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Eurasian river otter (Lutra lutra)
Subject: Eurasian river otter (Lutra lutra)
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Lutra vulgaris - 1700-1880 - Print - Iconographia Zoologica - Special Collections University of Amsterdam - UBA01 IZ22500035 - European Otters, Eurasian river otter (Lutra lutra).jpg
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Eurasian river otter (Lutra lutra)


Description
Lutra vulgaris
Date 1700-1880
Old Latin name Lutra vulgaris
New Latin name Lutra lutra vulgaris
Common name Nederlands: Visotter
Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Lutra_vulgaris_-_1700-1880_-_Print_-_Iconographia_Zoologica_-_Special_Collections_University_of_Amsterdam_-_UBA01_IZ22500035.tif

The Eurasian otter (Lutra lutra), also known as the European otter, Eurasian river otter, common otter, and Old World otter, is a semiaquatic mammal native to Eurasia. The most widely distributed member of the otter subfamily (Lutrinae) of the weasel family (Mustelidae), it is found in the waterways and coasts of Europe, many parts of Asia, and parts of northern Africa. The Eurasian otter has a diet mainly of fish, and is strongly territorial. It is endangered in parts of its range, but recovering in others.

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