What is Southern river otter?
{{speciesbox | name = Southern river otter | status = EN | status_system = IUCN3.1 | status_ref = <ref name=iucn>{{cite iucn |author= Sepúlveda, M.A. |author2= Valenzuela, A.E.J. |author3= Pozzi, C.|author4= Medina-Vogel, G. |author5= Chehébar, C. |year= 2015 |page= e.T12305A21938042 |title= ''Lontra provocax'' |access-date= 14 February 2020 }}</ref> | image = Lontra provocax.jpg | genus = Lontra | species = provocax | authority = ([[Oldfield Thomas|Thomas]], 1908) | range_map = Southern River Otter area.png | range_map_caption = Southern river otter range }} The '''southern river otter''' (''Lontra provocax'') is a type of [[otter]]. It is found in [[Chile]] and [[Argentina]]. It lives in both [[Salt water|saltwater]] and [[Fresh water|freshwater]] [[Environment|environments]]. It is an [[endangered species]] because of [[poaching]], [[water pollution]], and [[Habitat destruction|habitat loss]].<ref>{{Cite web|last1=Chile)|first1=Maximiliano Sepúlveda (Departamento de Ecología Facultad de Ciencias Biológicas P. Universidad Católica de|last2=Alejandro Valenzuela (Southern Patagonia Coordination Office|first2=ArgentineNationalParksAdministration)|last3=Administration)|first3=Carla Pozzi (Argentine National Parks|last4=Gonzalo Medina-Vogel (Facultad de Ecología y Recursos Naturales|first4=Universidad Andrés Bello|last5=Chehébar (ArgentineNationalParksAdministration)|first5=Claudio|date=2014-06-01|title=IUCN Red List of Threatened Species: Lontra provocax|url=https://www.iucnredlist.org/en|access-date=2020-09-10|website=IUCN Red List of Threatened Species}}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} {{biology-stub}} [[Category:Endangered species]] [[Category:Mustelids]] [[Category:Mammals of South America]]