Lutra

genere di animali della famiglia Mustelidae

AI overview

Lutra is a group of otters that scientists classify together based on shared characteristics, and it represents one of seven such groups within the larger otter subfamily. Understanding how otters are organized into different genera like Lutra helps biologists study and protect these aquatic mammals and their ecosystems.

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Species

North American River Otter

Lutra

GENUS

KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassMammalia
OrderCarnivora
FamilyMustelidae

Habitatmarine, brackish, freshwater

Observations36,555

Observations recorded317,464

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Museum specimens

Specimen records: 94
With media: 11
Family: Mustelidae
Collections: USNM, FHSM, UCMP, ROM, CUMV, AMNH
Recorded in: United States, Ecuador, Locality Unknown, Peru, Ethiopia, Egypt, Zaire, Mexico

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: taxon
Parent taxon: otter
Image: Fischotter Lutra lutra1.jpg

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Commons category: Lutra
taxon name: Lutra
taxon rank: genus
topic's main category: Category:Lutra

Sources (2)

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Article · Italiano

Le lontre del Vecchio Mondo (Lutra Brisson, 1762) sono un genere di carnivori della sottofamiglia delle lontre (Lutrinae) all'interno della famiglia dei Mustelidi (Mustelidae). Il genere comprende tre specie: la lontra comune (Lutra lutra), che vive anche in Europa, la lontra giapponese (Lutra nippon) e la lontra dal naso peloso (Lutra sumatrana).

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