Common Otter
Lontra canadensis (Schreber, 1777)
Taxonomy
| Kingdom | Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Chordata |
| Class | Mammalia |
| Order | Carnivora |
| Family | Mustelidae |
| Genus | Lontra |
| Species | Lontra canadensis (Schreber, 1777) |
Description
Diagnostic characters
- Ecological class
- Stygoxene
- Realm
- Aquatic
Distribution
Range
Known from one county in Oklahoma.
Continent
North America
Country
United States
States and provinces
Oklahoma
Counties
- Oklahoma
- Delaware
Conservation and management
IUCN Red List
LC Least Concern
Assessed in 2021.
NatureServe
G5 Secure
National ranks
- Canada
- N5 Secure
- United States
- N5 Secure
Subnational ranks
- New Brunswick
- S5 Secure
- Alberta
- S4 Apparently Secure
- Nova Scotia
- S5 Secure
- Saskatchewan
- S3 Vulnerable
- Ontario
- S5 Secure
- Manitoba
- S5 Secure
- British Columbia
- S5 Secure
- Yukon
- S4 Apparently Secure
- Newfoundland and Labrador
- S5 Secure
- Prince Edward Island
- SU Unrankable
- Northwest Territories
- S4 Apparently Secure
- Quebec
- S5 Secure
- Nunavut
- SU Unrankable
- Colorado
- S3 Vulnerable
- Illinois
- S2 Imperiled
- Alaska
- S5 Secure
- Idaho
- S4 Apparently Secure
- South Dakota
- S3 Vulnerable
- Florida
- SNR Unranked
- Oklahoma
- S3 Vulnerable
- South Carolina
- S4 Apparently Secure
- Wyoming
- S3 Vulnerable
- Mississippi
- S4 Apparently Secure
- Iowa
- S3 Vulnerable
- Nebraska
- S4 Apparently Secure
- Montana
- S5 Secure
- Rhode Island
- S4 Apparently Secure
- New York
- S5 Secure
- Tennessee
- S3 Vulnerable
- Connecticut
- S5 Secure
- Pennsylvania
- S4 Apparently Secure
- North Dakota
- S3 Vulnerable
- New Mexico
- SH Possibly Extirpated
- Alabama
- S4 Apparently Secure
- Arkansas
- S5 Secure
- Vermont
- S5 Secure
- Missouri
- S5 Secure
- Georgia
- S5 Secure
- California
- SNR Unranked
- Utah
- S3 Vulnerable
- Arizona
- SH Possibly Extirpated, SNA Not Applicable
- Delaware
- S4 Apparently Secure
- Massachusetts
- S4 Apparently Secure
- Indiana
- S5 Secure
- District of Columbia
- S1 Critically Imperiled
- New Hampshire
- S5 Secure
- Navajo Nation
- S1 Critically Imperiled
- Nevada
- S2 Imperiled
- North Carolina
- S4 Apparently Secure
- Louisiana
- S4 Apparently Secure
- Oregon
- S4 Apparently Secure
- Michigan
- S4 Apparently Secure
- Washington
- S4 Apparently Secure
- Maine
- S5 Secure
- Kentucky
- S3 Vulnerable
- West Virginia
- S4 Apparently Secure
- Wisconsin
- S4 Apparently Secure
- Kansas
- S3 Vulnerable
- Maryland
- S5 Secure
- Virginia
- S4 Apparently Secure
- Ohio
- S3 Vulnerable
- Minnesota
- SNR Unranked
- Texas
- S3 Vulnerable
- New Jersey
- S4 Apparently Secure
State and federal status
Not listed under the U.S. Endangered Species Act
References
- Fenolio, D.B. 2017. 2017 Ozark aquatic subterranean wildlife surveys. Report to Oklahoma Biological Survey. San Antonio Zoo, San Antonio, Texas, USA. 15 pp.
- Fenolio, D.B., Niemiller, M.L., Slay, M.E. & Carter, E.T. 2018. Biological inventories of caves in the Ozarks of northeastern Oklahoma: December 2018 field report. Report to Oklahoma Biological Survey. San Antonio Zoo, San Antonio, Texas, USA. 25 pp.
- Fenolio, D.B., Slay, M.E. & Niemiller, M.L. 2023. Biological inventories of caves in the Ozarks of northeastern Oklahoma: December 2023 field report. Report to Oklahoma Biological Survey. San Antonio Zoo, San Antonio, Texas, USA. 24 pp.
How to cite this account
Lontra canadensis (Schreber, 1777). Cave Biology Data Portal, account SP-2599. https://cavebiology.org/species/lontra-canadensis/ (accessed 7 September 2026).
Data sources and funding are listed in the Acknowledgments.
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