Lontra canadensis (carnivore)
Variant names: Lutra canadensis

Mass: 7.1 kg based on Bellows and Mitchell 2002 and Feuer 1958

Diet: piscivore based on Knudsen and Hale 1968

Abundance: 0.02 to 1.51% (median 0.26%)

Latitudinal range: 28.1° to 56.3°

Habitats: (15), boreal forest/taiga (1), temperate broadleaf/mixed forest (2)

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Found in 18 samples

Canada: DjPp-8 (level A) (Holocene), Grassy Bay (Holocene), Algar

United States: Haw River, Ardis (Late Pleistocene), Vess Cave (Late Pleistocene), Golf Course (Late Pleistocene), Lower Walnut Settlement (Holocene), Watson Brake (6.4 mm fraction) (Holocene), Harris Creek (Holocene), Itasca Bison Site (Holocene), Cole Gravel Pit (Holocene), Meyer Cave (Holocene), Bootlegger Sink (Pleistocene - Holocene), Kathy's Pit (Pleistocene - Holocene), Bull Neck Swamp Research Forest, Marmes Rockshelter (Harrison horizon) (Pleistocene - Holocene), Inglis 1C (Early Pleistocene)

Size measurements:
♀ body mass6933 kgN = 3Bellows and Mitchell 2002
♀ body mass8618 kgN = 1Feuer 1958
♂ body mass6833 kgN = 3Bellows and Mitchell 2002
♀ ear length19 mmN = 3Bellows and Mitchell 2002
♀ ear length14 mmN = 1Feuer 1958
♂ ear length20 mmN = 3Bellows and Mitchell 2002
♀ hind foot length116 mmN = 3Bellows and Mitchell 2002
♀ hind foot length125 mmN = 1Feuer 1958
♂ hind foot length120 mmN = 3Bellows and Mitchell 2002
♀ tail length376 mmN = 3Bellows and Mitchell 2002
♀ tail length405 mmN = 1Feuer 1958
♂ tail length397 mmN = 3Bellows and Mitchell 2002
♀ total body length1071 mmN = 3Bellows and Mitchell 2002
♀ total body length1140 mmN = 1Feuer 1958
♂ total body length1080 mmN = 3Bellows and Mitchell 2002

See also Lontra, Lontra longicaudis