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Giant Otter

Pteronura Gray 1837

Scientific Names

Preferred Names

Pteronura Gray 1837
Genus recognized by EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS)
Pteronura
Genus recognized by wikipedia 中文维基百科, wikipedia 日本語, wikipedia русскую Википедию, wikipedia NL, wikipedia POL, wikipedia VI, wikipedia CZ, wikipedia FI, wikipedia NO, wikipedia UK, wikipedia CA, wikipedia SV, EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1, EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1, Bolivia Species List, Brazil Species List, Colombia Species List, Ecuador Species List, French Guiana Species List, Guyana Species List, Nicaragua Species List, Peru Species List, Suriname Species List, Venezuela Species List, wikipedia EU, South Pacific Species List, wikipedia AZ, wikipedia LT, wikipedia ET, wikipedia BR, wikipedia hr Croatian, wikipedia DA, wikipedia SK, wikipedia LV, wikipedia GA, NCBI, wikipedia EO, wikipedia emerging languages, wikipedia gl Galician, wikidata_hierarchy tar gz, Paleobiology Database, wikipedia DE, wikipedia ES, wikipedia IT, wikipedia PT, wikipedia FR, wikipedia 한국어 위키백과, CITES, wikipedia EN, Wikidata Common Names, Wikimedia Commons, Barcode of Life Data Systems, iNaturalist data coverage, and Wikipedia (inferred records)
Pteronura
Recognized by AnAge articles, Kissling et al, 2014, and Furui 2020
Pteronura Gray 1837
Genus recognized by GBIF classification, Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023, Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Hierarchy, and GBIF data coverage

Alternative Names

Lutra subgen. Pteronura
Obsolete variant according to Paleobiology Database
Pteronura
Harvest ancestor according to Wildfinder (WWF), Pantheria, GBIF national node type records UK, iNaturalist, Kappeler et al 2013, Morgan Ernest 2003, Smith et al 2011, TreatmentBank, and Global Biotic Interactions

Common Names

English

giant otter preferred
Recognized by Paleobiology Database

Finnish

Isosaukot preferred
Recognized by admin

Japanese

オオカワウソ属 preferred
Recognized by Furui 2020 and admin

Curated hierarchies for Pteronura Gray 1837

EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022

Life
Cellular Organisms
Eukaryota
Opisthokonta
Metazoa
Bilateria
Deuterostomia
Chordata
Vertebrata
Gnathostomata
Osteichthyes
Sarcopterygii
Tetrapoda
Amniota
Synapsida
Therapsida
Cynodontia
Mammalia
Theria
Eutheria
Placentalia
Boreoeutheria
Laurasiatheria
Scrotifera
Carnivora
Caniformia
Mustelidae
Lutrinae Bonaparte 1838
Pteronura Gray 1837 (this page)
Pteronura brasiliensis Zimmermann 1780
Amblonyx Rafinesque 1832
Aonyx Lesson 1827
Enhydra Fleming 1822
Hydrictis Pocock 1921
Lontra Gray 1843
Lutra Brisson 1762
Lutrogale Gray 1865

Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023

Biota
Animalia
Chordata
Vertebrata
Gnathostomata
Osteichthyes
Sarcopterygii
Tetrapoda
Amniota
Mammalia Linnaeus 1758
Theria Parker & Haswell 1897
Eutheria Gill 1872
Carnivora Bowdich 1821
Caniformia Kretzoi 1938
Mustelidae Fischer 1817
Lutrinae Bonaparte 1838
Pteronura Gray 1837 (this page)
Pteronura brasiliensis Zimmermann 1780
Amblonyx Rafinesque 1832
Aonyx Lesson 1827
Enhydra Fleming 1822
Hydrictis Pocock 1921
Lontra Gray 1843
Lutra Brisson 1762
Lutrogale Gray 1865

EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1

Life
Cellular Organisms
Eukaryota
Opisthokonta
Metazoa
Bilateria
Deuterostomia
Chordata
Vertebrata
Gnathostomata
Osteichthyes
Sarcopterygii
Tetrapoda
Amniota
Synapsida
Therapsida
Cynodontia
Mammalia
Theria
Eutheria
Placentalia
Boreoeutheria
Laurasiatheria
Scrotifera
Carnivora
Caniformia
Mustelidae
Pteronura (this page)
Pteronura brasiliensis (Gmelin 1788)
Aonyx
Arctonyx
Eira
Enhydra
Galictis
Gulo
Hydrictis
Ictonyx
Lontra
Lutra
Lutrogale
Lyncodon
Martes
Meles
Mellivora
Melogale
Mustela
Neovison
Poecilogale
Taxidea
Vormela

GBIF classification

Animalia
Chordata
Mammalia
Carnivora
Mustelidae
Pteronura Gray 1837 (this page)
Pteronura brasiliensis (Gmelin 1788)
Acheronictis Hayes 2000
Algarolutra Malatesta & Willemsen 1988
Amblonyx Rafinesque 1832
Amphicticeps Matthew & Granger 1924
Aonyx Lesson 1827
Arctomeles Stach 1951
Arctonyx Cuvier 1825
Arikarictis Hayes 2000
Baranogale Kormos 1934
Brachyopsigale Hibbard 1954
Brachyprotoma Brown 1908
Brachypsalis Cope 1890
Buisnictis Hibbard 1950
Canimartes Cope 1892
Cernictis Hall 1935
Chamitaxus Owen 2006
Craterogale Gazin 1936
Cyrnaonyx Helbing 1935
Dinogale Cook & Macdonald 1962
Eira C. E. H. Smith 1842
Enhydra Fleming 1822
Enhydriodon Falconer 1868
Enhydritherium Berta & Morgan 1985
Eomellivora Zdansky 1926
Ferinestrix Bjork 1970
Floridictis Baskin 2017
Franconictis Wolsan 1993
Galictis Bell 1826
Gulo Pallas 1780
Hoplictis Ginsburg 1961
Hydrictis Pocock 1921
Hypsoparia Dorr 1954
Ictonyx Kaup 1835
Lartetictis Ginsburg & Morales 1996
Legionarictis Tseng, Wang & Stewart 2009
Leptarctus Leidy 1856
Limnonyx Crusafont Pairó 1950
Lontra Gray 1843
Lutra Brisson 1762
Lutraeximia Cherin et al. 2016
Lutravus Furlong 1933
Lutrogale Gray 1825
Lyncodon Gervais 1845
Martes Pinel 1792
Martinogale Hall 1930
Matanomictis Thewissen & Bajpai 2008
Megalenhydris Willemsen & Malatesta 1987
Megalictis Matthew 1907
Meles Brisson 1762
Mellalictis Ginsburg 1977
Mellivora Storr 1780
Melogale I. Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire 1831
Mestuela frenata
Miomephitis Dehm 1950
Miomustela Hall 1930
Mionictis Matthew 1924
Mustela Linnaeus 1758
Namibictis Morales, Pickford, Soria & Fraile 1998
Neovison Baryshnikov & Abramov 1977
Oligobunis Cope 1881
Osmotherium Cope 1896
Paludolutra Hürzeler 1987
Parabrachypsalis Baskin 2017
Paralutra Roman & Virey 1934
Pekania Gray 1865
Plesictis Pomel 1846
Plesiogale Pomel 1847
Plesiogulo Zdansky 1924
Pliogale Hall 1930
Plionictis Matthew 1924
Pliotaxidea Hall 1944
Poecilogale Thomas 1883
Potamotherium Geoffroy 1833
Promartes Riggs 1942
Promephitis Gaudry 1861
Puijila Rybczynski, Dawson & Tedford 2009
Pyctis Babbitt 1999
Sardolutra Willemsen 1992
Satherium Gazin 1934
Semantor Orlov 1931
Siamogale Ginsburg, Ingavat & Tassy 1984
Sivaonyx Pilgrim 1931
Sminthosinis Bjork 1970
Sthenictis Peterson 1910
Stromeriella Dehm 1950
Taxidea Waterhouse 1839
Tisisthenes Martin 1973
Trigonictis Hibbard 1941
Trocharion Major 1903
Trochotherium Fraas 1870
Tyrrhenolutra Hürzeler 1987
Ursitapus inauritus Hodgson 1836
Vishnuonyx Pilgrim 1932
Vormela Blasius 1884
Zodiolestes Riggs 1942

Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Hierarchy

Animalia
Bilateria
Deuterostomia
Chordata
Vertebrata
Gnathostomata
Tetrapoda
Mammalia Linnaeus 1758
Theria Parker & Haswell 1897
Eutheria Gill 1872
Carnivora Bowdich 1821
Caniformia Kretzoi 1938
Mustelidae Fischer 1817
Lutrinae Bonaparte 1838
Pteronura Gray 1837 (this page)
Pteronura brasiliensis Zimmermann 1780
Amblonyx Rafinesque 1832
Aonyx Lesson 1827
Enhydra Fleming 1822
Hydrictis Pocock 1921
Lontra Gray 1843
Lutra Brisson 1762
Lutrogale Gray 1865

NCBI

root
cellular organisms
Eukaryota
Opisthokonta
Metazoa
Eumetazoa
Bilateria
Deuterostomia
Chordata
Craniata
Vertebrata
Gnathostomata
Teleostomi
Euteleostomi
Sarcopterygii
Dipnotetrapodomorpha
Tetrapoda
Amniota
Mammalia
Theria
Eutheria
Boreoeutheria
Laurasiatheria
Carnivora
Caniformia
Mustelidae
Lutrinae
Pteronura (this page)
Pteronura brasiliensis
Aonyx
Enhydra
Hydrictis
Lontra
Lutra
Lutrogale

wikidata_hierarchy tar gz

Biota
Eukaryota
Unikonta
Opisthokonta
Holozoa
Filozoa
Apoikozoa
Animalia
Eumetazoa
Bilateria
Deuterostomia
Chordata
Olfactores
Craniata
Vertebrata
Gnathostomata
Osteichthyes
Sarcopterygii
Dipnotetrapodomorpha
Tetrapodomorpha
Tetrapoda
Mammaliaformes
Mammalia
Theria
Placentalia
Exafroplacentalia
Boreoeutheria
Laurasiatheria
Scrotifera
Fereuungulata
Ferae
Carnivora
Caniformia
Arctoidea
Musteloidea
Mustelidae
Lutrinae
Pteronura (this page)
Pteronura brasiliensis
Pteronura sambachii
Algarolutra
Aonyx
Aonyxini
Enhydra
Enhydriodontini
Hydrictis
Isolalutra
Lontra
Lutra
Lutrogale
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