Eurasian otter: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the Eurasian otter lives – recorded in 18 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Lutra lutra
Group	Weasels, otters, badgers & skunks
Status	Near threatened (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	18 countries
Continents	Asia, Europe
Mass	110 g (birth weight)
Class	Mammal
Order	Carnivora
Family	Mustelidae

Where does the Eurasian otter live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the Eurasian otter in 18 countries and territories across Asia and Europe. Wikidata gives its range as: Libya, Morocco, Nanling Mountains, Algeria, Eurasia. In Sweden it is listed as introduced (GRIIS checklists via GBIF).

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

How big is an Eurasian otter?

Wikidata records the following for the Eurasian otter: mass 110 g (birth weight).

Is the Eurasian otter endangered?

The Eurasian otter’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Near threatened” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the Eurasian otter?

The Eurasian otter (Lutra lutra) is a mammal in the order Carnivora and the family Mustelidae, genus Lutra. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the Eurasian otter

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

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Eurasian otter (revision 1378348432), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q29995 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).