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Lontra longicaudis (neotropical otter)

Mammalia - Carnivora - Mustelidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1818Lutra longicaudis Olfers
1991Lutra longicaudis Vidal p. 6
1992Lutra longicaudis Willemsen p. 114
1998Lontra longicaudis Lariviere p. 1
1999Lontra longicaudis Larivière p. 1
2004Lontra longicaudis Marmi et al. p. 489 figs. Fig. 2
2016Lontra longicaudis Cherin et al. p. 100 figs. Fig. 9

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
Tetrapoda
Reptiliomorpha
Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
Cotylosauria()
Amniota
subclassSynapsida
Therapsida()
infraorderCynodontia()
Mammaliamorpha
Mammaliaformes
RankNameAuthor
classMammalia
Cladotheria
Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
Eutheria()
Placentalia
Boreoeutheria
Laurasiatheria
Scrotifera
Ferae()
CarnivoramorphaWyss and Flynn 1993
CarnivoraformesFlynn et al.
orderCarnivora
suborderCaniformiaKretzoi 1943
infraorderCanoidea(Simpson 1931)
superfamilyArctoideaFlower 1869
Mustelida
familyMustelidaeFischer 1817
subfamilyLutrinaeBaird 1857
genusLontraGray 1843
specieslongicaudis(Olfers 1818)

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Lontra longicaudis Olfers 1818 [neotropical otter]
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Lontra longicaudis annectens Forsyth Major 1897
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Invalid names: Lutra colombiana Allen 1904 [synonym], Lutra emerita Thomas 1908 [synonym], Lutra latidens Allen 1908 [synonym], Lutra mesopetes Cabrera 1924 [synonym], Lutra parilina Thomas 1914 [synonym], Lutra repanda Goldman 1914 [synonym]
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Invalid names: Lutra incarum Thomas 1908 [synonym], Lutra insularis Cuvier 1823 [synonym], Lutra mitis Thomas 1908 [synonym]
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Invalid names: Lutra latifrons Nehring 1887 [synonym], Lutra platensis Waterhouse 1838 [synonym], Lutra solitaria Wagner 1842 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available