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Scientific Name
Lontra canadensis
Scientific Name w/ Auth.
Lontra canadensis (Schreber, 1777)
Park
Shenandoah National Park (SHEN)
Sensitive
No
Park Accepted
Accepted
Record Status
Approved
Park Preferred Common Names
River Otter
Park Synonyms
Lutra canadensis
Taxonomic Hierarchy
| Kingdom | Animalia |
| Subkingdom | Bilateria |
| Infrakingdom | Deuterostomia |
| Phylum | Chordata |
| Subphylum | Vertebrata |
| Infraphylum | Gnathostomata |
| Superclass | Tetrapoda |
| Class | Mammalia |
| Subclass | Theria |
| Infraclass | Eutheria |
| Order | Carnivora |
| Suborder | Caniformia |
| Family | Mustelidae |
| Subfamily | Lutrinae |
| Genus | Lontra |
| Species | Lontra canadensis |
Occurrence
Present
Nativeness
Native
Abundance
Rare
Habitat Tags
- Wetland
Threatened Endangered Status
State Species of Concern statuses
Ozone Sensitive Status
NatureServe GRank
NatureServe SRank
Observations
0
References
Vouchers
0
External Links
0
Evidence counts shown include evidence for related synonyms.
Created By
ABW-SHEN I&M
Created Date
11/26/2001 12:00:00 AM
Last Modified By
ahyduke@nps.gov
Last Modified Date
1/29/2015 9:53:10 AM
Notes
Park Species Detail: Updated to Accepted Name
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Antietam National Battlefield (ANTI)
Arches National Park (ARCH)
Assateague Island National Seashore (ASIS)
Bering Land Bridge National Preserve (BELA)
Big Hole National Battlefield (BIHO)
Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area (BISO)
Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park (BLCA)
Blue Ridge Parkway (BLRI)
Buffalo National River (BUFF)
Cape Hatteras National Seashore (CAHA)
Cape Krusenstern National Monument (CAKR)
Cape Lookout National Seashore (CALO)
Canaveral National Seashore (CANA)
Fort Caroline National Memorial (FOCA)
Curecanti National Recreation Area (CURE)
Fort Matanzas National Monument (FOMA)
Craters of the Moon National Monument and Preserve (CRMO)
John Day Fossil Beds National Monument (JODA)
Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area (CHAT)
Fort Frederica National Monument (FOFR)
Great Smoky Mountains National Park (GRSM)
Colonial National Historical Park (COLO)
Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve (GLBA)
Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area (DEWA)
Horseshoe Bend National Military Park (HOBE)
Fire Island National Seashore (FIIS)
Fort Sumter National Historical Park (FOSU)
Cumberland Island National Seashore (CUIS)
Isle Royale National Park (ISRO)
George Washington Memorial Parkway (GWMP)
Hot Springs National Park (HOSP)
Hagerman Fossil Beds National Monument (HAFO)
Grand Canyon National Park (GRCA)
Dinosaur National Monument (DINO)
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Ebey's Landing National Historical Reserve (EBLA)
Katmai National Park and Preserve (KATM)
Denali National Park and Preserve (DENA)
Congaree National Park (CONG)
Grand Teton National Park (GRTE)
Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park (CHOH)
Golden Gate National Recreation Area (GOGA)
Canyonlands National Park (CANY)
Cuyahoga Valley National Park (CUVA)
Katahdin Woods and Waters National Monument (KAWW)
Voyageurs National Park (VOYA)
Petersburg National Battlefield (PETE)
San Juan Island National Historical Park (SAJH)
Saint Croix National Scenic Riverway (SACN)
North Cascades National Park (NOCA)
Sitka National Historical Park (SITK)
Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore (SLBE)
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Lake Clark National Park and Preserve (LACL)
Kenai Fjords National Park (KEFJ)
Yukon-Charley Rivers National Preserve (YUCH)
Mississippi National River and Recreation Areas (MISS)
Lake Roosevelt National Recreation Area (LARO)
Lake Mead National Recreation Area (LAKE)
Minute Man National Historical Park (MIMA)
Stones River National Battlefield (STRI)
Klondike Gold Rush National Historical Park (KLGO)
Kobuk Valley National Park (KOVA)
Little River Canyon National Preserve (LIRI)
Mammoth Cave National Park (MACA)
Timucuan Ecological and Historic Preserve (TIMU)
Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore (PIRO)
Richmond National Battlefield Park (RICH)
Ocmulgee Mounds National Historical Park (OCMU)
Montezuma Castle National Monument (MOCA)
New River Gorge National Park and Preserve (NERI)
Mount Rainier National Park (MORA)
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Shiloh National Military Park (SHIL)
Wrangell - St Elias National Park and Preserve (WRST)
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Yosemite National Park (YOSE)
Noatak National Preserve (NOAT)
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Obed Wild and Scenic River (OBRI)
Rocky Mountain National Park (ROMO)
Olympic National Park (OLYM)
Tuzigoot National Monument (TUZI)
Nez Perce National Historical Park (NEPE)
Niobrara National Scenic River (NIOB)
Moores Creek National Battlefield (MOCR)
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Upper Delaware Scenic and Recreational River (UPDE)
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