Otter

Common Name: Otter Scientific Name: Lutra canadensis Kingdom: Anemalia Phylum: Memali Class: Mammalia Order: Monotrenata Family: Mustelidae Genus: Lutra canadensis Species: Mammel

Where do otters live and what tyoe of habitat they live in: There are four types of otter the River Otter, Sea Otter the Eurasian Otter and the GIant Otter. The Sea Otter Inhabits the Pacific coast of North America. The River Otter inhabits the rivers in Nothern countrys in long rivers. The Eurasian Otter lives inhabits Europe nere Irland where they are lots of lakes. The Giant Otter inhabits South America, especially the Amazon river basin.

Charicteristicas: Otters have long, slim bodies and relatively short limbs, with webbed paws. Most have sharp claws on their feet, and all except the sea otter have long muscular tails. The twelve species range in adult size from 0.6 to 1.8 metres (2 to 6 feet) in length and 1 to 45 kilograms (2.2 to 100 pounds) in weight.