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Scientific Name
Lontra canadensis
Scientific Name w/ Auth.
Lontra canadensis (Schreber, 1777)
Park
Indiana Dunes National Park (INDU)
Sensitive
No
Park Accepted
Accepted
Record Status
Approved
Park Preferred Common Names
Park Synonyms
Lutra canadensis
Taxonomic Hierarchy
KingdomAnimalia
SubkingdomBilateria
Infrakingdom Deuterostomia
PhylumChordata
SubphylumVertebrata
Infraphylum Gnathostomata
SuperclassTetrapoda
ClassMammalia
SubclassTheria
InfraclassEutheria
OrderCarnivora
SuborderCaniformia
FamilyMustelidae
SubfamilyLutrinae
GenusLontra
SpeciesLontra canadensis
Occurrence
Not In Park
Occurrence Notes
Extirpated from INDU by 1900. State reintroduction program started in 1994, but appropriate habitat is severely limited within the park.; Data Source: Whitaker, John O., Jr., Gibble, John, and Kjellmark, Eric. 1994.
Occurrence Tags
  • Historical
Nativeness
Native
Abundance
Threatened Endangered Status
State Species of Concern statuses
Ozone Sensitive Status
NatureServe GRank
NatureServe SRank
Observations
0
References
1
Vouchers
0
External Links
0
Evidence counts shown include evidence for related synonyms.
Created By
Jennifer Sieracki
Created Date
11/16/2004 12:00:00 AM
Last Modified By
Jennifer Sieracki
Last Modified Date
11/23/2004 12:00:00 AM
Notes
Park Species Data Source: Whitaker, John O., Jr., Gibble, John, and Kjellmark, Eric. 1994. Mammals of Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore. Scientific Monograph NPS/NRINDU/NRSM-94/24. National Park Service, Natural Resources Pulication Office: Denver, CO. pp. iii, 130.
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