Pteronura brasiliensis Gmelin 1788 (giant otter)
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Mammalia - Carnivora - Mustelidae
Alternative combinations: Lutra (Pteronura) brasiliensis, Lutra brasiliensis
Synonyms: Lutra (Pteronura) paranensis Rennger 1830, Lutra paranensis Rennger 1830
Belongs to Pteronura according to S. K. Carter and F. C. W. Rosas 1997
See also Bargo et al. 2000, Cherin et al. 2016, Marmi et al. 2004, Nehring 1900, Prevosti and Ferrero 2008 and Willemsen 1992
Sister taxa: none
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Argentina (2 collections), Brazil (2), Peru (1)
Total: 5 collections each including a single occurrence
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