Pteronura brasiliensis   (Gmelin, 1788)

Giant otter

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Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | CoL | ITIS | WoRMS

| Carnivora | Mustelidae

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ekologi

Pelagiska.  Tropical

Utbredning Länder | FAO områden | Ekosystem | Förekomster | Utplanteringar

Western Atlantic and South America Inland Waters: Pteronura brasiliensis brasiliensis: Northern South America from Venezuela and the Guyanas south to Alagoas, Brazil; Pteronura brasiliensis paranensis: Drainages of the Río Paraná and the Río Uruguay in Paraguay, southern Brazil, northeast Argentina, and Uruguay (Ref. 1522).

Length at first maturity / Size / Vikt / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm

Biologi     Ordlista (t.ex. epibenthic)

Life cycle and mating behavior Könsmognad | Reproduktion | Lek | Ägg | Fecundity | Larver

Main reference referenser | Koordinator | Medarbetare

Rice, D.W. 1998. (Ref. 1522)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)

  Not Evaluated 

CITES status (Ref. 108899)

Appendix I: International trade banned

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

Human uses


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Estimates based on models

Price category (Ref. 80766): Unknown.