Lontra canadensis von

Hoffman, Justin D., Lester, Courtney, Doucet, Darian & Iguwe, Damilola, 2024, UPDATED CHECKLIST AND DISTRIBUTION Of WILD TERRESTRIAL MAMMALS IN LOUISIANA, Occasional Papers of the Museum 389, pp. 1-28 : 18

publication ID

https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.15748679

DOI

https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.15757137

persistent identifier

https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03E2879C-076C-0460-3061-FA73BCCE5C65

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scientific name

Lontra canadensis von
status

 

Lontra canadensis von View in CoL Schreber, 1776

North American River Otter

Lontra canadensis are found throughout Louisiana. Since Lowery (1974), new specimen records were reported from Assumption, East Baton Rouge, Saint Martin, Terrebonne, and West Baton Rouge parishes.

Specimen records (15).— Assumption Parish (10): Vicinity Pierre Part, 29.965N, - 91.203W, 10 ( LSUMZ 27775–27779 View Materials , 28306–28310 View Materials ) GoogleMaps . East Baton Rouge Parish (2): Baton Rouge , 2.5 mi S LSU, 30.378N, - 91.176W, 1 ( LSUMZ 34961 View Materials ) GoogleMaps ; Burbank Dr., 2.4 km SE of intersection with West Lee Drive (roadkill), 30.377N, - 91.143W, 1 ( LSUMZ 37329 View Materials ) GoogleMaps . Saint Martin Parish (1): Atchafalaya Basin, Sebonne Canal , 2 mi N Sandy Point boat launch, 30.026N, - 91.613W, 1 ( LSUMZ 32734 View Materials ) GoogleMaps . Terrebonne Parish (1): 10 mi S Cocodrie, 29.102N, - 90.661W, 1 ( LSUMZ 20075 View Materials ) GoogleMaps . West Baton Rouge Parish (1): 4 mi W Port Allen, 30.451N, - 91.277W, 1 ( LSUMZ 21902 View Materials ) GoogleMaps .

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Chordata

Class

Mammalia

Order

Carnivora

Family

Mustelidae

Genus

Lontra

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