giant otter
species of mammal
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Summary
giant otter is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.35% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (8,725 views/month, #686 of 195,241).[2]
Key Facts
- Taxon rank: species[3]
- IUCN conservation status: Endangered status[4]
- Parent taxon: Pteronura[5]
- Taxon name: Pteronura brasiliensis[6]
- Commons category: Pteronura brasiliensis[7]
- Topic's main category: Category:Pteronura brasiliensis[8]
- Commons gallery: Pteronura brasiliensis[9]
- Original combination: Mustela lutris brasiliensis[10]
- Taxon synonym: Lutra brasiliensis Zimmermann, 1780[11]
- Short name: P. brasiliensis[12]
- Taxon common name: Giant otter[13], Arirai[14], Lobito de Cola Ancha[15], Lobo del Río[16], Lobo de Río Grande[17], Lobo Gargantilla[18], Perro de Agua[19], Loutre géante du Brésil[20], Giant Brazilian Otter[21], Riesenotter[22], llóndriga xigante[23], Vidră uriașă[24], Vidră uriașă braziliană[25], orjaška vidra[26]
- Mass: 200 g[27], 29 kg[28], 24 kg[29]
- Gestation period: 67 day[30]
- Longest observed lifespan: 17.3 years[31]
- Sequenced genome URL: https://www.dnazoo.org/assemblies/Pteronura_brasiliensis[32]
- CITES Appendix: Appendix I of CITES[33]
- Litter size: 2[34]
- Diel cycle: diurnality[35]
- Taxon range: Brazil[36], Oriximiná[37]
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Identifiers
giant otter's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 41845[38]. giant otter's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 9672[39]. giant otter's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 328029[40]. giant otter's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2433681[41]. giant otter's ITIS TSN is recorded as 621920[42].
Why It Matters
giant otter has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[43] It is known by 76 alternative names across languages and contexts.[44]