sea otter

Summary

sea otter is a taxon^[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• sea otter's instance of is recorded as taxon^[3].
• sea otter is classified at the rank of species^[4].
• sea otter's IUCN conservation status is recorded as Endangered status^[5].
• sea otter is classified within Enhydra^[6].
• sea otter's scientific name is Enhydra lutris^[7].
• sea otter's Commons category is recorded as Enhydra lutris^[8].
• sea otter's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Enhydra lutris^[9].
• sea otter's Commons gallery is recorded as Enhydra lutris^[10].
• sea otter's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[11].
• sea otter's described by source is recorded as New Encyclopedic Dictionary^[12].
• sea otter's described by source is recorded as Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)^[13].
• sea otter's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition^[14].
• sea otter's described by source is recorded as Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)^[15].
• sea otter's described by source is recorded as Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[16].
• sea otter's described by source is recorded as Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[17].
• sea otter's original combination is recorded as Mustela lutris^[18].
• sea otter's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'E. lutris'}^[19].
• sea otter is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Sea otter'}^[20].
• sea otter is commonly known as {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Nutria del Kamtchatka'}^[21].
• sea otter is commonly known as {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Nutria Marina'}^[22].
• sea otter is commonly known as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Loutre de mer'}^[23].
• sea otter is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Sea Otter'}^[24].
• sea otter is commonly known as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Seeotter'}^[25].
• sea otter is commonly known as {'lang': 'pt', 'text': 'lontra-marinha'}^[26].
• sea otter is commonly known as {'lang': 'ast', 'text': 'llóndriga marina'}^[27].

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Classification

sea otter's scientific name is Enhydra lutris^[7]. It is classified at the rank of species^[4]. It is classified within Enhydra^[6]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Sea otter'}^[20], {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Nutria del Kamtchatka'}^[21], {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Nutria Marina'}^[22], {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Loutre de mer'}^[23], {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Seeotter'}^[25], and {'lang': 'pt', 'text': 'lontra-marinha'}^[26].

Identifiers

sea otter's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 41860^[28]. sea otter's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 34882^[29]. sea otter's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 46559130^[30]. sea otter's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2433670^[31]. sea otter's ITIS TSN is recorded as 180547^[32].

Discovery and Description

Things named for sea otter include Supermarine Sea Otter^[33], an aircraft model^[34].

Why It Matters

sea otter has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2] It is known by 70 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[35]

Entities named for it include Supermarine Sea Otter^[33], an aircraft model^[34].