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Lutra canadensis
River Otter
Apostle Islands National Lakeshore
			Record Status: Approved
Occurrence:	Present
Nativeness:	Native
Abundance:	Common

Scientific Name with Authority:		Lutra canadensis (Schreber, 1777)
Park Preferred Common Name(s):
Park Synonyms:

Taxonomic Hierarchy:		Kingdom Animalia, Phylum Chordata, Subphylum Vertebrata, Subclass Theria, Order Carnivora, Suborder Caniformia, Family Mustelidae, Genus Lontra, Species Lutra canadensis


Management Tags:
Exploitation Concern


Threatened/Endangered Status:
State Species of Concern Status:
Ozone-sensitive Status:
NatureServe Global Rank:
NatureServe State Rank:
Evidence:		23 Observations, 0 Vouchers, 2 Data Store References, 0 External Links


Other Parks Where Species is Listed:
Acadia National Park	Big Cypress National Preserve
Big Thicket National Preserve	Biscayne National Park
Cape Cod National Seashore	Effigy Mounds National Monument
Everglades National Park	George Washington Birthplace National Monument
Glacier National Park	Grand Portage National Monument
Great Smoky Mountains National Park	Gulf Islands National Seashore
Harmony Hall	Jean Lafitte National Historical Park and Preserve
Kenilworth Park and Aquatic Gardens	Minute Man National Historical Park
Natchez Trace Parkway	National Capital Parks-East
Point Reyes National Seashore	Prince William Forest Park
Saint-Gaudens National Historical Park	Saratoga National Historical Park
Wilson's Creek National Battlefield	Yellowstone National Park


Last Modified Date:	7/21/2005

NPSpecies - The National Park Service biodiversity database. IRMA Portal version.https://irma.nps.gov/npspecies. Accessed 1/13/2026 9:41:06 PM

NatureServe Global Rank and State Rank

NatureServe. 2017. NatureServe Web Service. Arlington, VA. U.S.A. Available http://services.natureserve.org. Accessed: 12/4/2017. Updated quarterly.

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