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Scientific Name
Lontra canadensis
Scientific Name w/ Auth.
Lontra canadensis (Schreber, 1777)
Park
Cuyahoga Valley National Park (CUVA)
Sensitive
No
Park Accepted
Accepted
Record Status
Approved
Park Preferred Common Names
river otter, North American 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
Uncommon
Seasonality Tags
- Breeder
Threatened Endangered Status
State Species of Concern statuses
Ozone Sensitive Status
NatureServe GRank
NatureServe SRank
Observations
0
References
0
Vouchers
0
External Links
0
Evidence counts shown include evidence for related synonyms.
Created By
dmarcum@nps.gov
Created Date
11/27/2018 7:38:51 AM
Last Modified By
dmarcum@nps.gov
Last Modified Date
9/13/2019 6:36:11 AM
Notes
Updated latin name - from Lutra canadensis. Originally added by dmarcum as this species has been observed frequently by many park visitors and staff (with photographs) since 2010's (or earlier).
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