Lontra felina (Molina 1782)

[Mustela] felina Molina 1782, Sagg. Stor. Nat. Chile: 284.

Type Locality: " Chili " [Chile].

Vernacular Names: Marine Otter.

Synonyms: Lontra brachydactyla (Wagner 1841); Lontra californica (Gray 1837); Lontra chilensis (Kerr 1792); Lontra cinerea (Thomas 1908); Lontra lutris (Larrañaga 1923); Lontra montana (Tschudi 1844); Lontra paranensis (Burmeister 1861); Lontra peruensis (Pohle 1920); Lontra peruviensis (Gervais 1841) .

Distribution: Argentina (extreme S), Chile, Peru.

Conservation: CITES – Appendix I; U.S. ESA – Endangered; IUCN – Endangered.

Discussion: Placed in Lontra by van Zyll de Jong (1972, 1987) and Larivière (1998). Reviewed by Larivière (1998). Synonyms allocated according to Cabrera (1957).