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MUSTELOIDEA: BADGERS, SKUNKS, RACCOONS, OTTERS AND HUGH JACKMAN

The musteloids are a large group of caniforms, featuring skunks, badgers, raccoons, weasels, martens, otters and a variety of other colourful characters.

 
Musteloidea
†Peignictis pseudamphictis
33.9 Mya
 
Musteloidea
†Pseudobassaris riggsi
33.9 Mya
 
Musteloidea
†Chaprongictis phetchaburiensis
28.4 Mya
 
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Musteloidea | Mephitidae
†Palaeomephitis steinheimensis
 
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Musteloidea | Mephitidae
†Promephitis spp.
 
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Musteloidea | Mephitidae
Mydaus javanensis
Indonesian stink badger, Sunda stink badger
 
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Musteloidea | Mephitidae
Mydaus marchei
Palawan stink badger
 
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Musteloidea | Mephitidae
†Brachyprotoma obtusata
short-faced skunk
 
Musteloidea | Mephitidae
†Conepatus robustus
Florida hog-nosed skunk
130-115 Kya
 
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Musteloidea | Mephitidae
Conepatus chinga
Molina's hog-nosed skunk
 
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Musteloidea | Mephitidae
Conepatus humboldtii
Humboldt's hog-nosed skunk
 
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Musteloidea | Mephitidae
Conepatus leuconotus
American hog-nosed skunk
 
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Musteloidea | Mephitidae
Conepatus semistriatus
striped hog-nosed skunk
 
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Musteloidea | Mephitidae
Spilogale angustifrons
southern spotted skunk
 
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Musteloidea | Mephitidae
Spilogale gracilis
western spotted skunk
 
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Musteloidea | Mephitidae
Spilogale putorius
eastern spotted skunk
 
Musteloidea | Mephitidae
Spilogale pygmaea
pygmy spotted skunk
 
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Musteloidea | Mephitidae
Mephitis macroura
hooded skunk
 
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Musteloidea | Mephitidae
Mephitis mephitis
striped skunk
 
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Musteloidea | Ailuridae | Amphictinae
†Amphictis spp.
28.4-16.0 Mya
 
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Musteloidea | Ailuridae | Simocyoninae
†Actiocyon parverratis
16.0 Mya
 
Musteloidea | Ailuridae | Simocyoninae
†Alopecocyon leardi
13.6 Mya
 
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Musteloidea | Ailuridae | Simocyoninae
†Simocyon spp.
11.6-8.7 Mya
 
Musteloidea | Ailuridae | Ailurinae
†Magerictis imperialensis
16.9-16.0 Mya
 
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Musteloidea | Ailuridae | Ailurinae | Pristinailurini
†Pristinailurus bristoli
10.3 Mya
 
Musteloidea | Ailuridae | Ailurinae | Pristinailurini
†Parailurus anglicus
5.33-2.59 Mya
 
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Musteloidea | Ailuridae | Ailurinae | Ailurini
Ailurus fulgens
red panda
 
Musteloidea | Procyonoidea | Procyonidae | Broilianinae
†Broiliana spp.
 
Musteloidea | Procyonoidea | Procyonidae | Broilianinae
†Stromeriella spp.
 
Musteloidea | Procyonoidea | Procyonidae | Potosinae
†Parapotos tedfordi
 
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Musteloidea | Procyonoidea | Procyonidae | Potosinae
Potos flavus
kinkajou
 
Musteloidea | Procyonoidea | Procyonidae | Procyoninae
†Arctonasua spp.
 
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Musteloidea | Procyonoidea | Procyonidae | Procyoninae
†Chapalmalania spp.
 
Musteloidea | Procyonoidea | Procyonidae | Procyoninae
†Cyonasua spp.
 
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Musteloidea | Procyonoidea | Procyonidae | Procyoninae
Bassaricyon gabbii
northern olingo
 
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Musteloidea | Procyonoidea | Procyonidae | Procyoninae
Bassaricyon alleni
eastern lowland olingo
 
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Musteloidea | Procyonoidea | Procyonidae | Procyoninae
Bassaricyon medius
western lowland olingo
 
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Musteloidea | Procyonoidea | Procyonidae | Procyoninae
Bassaricyon neblina
olinguito
 
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Musteloidea | Procyonoidea | Procyonidae | Procyoninae
Nasua nasua
ring-tailed coati
 
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Musteloidea | Procyonoidea | Procyonidae | Procyoninae
Nasua narica
white-nosed coati
 
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Musteloidea | Procyonoidea | Procyonidae | Procyoninae
Nasuella olivacea
western mountain coati
 
Musteloidea | Procyonoidea | Procyonidae | Procyoninae
Nasuella meridensis
eastern mountain coati
 
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Musteloidea | Procyonoidea | Procyonidae | Procyoninae
Procyon cancrivorus
crab-eating raccoon
 
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Musteloidea | Procyonoidea | Procyonidae | Procyoninae
Procyon pygmaeus
Cozumel raccoon
 
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Musteloidea | Procyonoidea | Procyonidae | Procyoninae
Procyon lotor
common raccoon
 
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Musteloidea | Procyonoidea | Procyonidae | Procyoninae
Bassariscus astutus
ringtail
 
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Musteloidea | Procyonoidea | Procyonidae | Procyoninae
Bassariscus sumichrasti
cacomistle
 
Musteloidea | Procyonoidea | Mustelidae
†Plesictis spp.
33.9-23.0 Mya
 
Musteloidea | Procyonoidea | Mustelidae | Leptarctinae
†Craterogale simus
 
Musteloidea | Procyonoidea | Mustelidae | Leptarctinae
†Leptarctus spp.
 
Musteloidea | Procyonoidea | Mustelidae | Leptarctinae
†Trocharion albanense
 
Musteloidea | Procyonoidea | Mustelidae | Mustelavinae
†Mustelavus priscus
 
Musteloidea | Procyonoidea | Mustelidae | Oligobuninae
†Brachypsalis spp.
 
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Musteloidea | Procyonoidea | Mustelidae | Oligobuninae
†Megalictis ferox
 
Musteloidea | Procyonoidea | Mustelidae | Oligobuninae
†Oligobunis spp.
 
Musteloidea | Procyonoidea | Mustelidae | Oligobuninae
†Promartes olcotti
 
Musteloidea | Procyonoidea | Mustelidae | Oligobuninae
†Zodiolestes spp.
 
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Musteloidea | Procyonoidea | Mustelidae | Taxidiinae
†Chamitataxus avitus
 
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Musteloidea | Procyonoidea | Mustelidae | Taxidiinae
Taxidea taxus
American badger
 
Musteloidea | Procyonoidea | Mustelidae | Mellivorinae
†Hoplictis grangerensis
23.0-13.6 Mya
 
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Musteloidea | Procyonoidea | Mustelidae | Mellivorinae
†Eomellivora wimani
13.6-8.7 Mya
 
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Musteloidea | Procyonoidea | Mustelidae | Mellivorinae
†Ekorus ekakeran
6 Mya
 
Musteloidea | Procyonoidea | Mustelidae | Mellivorinae
†Mellivora punjabiensis
7.25-3.6 Mya
 
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Musteloidea | Procyonoidea | Mustelidae | Mellivorinae
†Mellivora benfieldi
Benfield's honey badger
5.3-3.6 Mya
 
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Musteloidea | Procyonoidea | Mustelidae | Mellivorinae
†Mellivora sivalensis
5.3-2.6 Mya
 
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Musteloidea | Procyonoidea | Mustelidae | Mellivorinae
Mellivora capensis
honey badger
 
Musteloidea | Procyonoidea | Mustelidae | Melinae
†Arctomeles spp.
 
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Musteloidea | Procyonoidea | Mustelidae | Melinae
Arctonyx albogularis
northern hog badger
 
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Musteloidea | Procyonoidea | Mustelidae | Melinae
Arctonyx collaris
greater hog badger
 
Musteloidea | Procyonoidea | Mustelidae | Melinae
Arctonyx hoevenii
Sumatran hog badger
 
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Musteloidea | Procyonoidea | Mustelidae | Melinae
Meles meles
European badger
 
Musteloidea | Procyonoidea | Mustelidae | Melinae
Meles canescens
Caucasian badger
 
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Musteloidea | Procyonoidea | Mustelidae | Melinae
Meles leucurus
Asian badger
 
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Musteloidea | Procyonoidea | Mustelidae | Melinae
Meles anakuma
Japanese badger
 
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Musteloidea | Procyonoidea | Mustelidae | Guloninae
†Plesiogulo lindsayi
 
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Musteloidea | Procyonoidea | Mustelidae | Guloninae
†Sthenictis spp.
 
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Musteloidea | Procyonoidea | Mustelidae | Guloninae
Eira barbara
tayra
 
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Musteloidea | Procyonoidea | Mustelidae | Guloninae
Pekania pennanti
fisher
 
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Musteloidea | Procyonoidea | Mustelidae | Guloninae
Gulo gulo
wolverine
 
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Musteloidea | Procyonoidea | Mustelidae | Guloninae
Martes flavigula
yellow-throated marten
 
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Musteloidea | Procyonoidea | Mustelidae | Guloninae
Martes foina
beech marten
 
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Musteloidea | Procyonoidea | Mustelidae | Guloninae
Martes martes
European pine marten
 
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Musteloidea | Procyonoidea | Mustelidae | Guloninae
Martes zibellina
sable
 
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Musteloidea | Procyonoidea | Mustelidae | Guloninae
Martes americana
American marten
 
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Musteloidea | Procyonoidea | Mustelidae | Guloninae
Martes melampus
Japanese marten
 
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Musteloidea | Procyonoidea | Mustelidae | Helictininae
Melogale orientalis
Javan ferret-badger
 
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Musteloidea | Procyonoidea | Mustelidae | Helictininae
Melogale everetti
Bornean ferret badger
 
Musteloidea | Procyonoidea | Mustelidae | Helictininae
Melogale cucphuongensis
Vietnam ferret-badger
 
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Musteloidea | Procyonoidea | Mustelidae | Helictininae
Melogale moschata
Chinese ferret-badger
 
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Musteloidea | Procyonoidea | Mustelidae | Helictininae
Melogale personata
Burmese ferret-badger
 
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Musteloidea | Procyonoidea | Mustelidae | Ictonychinae
Vormela peregusna
marbled polecat
 
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Musteloidea | Procyonoidea | Mustelidae | Ictonychinae
Ictonyx libycus
Saharan striped polecat
 
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Musteloidea | Procyonoidea | Mustelidae | Ictonychinae
Ictonyx striatus
striped polecat
 
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Musteloidea | Procyonoidea | Mustelidae | Ictonychinae
Poecilogale albinucha
African striped weasel
 
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Musteloidea | Procyonoidea | Mustelidae | Galictinae
†Trigonictis macrodon
 
Musteloidea | Procyonoidea | Mustelidae | Galictinae
†Lutravus cookii
4.9 Mya-300 Kya
 
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Musteloidea | Procyonoidea | Mustelidae | Galictinae
Lyncodon patagonicus
Patagonian weasel
 
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Musteloidea | Procyonoidea | Mustelidae | Galictinae
Galictis cuja
lesser grison
 
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Musteloidea | Procyonoidea | Mustelidae | Galictinae
Galictis vittata
greater grison
 
Musteloidea | Procyonoidea | Mustelidae | Mustelinae
†Baranogale spp.
 
Musteloidea | Procyonoidea | Mustelidae | Mustelinae
†Dinogale siouxensis
 
Musteloidea | Procyonoidea | Mustelidae | Mustelinae
†Legionarictis fortidens
 
Musteloidea | Procyonoidea | Mustelidae | Mustelinae
†Putorius sibericus
 
Musteloidea | Procyonoidea | Mustelidae | Mustelinae
†Tisisthenes parvus
 
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Musteloidea | Procyonoidea | Mustelidae | Mustelinae
†Neogale macrodon
sea mink
 
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Musteloidea | Procyonoidea | Mustelidae | Mustelinae
Neogale vison
American mink
 
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Musteloidea | Procyonoidea | Mustelidae | Mustelinae
Neogale frenata
long-tailed weasel
 
Musteloidea | Procyonoidea | Mustelidae | Mustelinae
Neogale africana
Amazon weasel
 
Musteloidea | Procyonoidea | Mustelidae | Mustelinae
Neogale felipei
Colombian weasel
 
Musteloidea | Procyonoidea | Mustelidae | Mustelinae
Mustela nudipes
Malayan weasel
 
Musteloidea | Procyonoidea | Mustelidae | Mustelinae
Mustela lutreolina
Indonesian mountain weasel
 
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Musteloidea | Procyonoidea | Mustelidae | Mustelinae
Mustela strigidorsa
back-striped weasel
 
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Musteloidea | Procyonoidea | Mustelidae | Mustelinae
Mustela kathiah
yellow-bellied weasel
 
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Musteloidea | Procyonoidea | Mustelidae | Mustelinae
Mustela richardsonii
American ermine
 
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Musteloidea | Procyonoidea | Mustelidae | Mustelinae
Mustela haidarum
Haida ermine
 
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Musteloidea | Procyonoidea | Mustelidae | Mustelinae
Mustela erminea
Beringian ermine, stoat
 
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Musteloidea | Procyonoidea | Mustelidae | Mustelinae
Mustela altaica
mountain weasel
 
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Musteloidea | Procyonoidea | Mustelidae | Mustelinae
Mustela nivalis
least weasel
 
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Musteloidea | Procyonoidea | Mustelidae | Mustelinae
Mustela itatsi
Japanese weasel
 
Musteloidea | Procyonoidea | Mustelidae | Mustelinae
Mustela aistoodonnivalis
Sichuan weasel
 
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Musteloidea | Procyonoidea | Mustelidae | Mustelinae
Mustela sibirica
Siberian weasel
 
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Musteloidea | Procyonoidea | Mustelidae | Mustelinae
Mustela lutreola
European mink
 
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Musteloidea | Procyonoidea | Mustelidae | Mustelinae
Mustela nigripes
black-footed weasel
 
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Musteloidea | Procyonoidea | Mustelidae | Mustelinae
Mustela eversmanii
steppe polecat
 
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Musteloidea | Procyonoidea | Mustelidae | Mustelinae
Mustela putorius
European polecat
 
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Musteloidea | Procyonoidea | Mustelidae | Mustelinae
Mustela furo
domestic ferret
 
Musteloidea | Procyonoidea | Mustelidae | Lutrinae
†Algarolutra majori
 
Musteloidea | Procyonoidea | Mustelidae | Lutrinae
†Cyrnaonyx majori
 
Musteloidea | Procyonoidea | Mustelidae | Lutrinae
†Cyrnolutra castiglionis
 
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Musteloidea | Procyonoidea | Mustelidae | Lutrinae
†Enhydriodon spp.
 
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Musteloidea | Procyonoidea | Mustelidae | Lutrinae
†Enhydritherium terraenovae
 
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Musteloidea | Procyonoidea | Mustelidae | Lutrinae
†Megalenhydris barbaricina
 
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Musteloidea | Procyonoidea | Mustelidae | Lutrinae
†Sardolutra ichnusae
 
Musteloidea | Procyonoidea | Mustelidae | Lutrinae
†Satherium ingens
 
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Musteloidea | Procyonoidea | Mustelidae | Lutrinae
†Siamogale thailandica
 
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Musteloidea | Procyonoidea | Mustelidae | Lutrinae
Pteronura brasiliensis
giant otter
 
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Musteloidea | Procyonoidea | Mustelidae | Lutrinae
Lontra canadensis
North American river otter
 
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Musteloidea | Procyonoidea | Mustelidae | Lutrinae
Lontra longicaudis
neotropical river otter
 
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Musteloidea | Procyonoidea | Mustelidae | Lutrinae
Lontra felina
marine otter
 
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Musteloidea | Procyonoidea | Mustelidae | Lutrinae
Lontra provocax
southern river otter
 
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Musteloidea | Procyonoidea | Mustelidae | Lutrinae
Enhydra lutris
sea otter
 
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Musteloidea | Procyonoidea | Mustelidae | Lutrinae
Hydrictis maculicollis
spotted-necked otter
 
Musteloidea | Procyonoidea | Mustelidae | Lutrinae
†Lutra trinacriae
 
Musteloidea | Procyonoidea | Mustelidae | Lutrinae
†Lutra simplicidens
 
Musteloidea | Procyonoidea | Mustelidae | Lutrinae
†Lutra castiglionis
Corsican otter
 
Musteloidea | Procyonoidea | Mustelidae | Lutrinae
†Lutra euxena
 
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Musteloidea | Procyonoidea | Mustelidae | Lutrinae
†Lutra nippon
Japanese river otter
 
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Musteloidea | Procyonoidea | Mustelidae | Lutrinae
Lutra sumatrana
hairy-nosed otter
 
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Musteloidea | Procyonoidea | Mustelidae | Lutrinae
Lutra lutra
Eurasian otter
 
Musteloidea | Procyonoidea | Mustelidae | Lutrinae
†Lutrogale cretensis
Cretan otter
 
Musteloidea | Procyonoidea | Mustelidae | Lutrinae
Lutrogale perspicillata
smooth-coated otter
 
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Musteloidea | Procyonoidea | Mustelidae | Lutrinae
Aonyx capensis
African clawless otter
 
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Musteloidea | Procyonoidea | Mustelidae | Lutrinae
Aonyx cinereus
Asian small-clawed otter
 
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Musteloidea | Procyonoidea | Mustelidae | Lutrinae
Aonyx congicus
Congo clawless otter
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