With a free trial of our online pdf converter, you can convert files to and from pdf for free, or sign up for one of our memberships for limitless access to our file converters full suite of tools. The marine otter while spending much of its time out of the water only lives in saltwater, coastal environments and rarely ventures into freshwater or. Furthermore, aquamaps does not provide distribution information for marine otter lontra felina and african manatee trichechus senegalensis, therefore these marine mammal species were not considered in the risk maps. Appendices i, ii and iii valid from february 2003 interpretation 1. With the help of over 7,000 of the worlds best wildlife filmmakers and photographers, conservationists and scientists, featured multimedia fact files for more than 16,000 endangered species. Southern marine otter lutra felina now lontra felina cms. This page was last edited on 23 december 2019, at 17.
Impact of human activities in habitat use and activity. The endangered species protection, conservation and regulation of trade act arrangement of sections preliminary short title. You also get unlimited file sizes as well as the ability to upload and convert several files to pdf at the same time. Noninvasive genetic analysis reveals high levels of mtdna variability in the endangered southamerican marine otter lontra felina article pdf available in conservation genetics 115. The offender is poisoning the victims and mutilating the bodies postmortem. Phylogeography and demographic history of the neotropical otter lontra longicaudis article pdf available in the journal of heredity 1034. Species included in these appendices are referred to. Estimating abundance of marine otter populations lontra. The marine otter lontra felina, is an endangered mustelid that inhabits exposed rocky coast.
Southern marine otter lutra felina now lontra felina. The objective of this study was to analyze and compare the patterns of habitat use, the frequency of sightings, and behavior of the marine otter in two coastal areas of the valparaiso region. We report the 1st detailed information on its activity patterns, home ranges, core areas, and territoriality from 6 otters radiotracked near a fishing village in central chile. Nine microsatellite loci were selected to test polymorphism in, lontra felina developed by dallas and piertney 1998 and huang et al. The extant otter species are all semiaquatic, aquatic or marine, with diets based on fish and invertebrates. We performed a comprehensive analysis of the literature on l. The marine otter lontra felina is an endangered species living in the fragmented habitat of the peruvian and chilean southern pacific rocky shores.
Pdf mammalian biology j o u r n a l h o m e p a g e. The chilean shoreline, a nearly strait line of coast expanding across 35 latitudinal degrees, represents an interesting region to assess historical processes using phylogeographic analyses. It lives in the remote rivers and creeks of the jungle. As a result of recent molecular studies, most mammalogists now use the genus name lontra, instead of lutra, for the new world otters. Publication of global otter conservation strategy accomplished. Lontra felina mtdna phylogeny is composed of 2 main clades. Population assessment and habitat use by marine otter.
The marine otter lontra felina inhabits almost the entire coast of chile. Times to initial effect and induction period ranged from 1. These species were previously included in the genus lutra, together with the eurasian otter, but they have now been moved to a separate genus. Where you can see marine otters in the wild throughout their range, these otters are rare and timid, and live in places difficult to get to. Appendices i, ii and iii valid from 22 may 2009 interpretation 1.
Mammal species of the world a taxonomic and geographic reference. The scientific name means otter cat, and in spanish, the marine otter is also often referred to as gato marino. Distribution of lontra felina in south america mod. The objective of this study was to analyze and compare the patterns of habitat use, sightings and behavior of the marine otter in two coastal areas of the. Species included in these schedules are referred to. Descriptions of some new genera and species of mammalia in the british museum colloction. An lontra felina in nahilalakip ha genus nga lontra, ngan familia nga mustelidae. Lontra felina lontra longicaudis lontra provocax lutra lutra lutra nippon pteronura brasiliensis mustelinae hurones, martas, turones, comadrejas eira barbara honduras galictis vittata costa rica martes flavigula india martes foina intermedia india. Enhydra lutris, and the marine otter, lontra felina estes 1989. Pdf on jan 1, 2015, marcelo lopes rheingantz and others. Biologicalannihilationsignaledbypopulationlosses 4 anddeclinesinvertebrates 5 6 gerardoceballos,1. Type title present status of lontra felina argentina. Introduction the marine otter, also known as chungungo lontra felina molina,1782, belongs to the mustelid family and lives exclusively in marine habitats, particularly in exposed rocky shores. Author notes editors of this account were l eslie c arraway, e laine a nderson, and k arl f.
All structured data from the file and property namespaces is available under the creative commons cc0 license. The marine otter lontra felina is an endangered species living in the fragmented. The marine otter lontra felina inhabits almost the entire coastal border of chile. Its population density and how it responds to the several current anthropic threats are almost unknown. Two subspecies have been designated, but their validity is doubtful.
On the way out i bump into sanderson, the new csi sublead. Media in category lontra felina the following 15 files are in this category, out of 15 total. Conservation and trophic ecology of lontra felina molina 1782 carnivora. Lontra felina, mammalian species, american society of mammologsts, no. Nine marine otters lontra felina were anesthetized 15 times with a combination of ketamine 5. Appendices i, ii and iii valid from 14 october 2010 interpretation 1. Population genetics and conservation of the marine otter.
These huge members of the weasel family swim by propelling themselves with their powerful tails and flexing their long bodies. Estimating abundance of marine otter populations lontra felina. An lontra felina in uska species han mammalia nga syahan ginhulagway ni molina hadton 1782. Type title present status of lontra felina in argentina marcelo h. Stretching along the temperate section of the east pacific margin, the region is characterized by intense geologic activity and has experienced drastic geomorphological transformations linked to eustatic. If only tonight we could sleep chapter 2 rutobuka the. This speciation scenario is in agreement with the adaptation hypothesis of l. Carnivora mustelidae lontra canadensis north american river otter macdonald 2001 carnivora mustelidae lontra felina marine otter en macdonald 2001 carnivora mustelidae lontra provocax southern river otter en macdonald 2001 carnivora mustelidae lontra longicaudis neotropical river otter macdonald 2001 includes l. I zazoo interpretation to the first, second and third schedules 1.
We analyzed the distribution of marine otter lontra felina on the peruvian coast, from punta aguja 0547s to the boundary with chile 1821s. The marine otter lontra felina is a littleknown south american otter of conservation concern. Marine otters are the smallest species of otter in the genus lontra. From june 1999 to june 2000, we conducted eight hours of observations on one day each month at four study sites. The corresponding element in females is the littlestudied clitoris bone os clitoridis, which has been documented for polar bears and several pinniped species, but. Mustelidae lontra felina 4 lontra provocax 5 felidae uncia uncia 6 phocidae 7 monachus monachus sirenia trichechidae trichechus manatus populations between honduras and panama perissodactyla equidae equus grevyi artiodactyla camelidae vicugna vicugna except peruvian populations cervidae cervus elaphus barbarus hippocamelus. Species richness peaks at around 40 latitude, both north and south. The marine otter spends much of its time out of the water and rarely ventures into freshwater or estuarine habitats, unlike the almost fully aquatic sea otter. Phylogeography of the patagonian otter lontra provocax. The marine otter lontra felina is a rare and relatively unknown south american mammal of the weasel family. Lontra felina 3 lontra provocax 4 monachus monachus equus grevyi camelus bactrianus vicugna vicugna except peruvian populations cervus elaphus yarkandensis 5 populations in kazakhstan, kyrgyzstan, tajikistan, turkmenistan, uzbekistan and afghanistan cervus elaphus barbarus hippocamelus bisulcus eudorcas rufifrons bos sauveli bos grunniens.
Assessment of the population density and conservation status of sea cat lontra felina in the 10 th region of south chile 3 i. The genus comprises four living and one known fossil species. Ginklasipika han iucn an species komo nangangaratan. Analyzing a total of 2261 bp of mitochondrial dna mtdna revealed the recent divergence of. Copy and paste the following code to link back to this work ctrl acmd a will select all, or use the tweet or tumblr links to share the work on your twitter or tumblr account.
Otter of guyana lontra felina this guyana and south american otter or water dog is the worlds largest, at some 6 feet 1. A method for estimating marine otter abundance is described and a comparison of the characteristics of the terrestrial habitat of this species in southern chile is made. Lontra phylogeny based on mtdna markers revealed the recent divergence between l. Species replacement along a linear coastal habitat. Convention on the conservation of appendix i migratory species of wild animals cms effective 26 january 2018 page 1 appendices i and ii of the convention on the conservation of migratory species of wild animals cms as amended by the conference of the parties in 1985, 1988, 1991, 1994, 1997, 1999, 2002, 2005, 2008, 2011, 2014 and 2017. Lontra is a genus of otters from the american continent.
Lutra chilensis schedel 17001880 print iconographia zoologica special collections university of amsterdam uba01 iz22500065. Pdf conservation and trophic ecology of lontra felina. Spacing behavior of marine otters lontra felina in. Species characteristics marine otters are very similar in general appearance to freshwater otters. Change of otters in zoos coordinator to promote expansion of network. The marine otter lontra felina is an endangered and little known species living in a fragmented habitat. The marine otter lontra felina, called chungungo mapuche or chinchimen yagan, is an endangered mustelid that inhabits exposed rocky coast areas ebensperger and castilla, 1992, sielfeld and castilla, 1999. National audubon society guide to marine mammals of the world, reeves, stewart, clapham and powell, 2002, isbn 0375411410. The marine otter lontra felina is a rare and poorly known south american mammal of the weasel family. Orcinus orca is the only recognized extant species in the genus orcinus, and one of many animal species originally described by linnaeus in 1758 in systema naturae. Its population density and its response to several anthropic threats are almost unknown.
Wildscreens arkive project was launched in 2003 and grew to become the worlds biggest encyclopaedia of life on earth. Pdf distribution and observations on the population of. Contacted asian cites authorities and ngos to assist in gaining support for uplisting proposal. He doesnt like me, not to put too fine a point on it. Main characteristics neotropical otters have a body length between 36 and 66 cms 14 26 inches, a tail length between 37 and 84 cms 14.
Otters are carnivorous mammals in the subfamily lutrinae. The scientific name means otter cat, and in spanish, the marine otter is also often referred to as gato marino error. A read is counted each time someone views a publication summary such as the title, abstract, and list of authors, clicks on a figure, or views or downloads the fulltext. Guyana the mysterious land of giants guyanese online. Appendices i and ii of the convention on the conservation. Marine mammals are widely distributed throughout the globe, but their distribution is patchy and coincides with the productivity of the oceans. Lutrinae is a branch of the mustelidae family, which also includes weasels, badgers. As a result of these taxonomic discrepancies we produced risk maps for 114 different species. I am missing lontra provocax southern river otter, huillin and lontra felina sea cat, chungungo lupo manaro 15. Annals and magazine of natural history, series 1, 11. Keywords lontra felina mitochondrial control region noninvasive genetic sampling peru introduction the marine otter lontra felina is the smallest marine mammal of the world and the only lontra species con. The marine otter, lontra felina, is a rare and poorly known south american mammal of the weasel family. A m tail 5cac gac gtt gta aaa cga3 was added to forward primer to allow incorporation during pcr of a. Elaboration of the categorization file of lontra felina.
They have a body length between 50 and 79 cms 20 31 inches, a tail length between 30 and 36 cms 12 14 inches and they weigh between 3 and 5 kgs 6. Lontra range lontra is a genus of otters from the american continent. Phylogeography of the marine otter lontra felina rufford. Noting further the recommendation of the scientific council at its ninth meeting that lontra felina, lontra provocax, spheniscus humboldti, sarothrura ayresi, hirundo atrocaerulea, and acrocephalus paludicola, be the subject of concerted actions.