sea otter
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Summary
sea otter is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.068% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (15,831 views/month, #132 of 195,241).[2]
Key Facts
- Taxon rank: species[3]
- IUCN conservation status: Endangered status[4]
- Parent taxon: Enhydra[5]
- Taxon name: Enhydra lutris[6]
- Commons category: Enhydra lutris[7]
- Topic's main category: Category:Enhydra lutris[8]
- Commons gallery: Enhydra lutris[9]
- Described by source: Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[10], New Encyclopedic Dictionary[11], Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[12], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[13], Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[14], Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[15]
- Original combination: Mustela lutris[16]
- Short name: E. lutris[17]
- Taxon common name: Sea otter[18], Nutria del Kamtchatka[19], Nutria Marina[20], Loutre de mer[21], Seeotter[22], lontra-marinha[23], llóndriga marina[24], Калан[25], morska vidra[26], ラッコ[27]
- Length: 148 cm[28], 140 cm[29]
- Mass: 1.868 kg[30], 45 kg[31], 32.5 kg[32]
- Habitat: coastal margin[33]
- Longest observed lifespan: 15 years[34]
- Maintained by WikiProject: WikiProject Invasion Biology[35]
- Sequenced genome URL: https://www.dnazoo.org/assemblies/Enhydra_lutris[36]
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Identifiers
sea otter's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 41860[37]. sea otter's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 34882[38]. sea otter's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 46559130[39]. sea otter's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2433670[40]. sea otter's ITIS TSN is recorded as 180547[41].
Discovery and Description
Things named for sea otter include Supermarine Sea Otter[42], an aircraft model[43].
Why It Matters
sea otter has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[44] It is known by 98 alternative names across languages and contexts.[45]
Entities named for it include Supermarine Sea Otter[42], an aircraft model[43].