Skip to main content
Close

Nutria (Spanish name in Costa Rica))

Lutra longicaudis, Lontra longicaudis (new name)

Published on Project Noah
Zoom
NominateNominate for Wildlife Photograph of the Month
reportFlag Spotting

10.5523, -83.5107

Species ID Suggestions

Lontra longicauda

Comments (6)

I agree, most definitely an otter.
Puedo entenderte claramente, gracias nuevamente por su comentario. Las Otters (nutrias) son aun comunes en nuestros rios....Son animales que disfruto mucho poder ver. I understand , thanks again for your comment. The Otters (nutrias) are still common in our rivers .... They are animals that I enjoyed much seen.
Ah, el problema con los nombres comunes. Perdona mi implicación que no son correctos. Traducción puede ser incorrecta, ya que estoy usando Google Translate para traducir del Inglés al Español. Ah, the problem with common names. Forgive my implication that you were incorrect. Translation may be incorrect as I'm using Google Translate to translate from English to Spanish.
That's definitely an otter, a nutria is what you folks sometimes call a Coypu
I think you may have the scientific name correct, but the common name is "Neotropical River Otter" not nutria, which is a different animal. Great photos of a rare animal!
Photographed
PublishedMay 1, 2011

Accelerate our Mission to Photograph 
Every Species in the World!

Image
Butterflies icon

Wildlife Community

Wildlife Community

Join a worldwide community passionate about wildlife and nature!

Join Project Noah

Nature School

Nature School

Transform your green space into a curiosity-creating nature classroom!

Visit Nature School

Wildlife Game

Wildlife Game

Defend wildlife throughout the jungle in thrilling nature game!

Play Baboon