Brazilian Giant Otter (Pteronura brasiliensis){!--큰수달--> in zoo From the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's online digital media library .
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Metadata
Title: Brazilian Giant Otter
Alternative Title: Pteronura brasiliensis
Creator: Jones. Marshall
Source: WO-1466-13
Publisher: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Contributor: DIVISION OF PUBLIC AFFAIRS
Language: EN - ENGLISH
Rights: (public domain)
Audience: (general)
Subject: endangered, mammal, mammals, South America, Brazil
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The giant otter or giant river otter (Pteronura brasiliensis) is a South American carnivorous mammal of the weasel family, Mustelidae. Atypical of mustelids, the giant otter is a social species, with family groups typically supporting three to eight members. The giant otter ranges across north-central South America; it lives mostly in and along the Amazon River and in the Pantanal.
Order: Carnivora > Family: Mustelidae > Genus: Pteronura > Species: Pteronura brasiliensis