Marine otter: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the marine otter lives – recorded in 1 country, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Lontra felina
Group	Weasels, otters, badgers & skunks
Status	Endangered (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	1 country
Continents	South America
Class	Mammal
Order	Carnivora
Family	Mustelidae

Where does the marine otter live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the marine otter in 1 country or territory across South America.

Chile

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

Is the marine otter endangered?

The marine otter’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Endangered” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the marine otter?

The marine otter (Lontra felina) is a mammal in the order Carnivora and the family Mustelidae, genus Lontra. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the marine otter

The marine otter (Lontra felina) is a rare and relatively unknown South American mammal of the weasel family (Mustelidae). The scientific name means "feline otter", and in Spanish, the marine otter is also often referred to as gato marino: "marine cat". The marine otter (while spending much of its time out of the water) only lives in saltwater, coastal environments and rarely ventures into fresh water or estuarine habitats. This saltwater exclusivity is unlike most other otter species, except for the almost fully aquatic sea otter (Enhydra lutris) of the North Pacific.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Marine otter (revision 1369755923), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q644224 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).