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Lontra provocax

Southern river otter · Huillín

mammalabove the surfaceAysén Fjordrange: Aysén regionEndangered in Chile (MMA 2011)

A South American otter. A large part of the population lives in marine fjords and channels south of 44° S, preferring river mouths and calm water. It avoids open coast with heavy surf.

Sources

AIMMA Magdalena-Puyuhuapi (Marine Mammal Habitat)
BSielfeld, Capella, Acevedo, Aguayo (2024), Anales del Instituto de la Patagonia 52

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Lontra felina

Marine otter · Chungungo

mammalabove the surface

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 co…