Lontra

Lontra

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Lontra is a genus of otters from the American continent.

The genus comprises four species:

These species were previously included in the genus Lutra, together with the European Otter, but they have now been moved to a separate genus.

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Extant species of family Mustelidae

Kingdom: Animalia · Phylum: Chordata · Class: Mammalia · Order: Carnivora · Suborder: Caniformia

Aonyx	African Clawless Otter (Aonyx capensis) · Oriental Small-clawed Otter (Aonyx cinerea)

Enhydra	Sea otter (Enhydra lutris)

Lontra	Northern River Otter (Lontra canadensis) · Southern River Otter (Lontra provocax) · Neotropical River Otter (Lontra longicaudis) · Marine Otter (Lontra felina)

Lutra	Eurasian otter (Lutra lutra) · Hairy-nosed Otter (Lutra sumatrana)

Hydrictis	Speckle-throated Otter (Hydrictis maculicollis)

Lutrogale	Smooth-coated Otter (Lutrogale perspicillata)

Pteronura	Giant Otter (Pteronura brasiliensis)

Arctonyx	Hog Badger (Arctonyx collaris)

Meles	Eurasian Badger (Meles meles)

Melogale	Everett's Ferret Badger (Melogale everetti) · Chinese Ferret Badger (Melogale moschata) · Javan Ferret-badger (Melogale orientalis) · Burmese Ferret Badger (Melogale personata)

Mydaus	Palawan Stink Badger (Mydaus marchei) · Javan Stink Badger (Mydaus javanensis)

Mellivora

Taxideinae

Taxidea

Eira	Tayra (Eira barbara)

Galictis	Lesser Grison (Galictis cuja) · Greater Grison (Galictis vittata)

Gulo	Wolverine (Gulo gulo)

Ictonyx	Saharan Striped Polecat (Ictonyx libyca) · Striped Polecat (Ictonyx striatus)

Lyncodon	Patagonian Weasel (Lyncodon patagonicus)

Martes	American Marten (Martes americana) · Yellow-throated Marten (Martes flavigula) · Beech Marten (Martes foina) · Nilgiri Marten (Martes gwatkinsii) · Pine Marten (Martes martes) · Japanese Marten (Martes melampus) · Fisher (Martes pennanti) · Sable (Martes zibellina)

Mustela	Tropical Weasel (Mustela africana) · Mountain Weasel (Mustela altaica) · Stoat (Mustela erminea) · Steppe Polecat (Mustela eversmannii) · Colombian Weasel (Mustela felipei) · Taiwan high-mountain least weasel (Mustela formosana) · Long-tailed Weasel (Mustela frenata) · Japanese weasel (Mustela itatsi) · Yellow-bellied Weasel (Mustela kathiah) · European Mink (Mustela lutreola) · Indonesian Mountain Weasel (Mustela lutreolina) · Black-footed Ferret (Mustela nigripes) · Least Weasel (Mustela nivalis) · Malayan Weasel (Mustela nudipes) · European Polecat (Mustela putorius) · Siberian Weasel (Mustela sibirica) · Black-striped Weasel (Mustela strigidorsa) · Egyptian weasel (Mustela subpalmata) · American Mink (Mustela vison)

Poecilogale	African Striped Weasel (Poecilogale albinucha)

Vormela	Marbled Polecat (Vormela peregusna)