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Lontra felina

Marine otter · Chungungo

mammalabove the surfaceAysén Fjordrange: Aysén region

An otter of rocky, ocean-exposed coasts. It copes with surf and also enters sheltered bays. In Aysén it lives along the coast from the Guaitecas archipelago. Not to be confused with the North Pacific sea otter (Enhydra lutris).

Sources

BSielfeld, Capella, Acevedo, Aguayo (2024), Anales del Instituto de la Patagonia 52

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