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Giant Otter
Giant Otter
Pteronura brasiliensis
Mammalia
ENDANGERED

Stats

Lifespan
10-13 yrs
Size
Huge
Diet
Carnivore
Activity
Diurnal
Social
Pack
Biome
Tropical rainforest
Range
South America
Movement
Swimming
Breeding
Live Birth
Defense
Pack
Status
Endangered

About

The Giant Otter is the world's longest mustelid, reaching up to 1.7 m from nose to tail. It lives in close-knit family groups of up to eight that communicate through a repertoire of distinct vocalizations — an unusual level of social complexity for the weasel family.

Life cycle

  1. 1.
    newborn
    A live-born newborn nurses on its mother's milk and depends on her for warmth and protection.
  2. 2.
    juvenile
    A weaned juvenile begins eating solid food and learning from its parents or group.
  3. 3.
    adult
    Fully grown at adult size.

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Taxonomy

Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Class
Mammalia
Order
Carnivora
Family
Mustelidae
Genus
Pteronura
Species
Pteronura brasiliensis