River Otters Love to Play on the Ice

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Look like fun!!

Genus, Species
Genus - Lutra (river otters).

North American river otter (Lutra canadensis)
marine otter (Lutra felina)
neotropical/long-tailed otter (Lutra longicaudus)
Eurasian otter (Lutra lutra)
spot-necked otter (Lutra maculicollis)
smooth/smooth-coated otter (Lutra perspicillata)
southern river otter (Lutra provocax)
hairy-nosed otter (Lutra sumatrana)
Genus - Pteronura (giant otter).

giant otter (Pteronura brasiliensis)
Genus - Aonyx (clawless otters).

Cape clawless otter (Aonyx capensis)
Asian small-clawed otter (Aonyx cinerea)
Congo clawless otter (Aonyx congica)
Genus - Enhydra (sea otter).

sea otter (Enhydra lutris)
Sea otters are further divided into three subspecies:
E.l. lutris - the Russian or Asian sea otter
E.l. kenyoni - the northern or Alaskan sea otter
E.l. nereis - the southern or California sea otter.
The subspecies are separated geographically, and vary slightly in their size, diet, use of tools, and the amount of time they spend on land.