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    Giant Otter

    Pteronura brasiliensis

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    ENEndangeredAlso known as: Giant Otter

    Natural History

    Habitat

    slow tropical rivers and oxbow lakes of the Amazon basin

    Classroom Facts

    • Its scientific name is Pteronura brasiliensis, and biologists group it in the Mustelidae family (order Carnivora).
    • Where it lives: slow tropical rivers and oxbow lakes of the Amazon basin.

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