Lontra (New World River Otters)

Genus

New World River Otters

Lontra

3 species in our catalog · found in 46 parks

Species in this group

Each card shows the species at its best park — tap for the full profile

Northern River Otter
LC Endemic

Northern River Otter

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Lontra canadensis

30–40% · Possible
Neotropical Otter
NT

Neotropical Otter

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Lontra longicaudis

30–40% · Possible
Southern River Otter
EN

Southern River Otter

☀️🌙 Day & Night Mammal

Lontra provocax

10–20% · Possible

📅 Monthly Probability

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

10–20
Jan
20–30
Feb
20–30
Mar
10–20
Apr
10–20
May
10–20
Jun
10–20
Jul
10–20
Aug
10–20
Sep
10–20
Oct
10–20
Nov
10–20
Dec

🕐 When They're Spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

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Where to see New World River Otters

Worldwide records of this group (human observations from 2019 onwards, GBIF). Pins mark our parks — tap one for the chance of seeing at least one species of the group there.

Parks Ranked

Chance of seeing at least one species of the group · number of its species present

#ParkCountrySpeciesP(≥1)
1 Redwood National Park 🇺🇸 United States 1
30–40%
2 Isle Royale National Park 🇺🇸 United States 1
30–40%
3 Iberá National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina 1
30–40%
4 Kenai Fjords National Park 🇺🇸 United States 1
20–30%
5 Congaree National Park 🇺🇸 United States 1
20–30%
6 Pacific Rim National Park Reserve 🇨🇦 Canada 1
20–30%
7 Nahanni National Park 🇨🇦 Canada 1
20–30%
8 Voyageurs National Park 🇺🇸 United States 1
20–30%
9 Olympic National Park 🇺🇸 United States 1
20–30%
10 Great Bear Rainforest 🇨🇦 Canada 1
20–30%
11 Amboró National Park 🇧🇴 Bolivia 1
20–30%
12 Gros Morne National Park 🇨🇦 Canada 1
10–20%
13 Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas 🇧🇷 Brazil 1
10–20%
14 Vicente Pérez Rosales National Park 🇨🇱 Chile 1
10–20%
15 Grand Teton National Park 🇺🇸 United States 1
10–20%
16 Great Smoky Mountains National Park 🇺🇸 United States 1
10–20%
17 Riding Mountain National Park 🇨🇦 Canada 1
10–20%
18 Yellowstone National Park 🇺🇸 United States 1
10–20%
19 Serra da Canastra National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil 1
10–20%
20 Acadia National Park 🇺🇸 United States 1
10–20%
21 Big Cypress National Preserve 🇺🇸 United States 1
10–20%
22 Serra dos Órgãos National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil 1
10–20%
23 Jasper National Park 🇨🇦 Canada 1
10–20%
24 Kluane National Park 🇨🇦 Canada 1
0–10%
25 Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve 🇪🇨 Ecuador 1
0–10%
26 Banff National Park 🇨🇦 Canada 1
0–10%
27 Katmai National Park 🇺🇸 United States 1
0–10%
28 Emas National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil 1
0–10%
29 Chingaza National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia 1
0–10%
30 Yasuní National Park 🇪🇨 Ecuador 1
0–10%
31 El Palmar National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina 1
0–10%
32 Wrangell-St. Elias National Park 🇺🇸 United States 1
0–10%
33 Iguazú National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina 1
0–10%
34 Nahuel Huapi National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina 1
0–10%
35 Rocky Mountain National Park 🇺🇸 United States 1
0–10%
36 Cape Breton Highlands National Park 🇨🇦 Canada 1
0–10%
37 Shenandoah National Park 🇺🇸 United States 1
0–10%
38 Iguaçu National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil 1
0–10%
39 Yosemite National Park 🇺🇸 United States 1
0–10%
40 Glacier National Park 🇺🇸 United States 1
0–10%
41 Tierra del Fuego National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina 1
0–10%
42 Manu National Park 🇵🇪 Peru 1
<5%
43 Everglades National Park 🇺🇸 United States 1
<5%
44 Point Pelee National Park 🇨🇦 Canada 1
<5%
45 Denali National Park 🇺🇸 United States 1
<5%
46 Big Bend National Park 🇺🇸 United States 1
<5%