Otter
Subfamily of mammals (Lutrinae) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Otters are carnivorous mammals in the subfamily Lutrinae. The 13 extant otter species are all semiaquatic, aquatic, or marine, with diets based on fish and invertebrates. Lutrinae is a branch of the Mustelidae family, which also includes weasels, badgers, mink, and wolverines, among other animals.
Otter Temporal range: Middle Miocene to present[1] | |
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Eurasian otter (Lutra lutra) | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Carnivora |
Family: | Mustelidae |
Subfamily: | Lutrinae Bonaparte, 1838 |
Type genus | |
Lutra Brünnich, 1771 | |
Genera | |
Aonyx |