Pteronura Gray 1837 (giant otter)
Mammalia - Carnivora - Mustelidae
PaleoDB taxon number: 104745
Alternative spelling: Lutra (Pteronura)
Parent taxon: Lutrinae according to J. Marmi et al. 2004
Sister taxa: Aonychini, Aonyxini, Enhydra, Enhydrini, Enhydriodontini, Lontra, Lutra, Lutraeximia, Lutrictis, Lutrini, Megencephalon, Siamogale, Teruelictis
Subtaxa: Pteronura brasiliensis
Ecology: amphibious insectivore