The southern river otter, or South American river otter, is an otter species that lives in the southern regions of Argentina and Chile, including parts of Patagonia and Tierra del Fuego. It is listed by the International Union for Conservation of Nature as an endangered species.
Southern river otter
Otters are carnivorous mammals in the subfamily Lutrinae. The 13 extant otter species are all semiaquatic, aquatic, or marine. Lutrinae is a branch of the Mustelidae family, which includes weasels, badgers, mink, and wolverines, among other animals.
Otter
Sign warning drivers in Benbecula in the Outer Hebrides to beware of otters on the road
"Kawauso" (獺) from the Gazu Hyakki Yagyō by Sekien Toriyama
Image: Fischotter Lutra lutra 1