Eurasian otter

Summary

Eurasian otter is a taxon^[1]. It ranks in the top 0.58% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,516 views/month, #1,131 of 195,241).^[2]

Key Facts

• Eurasian otter received the Animal of the Year^[3].
• Eurasian otter received the Animal of the Year^[4].
• Eurasian otter received the Q1970703^[5].
• Eurasian otter's instance of is recorded as taxon^[6].
• Eurasian otter is classified at the rank of species^[7].
• Eurasian otter's physically interacts with is recorded as Grey Heron^[8].
• Eurasian otter's IUCN conservation status is recorded as Near Threatened^[9].
• Eurasian otter belongs to the parent taxon Lutra^[10].
• Eurasian otter's scientific name is Lutra lutra^[11].
• Eurasian otter's Commons category is recorded as Lutra lutra^[12].
• Eurasian otter's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Lutra lutra^[13].
• Eurasian otter's Commons gallery is recorded as Lutra lutra^[14].
• Eurasian otter's described by source is recorded as Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia^[15].
• Eurasian otter's original combination is recorded as Mustela lutra^[16].
• Eurasian otter's has characteristic is recorded as Theria^[17].
• Eurasian otter's this taxon is source of is recorded as Lutra lutra faeces^[18].
• Eurasian otter's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'L. lutra'}^[19].
• Eurasian otter is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'common otter'}^[20].
• Eurasian otter is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'European otter'}^[21].
• Eurasian otter is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'European river otter'}^[22].
• Eurasian otter is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Eurasian otter'}^[23].
• Eurasian otter is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Old World otter'}^[24].
• Eurasian otter is commonly known as {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Nutria'}^[25].
• Eurasian otter is commonly known as {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Nutria Común'}^[26].
• Eurasian otter is commonly known as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Loutre commune'}^[27].

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Classification

Under binomial nomenclature, Eurasian otter is Lutra lutra^[11]. It is classified at the rank of species^[7]. It belongs to the parent taxon Lutra^[10]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'common otter'}^[20], {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'European otter'}^[21], {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'European river otter'}^[22], {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'it'}^[23], {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Old World otter'}^[24], and {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Nutria'}^[25].

Identifiers

Eurasian otter's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 9657^[28]. Eurasian otter's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 46559121^[29]. Eurasian otter's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2433753^[30]. Eurasian otter's ITIS TSN is recorded as 621916^[31].

Discovery and Description

Things named for Eurasian otter include Saukko^[32], a submarine^[33] and HSwMS Uttern^[34], an attack submarine^[35].

Why It Matters

Eurasian otter ranks in the top 0.58% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,516 views/month, #1,131 of 195,241).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[36] It is known by 58 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[37]

Entities named for it include Saukko^[32], a submarine^[33] and HSwMS Uttern^[34], an attack submarine^[35].

FAQs

What awards did Eurasian otter receive?

Honors received include Animal of the Year^[3], Animal of the Year^[4], and Q1970703^[5].