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The Eurasian otter is the most widely distributed otter species, its range including parts of Asia and northern Africa, as well as being spread across Europe, south to Palestine. Though currently thought to be extinct in Liechtenstein and Switzerland , it is now common in Latvia , along the coast of Norway , in the western regions of Spain and ...
Range Size and ecology IUCN status and estimated population Eurasian otter Lutra lutra (Linnaeus, 1758) coasts of Europe, many parts of Asia, and parts of northern Africa: Size: Habitat: Diet: NT Hairy-nosed otter Lutra sumatrana (Gray, 1865) Southeast Asia: Size: Habitat: Diet: EN
Range maps are provided wherever possible; if a range map is not available, a description of the mustelid's range is provided. Ranges are based on the IUCN Red List for that species unless otherwise noted. All extinct species or subspecies listed alongside extant species went extinct after 1500 CE, and are indicated by a dagger symbol ...
Eurasian otters must eat 15% of their body weight each day, and sea otters 20 to 25%, depending on the temperature. In water as warm as 10 °C (50 °F), an otter needs to catch 100 g (3.5 oz) of fish per hour to survive.
Eurasian otter (Lutra lutra) Kiang (Equus kiang) Musk deer (Moschus chrysogaster) Yak (Bos grunniens) Tibetan gazelle (Procapra picticaudata) Tibetan antelope/Chiru (Pantholops hodgsoni) Bharal (Pseudois nayaur) Ibex ; Tibetan argali (Ovis ammon hodgsoni) Ladakh urial (Ovis vignei) Himalayan marmot (Marmota bobak)
The North American river otter (Lontra canadensis), also known as the northern river otter and river otter, is a semiaquatic mammal that lives only on the North American continent throughout most of Canada, along the coasts of the United States and its inland waterways. An adult North American river otter can weigh between 5.0 and 14 kg (11.0 ...
All river otters of Japan were described in the 19th century as a subspecies of the Eurasian otter, Lutra lutra whiteleyi.In the early 1990s, a comparison of mitochondrial cytochrome b of otters from Latvia and China, and a stuffed otter from Japan, made by Kōchi University, found that the Japanese otter belonged to a distinct species, which was named Lutra nippon. [7]
A medium-sized otter, the southern river otter's body can grow up to 70 cm (28 in) long, with the tail adding about 40 cm (16 in). Body weight averages about 5–10 kg (11–22 lb). Its fur is dark brown on the upper parts and a lighter cinnamon color or can be almost white on the underside.