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Scientific Name
Enhydra lutris
Scientific Name w/ Auth.
Enhydra lutris (Linnaeus, 1758)
Park
Wrangell - St Elias National Park and Preserve (WRST)
Sensitive
No
Park Accepted
Accepted
Record Status
Approved
Park Preferred Common Names
Sea otter
Park Synonyms
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 | Enhydra |
| Species | Enhydra lutris |
Occurrence
Present
Occurrence Notes
Sea otters were reintroduced to Yakutat Bay in 1966 from the Amchitka Island population.; Data Source: MacDonald and Cook (2002)
Occurrence Tags
- Adjacent
Nativeness
Native
Nativeness Notes
Sea otters were reintroduced to Yakutat Bay in 1966 from the Amchitka Island population.; Data Source: MacDonald and Cook (2002)
Abundance
Abundance Notes
Not enough is currently known about this species within the park to make a determination on abundance or residency.
Seasonality Tags
- Breeder
Threatened Endangered Status
State Species of Concern statuses
Ozone Sensitive Status
NatureServe GRank
NatureServe SRank
Observations
3
References
Vouchers
0
External Links
0
Evidence counts shown include evidence for related synonyms.
Created By
tag-aknhp
Created Date
10/30/2001 12:00:00 AM
Last Modified By
mterwilliger@nps.gov
Last Modified Date
10/8/2014 4:54:51 PM
Notes
Park Species Data Source: MacDonald, S.O. and J.A. Cook. 1999.The mammal fauna of Southeast Alaska University of Alaska Museum, Fairbanks, Alaska.
