Pteronura brasiliensis (Giant Otter)
Pteronura brasiliensis (Zimmermann, 1780)
The largest species in South America. The body is elongated, slender, and well adapted for locomotion in water. (Tirira, 2007; Larivière and Jennings, 2009). The dorsal surface of the body from the eyes to the tip of the tail is uniformly dark grayish brown or chestnut brown; the hair is uniformly…
