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Marine otter
Order : Carnivora
Family : Mustelidae
Subfamily : Lutrinae
Species : Lontra felina
The Marine otter, sea cat is listed as Endangered (EN), considered to be facing a very high risk of extinction in the wild, on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
Namings for the marine otter
A young / baby of a marine otter is called a 'pup or whelp'. A marine otter group is called a 'romp, bevy, lodge, family or raft'.Habitats
Coastal Brackish / Saline Lagoons / Marine Lakes, Coastal Freshwater Lakes, Epipelagic (0-200m), Estuaries, Macroalgal / Kelp, Marine Coastal / Supratidal, Marine Intertidal, Marine Neritic, Marine Oceanic, Rocky Shoreline, Sandy Shoreline and / or Beaches, Sand Bars, Spits and Etc
Facts about the marine otter
582 Lutra felina Distinctive Characteristics: Marine otters are very
Like most otters the marine otter is a lot of fun to watch.
Lontra felina is commonly known as the sea cat or the marine otter (neither name to be confused with those tubby balls of fur - the sea otter).
Marine Otter The Marine Otter is a
Marine otters are classified as endangered by the International Union for the Conservation of Nature.
On the downside, even though the Marine Otter is legally protected in all three countries in which it is found, and some of its habitat is in National Parks, throughout its range, laws are not enforced, and poachers (who are often extremely poor) know they are very unlikely to
So the Marine Otter is now Lontra felina.
Lontra felina is also found in isolated populations in Argentina. (Full text)
When not breeding, marine otters are mostly solitary animals,. (Full text)
or Lontra felina is listed on the IUCN Red list (1996) as Endangered due to A1acd. (Full text)
The Marine Otter is small or medium in size. (Full text)
The remaining marine mammal species (polar bears, walruses, manatees, dugongs, and sea and marine otters) are under the jurisdiction of the FWS. (Full text)
The marine otter is found in the temperate and tropical coastal waters on the Pacific coast of South America, from northern Peru, along the coast of Chile all the way to the southern tip of South America in Cape Horn. (Full text)
The Marine Otter is also known as the Sea. (Full text)
The Marine Otter is also known as the Sea Cat. (Full text)
NORMAL LIFESTYLE The Marine Otter is considered timid and secretive. (Full text)
The IUCN/SSC Otter Specialist Group state that marine otters are threatened by: pollution of nearshore areas with heavy metals and other contaminants, intense harvesting of littoral and sublittoral seaweed especially kelps which may reduce productivity and abundance of shellfish, over (Full text)
The IUCN/SSC Otter Specialist Group state that marine otters are threatened by: pollution of nearshore areas with heavy metals and other contaminants, intense harvesting of littoral and sublittoral seaweed especially kelps which may reduce productivity and abundance (Full text)