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Lutra lutra   (Linnaeus, 1758)

Eurasian river otter

Native range | All suitable habitat | Point map | Year 2050
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Afghanistan country information

Common names: [No common name]
Occurrence: native
Salinity: freshwater
Abundance: | Ref:
Importance: | Ref:
Aquaculture: never/rarely | Ref:
Regulations: no regulations | Ref:
Uses: no uses
Comments: Reported as Lutra lutra seistanica.
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/af.html
National Fisheries Authority:
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Rice, D.W., 1998
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Common otter, ... more

Classification / Names / Names Nomi Comuni | Sinonimi | Catalog of Fishes (gen., sp.) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS

> Carnivora (Carnivores) > Mustelidae (mustelids)

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecologia

Pelagico; acqua dolce.   Tropical

Distribuzione Stati | Aree FAO | Ecosystems | Presenze | Introduzioni

Asia and Europe Inland Waters, Northeast Atlantic; Indo-West Pacific, and the Mediterranean: Lutra lutra lutra: Ireland, Great Britain, Maghrib, continental Eurasia from Scandinavia and the Iberian Peninsula east to Kamchatka and Manchuria, Sakhalin, Kuril Island; Lutra lutra meridionalis: Turkey, southern Caucasus, Israel, Syria, Iraq, Iran; Lutra lutra seistanica: southern Turkmeniya, Iran, Uzbekistan, Afghanistan, and southern Kazakhstan, Xinjiang; Lutra lutra kutab: Pakistan, Tibet; Lutra lutra monticola: India, Nepal; Lutra lutra aurobrunnea: India, Nepal; Lutra lutra chinensis: China, Indochina, Thailand, Malaysia, Vietnam, Ryukyu, Taiwan; Lutra lutra nair: India, Sri Lanka; Lutra lutra hainana: Hainan, China; Lutra lutra whiteleyi: Hokkaido, Japan; Lutra lutra sumatrana: Southern Vietnam, peninsular Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia (Ref. 1522).

Length at first maturity / Size / Peso / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm Max length : 980 cm TL maschio/sesso non determinato; (Ref. 1005); 1070 cm TL (female); Peso massimo pubblicato: 10.0 t (Ref. 1005)

Biologia     Glossario (es. epibenthic)

Feeds on fish and benthic invertebrates (Ref. 8723). It is preyed upon by the Atlantic salmon (Ref. 32771). Inhabits freshwater and marine ecosystems. Selects certain habitat attributes like rocks, vegetation and ponds (Ref. 115149).

Main reference Bibliografia | Coordinatore | Collaboratori

Rice, D.W. 1998. (Ref. 1522)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)

  Near Threatened (NT) ; Date assessed: 31 January 2020

CITES status (Ref. 108899)

Appendix I: International trade banned

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

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Fonti Internet

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Estimates based on models

Preferred temperature (Ref. 115969): 6.7 - 14.9, mean 9.9 (based on 231 cells).
Price category (Ref. 80766): Unknown.