#0032 · 🦊 mammals

Eurasian Otter

🇳🇱 Europese Otter ·Lutra lutra

NTnear threatened 🦊 Mammals 📍 in the Netherlands

10 photos from iNaturalist (Creative Commons) · credits & licences

1. © Tomi Tirkkonen · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0
2. © Cloudtail the Snow Leopard · CC BY-NC-ND 4.0
3. © Cloudtail the Snow Leopard · CC BY-NC-ND 4.0
4. © Bird Explorers · CC BY-NC 4.0
5. © casey451 · CC BY-NC 4.0
6. © nachoperez · CC BY-NC 4.0
7. © hehaden · CC BY-NC 4.0
8. © Picturavis · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0
9. © Claus Moser · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0
10. © Miguel Berkemeier · CC BY-NC 4.0

what is it?

The Eurasian otter ( Lutra lutra ), also known as the European otter , Eurasian river otter , common otter , and Old World otter , is a semiaquatic mammal native to Eurasia. The most widely distributed member of the otter subfamily (Lutrinae) of the weasel family (Mustelidae), it is found in the waterways and coasts of Europe, many parts of Asia, and parts of northern Africa. The Eurasian otter has a diet mainly of fish, and is strongly territorial. It is...

base stats

NL sightings 28iNaturalist, research grade
worldwide 11,805iNaturalist observations
weight 110 gadult, up to
threat NTnear threatened

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

Spotted 28 times in the Netherlands on iNaturalist: the #32 most seen of the mammals in NL.
11,805 observations worldwide on iNaturalist.
Weighs only about 110 g.
Scientifically named in 1758 (268 years ago).