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Lutra lutra

Lutra lutra

Eurasian otter(+35)·(Linnaeus, 1758)

GBIF:155304249

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PROFILE

Species Profile

Habitat

Marine Freshwater

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GEOGRAPHY

Distribution Map

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REGIONS

Geographic Distribution(2)

Eastern North Atlantic
European Marine Waters

DATA

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Common names used for this species across different languages and regions. Available in 23 languages.

engEurasian otterengengEuropean otterengdeuFischotterdeucymdyfrgicymsqikajkasqi+31 more

Vernacular (common) names are the everyday names used for a species in different languages and regions. A single species may have dozens of common names worldwide. This taxon has names in 23 languages.

engEurasian otter
eng
Source: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points
engEuropean otter
eng
Source: Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS).
deuFischotter
deu
Source: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points
cymdyfrgi
cym
Source: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points
sqikajka
sqi
Source: Dhora, DH. 2008. Fjalor i emrave të kafshëve të Shqipërisë (Emri shkencor – Shqip – Anglisht) / Dictionary of animal names of Albania (Scientific names – Albanian – English). Camaj – Pipa. Shkodër, Albania. pp. 288.
italontra
ita
Source: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points
italontra comune
ita
Source: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points
fraloutre commune
fra
Source: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points
fraloutre d'Europe
fra
Source: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points
sqilundra
sqi
Source: Dhora, DH. 2008. Fjalor i emrave të kafshëve të Shqipërisë (Emri shkencor – Shqip – Anglisht) / Dictionary of animal names of Albania (Scientific names – Albanian – English). Camaj – Pipa. Shkodër, Albania. pp. 288.
sqilundërza
sqi
Source: Dhora, DH. 2008. Fjalor i emrave të kafshëve të Shqipërisë (Emri shkencor – Shqip – Anglisht) / Dictionary of animal names of Albania (Scientific names – Albanian – English). Camaj – Pipa. Shkodër, Albania. pp. 288.
sqilunza
sqi
Source: Dhora, DH. 2008. Fjalor i emrave të kafshëve të Shqipërisë (Emri shkencor – Shqip – Anglisht) / Dictionary of animal names of Albania (Scientific names – Albanian – English). Camaj – Pipa. Shkodër, Albania. pp. 288.
spanutria
spa
Source: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points
danodder
dan
Source: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points
noboter
nob
Source: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points
noroter
nor
Source: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points
nnooter
nno
Source: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points
nldotter
nld
Source: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points
engotter
eng
Source: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points
litpaprastoji ūdra
lit
Source: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points
tursu samuru
tur
Source: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points
sweutter
swe
Source: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points
slvvidra
slv
Source: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points
sqividra
sqi
Source: Dhora, DH. 2008. Fjalor i emrave të kafshëve të Shqipërisë (Emri shkencor – Shqip – Anglisht) / Dictionary of animal names of Albania (Scientific names – Albanian – English). Camaj – Pipa. Shkodër, Albania. pp. 288.
ronvidra
ron
Source: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points
bulvidrа
bul
Source: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points
polwydra europejska
pol
Source: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points
polwydra zwyczajna
pol
Source: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points
ellΒίδρα
ell
Source: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points
ellΕυρωπαϊκή βίδρα
ell
Source: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points
bulВидра
bul
Source: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points
ukrВидра річкова
ukr
Source: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points
rusобыкновенная
rus
Source: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points
rusпорешня
rus
Source: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points
rusречная выдра
rus
Source: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points
hebלוטרה
heb
Source: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points

CLASSIFICATION

Taxonomic Classification Tree

IDENTIFIERS

External Identifiers(1)

To GenBank (76401 nucleotides; 58299 proteins)

NCBI:txid9657

UNKNOWN

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CITATIONS

References(3)

  • 1

    Looby, A.; Erbe, C.; Bravo, S.; Cox, K.; Davies, H. L.; Di Iorio, L.; Jézéquel, Y.; Juanes, F.; Martin, C. W.; Mooney, T. A.; Radford, C.; Reynolds, L. K.; Rice, A. N.; Riera, A.; Rountree, R.; Spriel, B.; Stanley, J.; Vela, S.; Parsons, M. J. G. (2023). Global inventory of species categorized by known underwater sonifery. <em>Scientific Data.</em> 10(1).

  • 2

    Wilson D.E. & Reeder D.A.M. (1993). Mammals species of the world. A taxonomic and geographic reference. Second edition. Smithsonian Institution Press, Washington, 1206 pp.

    basis of record
  • 3

    van der Land, J. (2001). Tetrapoda, <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels,</i> 50: pp. 375-376

    additional source
  • Source Information

    World Register of Marine Species

    World Register of Marine Species

    checklist

    An authoritative classification and catalogue of marine names. To obtain a full copy, please go to https://www.marinespecies.org/usersrequest.php

    WoRMS Editorial Board (2026). World Register of Marine Species. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.14284/170 accessed via GBIF.org on 2026-06-16.

    CC BYPublished 6/1/2026View dataset
    GBIF Usage Key
    155304249
    Dataset Key
    2d59e5db-57ad-41ff-97d6-11f5fb264527
    Origin
    source
    Backbone Key
    2433753
    Taxon ID
    urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:137076
    Last Crawled
    6/16/2026
    Last Interpreted
    6/16/2026