Abstract

GUERRERO, Sergio et al. Diet of the neotropical otter Lontra longicaudis (Carnivora: Mustelidae) from the Santiago River basin, Mexico. Acta Zool. Mex [online]. 2018, vol.34, e3412134.  Epub Nov 16, 2018. ISSN 2448-8445.  https://doi.org/10.21829/azm.2018.3412134.

The diet of the neotropical otter Lontra longicaudis is reported in the Santiago River, Nayarit - Jalisco, Mexico. A diet based on fish was found (percentage of occurrence 43.86%), with lower frequencies of insects (22.81%), reptiles (9.36%) and amphibians (8.77%), with the introduced fish Oreochromis aureus and Cyprinus carpio, the most consumed.

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