#0210 · 🦊 mammals

North American River Otter

🇳🇱 Canadese Otter ·Lontra canadensis

LCleast concern 🦊 Mammals 📍 outside Europe

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what is it?

The North American river otter ( Lontra canadensis ), also known as the northern river otter or the common otter , is a semiaquatic mammal endemic to the North American continent found in and along its waterways and coasts. 9 lb). The river otter is protected and insulated by a thick, water-repellent coat of fur.

base stats

NL sightings 0iNaturalist, research grade
worldwide 39,949iNaturalist observations
threat LCleast concern

Bars compare against all animals on log scales: up to 300,000 Dutch and 600,000 worldwide sightings (the most-seen species), 150 t (blue whale), 30 m and 400 years (Greenland shark).

fun facts

No confirmed wild sightings in the Netherlands on iNaturalist: you'd have to travel for this one.
39,949 observations worldwide on iNaturalist.
Scientifically named by Johann Christian Daniel von Schreber in 1777 (249 years ago).