Eurasian otter
Lutra lutra
At a glance
- Scientific name
- Lutra lutra
- Class
- Mammal
- Order
- Carnivora
- Family
- Mustelidae
- Diet
- Fish eater
- Size
- Small (under 1 m)
- Active
- By night
- Continent
- Europe, Asia, Africa
- Habitat
- Rivers and lakes, Wetlands, Ocean
- Conservation status
- Near threatened
- Difficulty in WildGuessr
- Medium
Did you know?
- Its droppings, left to mark territory, are said to smell of jasmine tea.
- Dense fur packs tens of thousands of hairs into each square centimetre to trap warm air.
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Similar animals
- European badger
Meles meles
- Wolverine
Gulo gulo
- Sea otter
Enhydra lutris
Classification, names and conservation status come from Wikidata (CC0), the photo from Wikimedia Commons. Wikidata Q29995 · All animals · All entries