇲🇽 Mexico

Description

The Northern Neotropical river otter (Lontra annectens), formerly classified as Lutra longicaudis annectens has recently been elevated to species status. This otter species is found in Central America and northwestern South America. Its distributions is disjunct from that of the other subspecies of Neotropical river otters and recent studies indicate that L.

Summary adapted from the Wikipedia article Northern Neotropical river otter.

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