Lontra canadensis (carnivore)
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)
Found in 18 samples
Canada: DjPp-8 (level A), Grassy Bay, Algar
United States: Haw River, Ardis, Vess Cave, Golf Course, Lower Walnut Settlement, Watson Brake (6.4 mm fraction), Harris Creek, Itasca Bison Site, Cole Gravel Pit, Meyer Cave, Bootlegger Sink, Kathy's Pit, Bull Neck Swamp Research Forest, Marmes Rockshelter (Harrison horizon), Inglis 1C
Size measurements:
♀ body mass | 6933 kg | N = 3 | Bellows and Mitchell 2002 |
♀ body mass | 8618 kg | N = 1 | Feuer 1958 |
♂ body mass | 6833 kg | N = 3 | Bellows and Mitchell 2002 |
♀ ear length | 19 mm | N = 3 | Bellows and Mitchell 2002 |
♀ ear length | 14 mm | N = 1 | Feuer 1958 |
♂ ear length | 20 mm | N = 3 | Bellows and Mitchell 2002 |
♀ hind foot length | 116 mm | N = 3 | Bellows and Mitchell 2002 |
♀ hind foot length | 125 mm | N = 1 | Feuer 1958 |
♂ hind foot length | 120 mm | N = 3 | Bellows and Mitchell 2002 |
♀ tail length | 376 mm | N = 3 | Bellows and Mitchell 2002 |
♀ tail length | 405 mm | N = 1 | Feuer 1958 |
♂ tail length | 397 mm | N = 3 | Bellows and Mitchell 2002 |
♀ total body length | 1071 mm | N = 3 | Bellows and Mitchell 2002 |
♀ total body length | 1140 mm | N = 1 | Feuer 1958 |
♂ total body length | 1080 mm | N = 3 | Bellows and Mitchell 2002 |
See also Lontra, Lontra longicaudis