🦦 Types Of Otter | Otter Species

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An otter is any carnivoran representing the family Lutridae, there are over twenty extant species placed into twelve genera
Taxonomy:
• Family: Lutridae (Otters)
•• Subfamily: Enhydriodontinae (Raptorial Otters)
••• Tribe: Pteronurini (Modern Raptorial Otters)
•••• Genus: Pteronura (Giant Otter)
••••• Species: Pteronura Brasiliensis (Giant Otter)
•• Subfamily: Lontrinae (New World Otters)
••• Tribe: Lontrini (North American Otters)
•••• Genus: Lontra (Nearctic Otters)
••••• Species: Lontra Canadensis (River Otter)
••• Tribe: Neolontrini (South American Otters)
•••• Genus: Neolontra (South American Freshwater Otters)
••••• Species: Neolontra Longicaudis (Neotropical Otter)
••••• Species: Neolontra Provocax (Patagonian Otter)
•••• Genus: Hydrogale (Southern Oceanic Otters)
••••• Species: Hydrogale Felina (Marine Otter)
•• Subfamily: Lutrinae (Old World Otters)
••• Tribe: Lutrini (Common Otters)
•••• Genus: Afrolutra (North African Otters)
••••• Species: Afrolutra Angustifrons (Morocco Otter)
•••• Genus: Lutra (Old World Laurasian Otters)
••••• Species: Lutra Lutra (European Otter)
••••• Species: Lutra Sibirica (Siberian Otter)
••••• Species: Lutra Meridionalis (Caucasian Otter)
••••• Species: Lutra Aurobrunnea (Himalayan Otter)
••••• Species: Lutra Nair (Indian Otter)
••••• Species: Lutra Chinensis (Chinese Otter)
••••• Species: Lutra Barang (Indochinese Otter)
••• Tribe: Hydrictidini (Spotted-Necked Otter and Smooth-Coated Otter)
•••• Genus: Lutrogale (Smooth-Coated Otter)
••••• Species: Lutrogale Perspicillata (Smooth-Coated Otter)
•••• Genus: Hydrictis (Spotted-Necked Otter)
••••• Species: Hydrictis Maculicollis (Spotted-Necked Otter)
••• Tribe: Aonychini (Eastern Palearctic Otters)
•••• Genus: Pilosorhinus (Hairy-Nosed Otter)
••••• Species: Pilosorhinus Sumatranus (Hairy-Nosed Otter)
•••• Genus: Amblonyx (Small-Clawed Otters)
••••• Species: Amblonyx Cinereus (Asian Small-Clawed Otter)
•••• Genus: Aonyx (Clawless Otters)
••••• Species: Aonyx Capensis (Cape Clawless Otter)
••••• Species: Aonyx Congicus (Congo Clawless Otter)
•••• Genus: Enhydra (Northern Oceanic Otters)
••••• Species: Enhydra Lutris (Sea Otter)

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How many species are there in the world at this time?

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