Enhydra lutris

(Linnaeus, 1758)

Sea Otter

Side view, in kelp bed
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Location:USA, CA, MontereyDate taken:Jan 1, 1975

Image courtesy of the ASM Mammal Images Library · MIL ID: 799

Taxonomy

Subclass : Theria
Infraclass : Placentalia
Magnorder : Boreoeutheria
Superorder : Laurasiatheria
Order : Carnivora
Suborder : Caniformia
Infraorder : Arctoidea
Parvorder : Mustelida
Family : Mustelidae
Subfamily : Lutrinae
Genus : Enhydra

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Linnaeus, C. 1758-01-01. Systema naturæ per regna tria naturæ, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Tomus I. Editio decima, reformata. Laurentii Salvii, Stockholm, 823 pp.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25033856

Original name as described

Mustela Lutris

Type locality

Kamchatka, Russia.

Biogeographic realm

Marine

Country distribution

Japan · Russia · Canada · United States · Mexico

Subregion distribution

USA(AK, WA, CA)

IUCN Red List status

Endangered

Species Permalink

https://mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1005842

Country distribution map

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Names and synonyms

Present and past (if available) associated names to the species. Click on a name to view its details.

Total: 23 names and synonyms.

Mustela Lutris

(Linnaeus, 1758)

Family

Mustelidae

Root name

lutris

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

45

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25033856

Authority publication

Stockholm

Name usages

  1. Linnaeus (1758:45, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25033856) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57429)
  2. Linnaeus (1766:66, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/42946262) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/38438)
  3. Gmelin (1788:92, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25751312) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/35943)
  4. Kerr (1792:171, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/38664195) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36283)
  5. Wolf (1796:265) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/72410)
  6. Cuvier (1797:115, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11637197) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/38531)
  7. Daudin (1802:164, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/42033414) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/64044)
  8. Turton (1802:57, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25772913) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69249)
  9. Griffith (1822:164, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/53016415) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/68342)

Lutra marina

(Erxleben, 1777)

Family

Mustelidae

Root name

marina

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

nomen_novum

Authority page

445

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15873242

Authority publication

Leipzig

Name usages

  1. Erxleben (1777:445, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15873242) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36060)
  2. Leske (1779:142) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69307)
  3. Borowski (1780:63, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/28347021) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67757)
  4. Zimmermann (1783:165, 177) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69242)
  5. Zimmermann (1783:177) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69242)
  6. Boddaert (1785:167, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/28230131) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/35384)
  7. Link (1795:84, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/46272960) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/35635)
  8. Treviranus (1802:207, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11026073) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/72409)
  9. Treviranus (1803:175, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11028203) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/41587)
  10. Fischer (1814:xxi, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/29130082) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/12226)
  11. Voigt (1819:411) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69477)
  12. Muirhead (1819:418) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69481)
  13. Hemprich (1820:25) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69417)
  14. Ranzani (1820:270, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/27807850) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69425)
  15. Desmarest (1821:189, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/39523953) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/34459)
  16. Schinz (1821:213, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/51528974) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/37604)
  17. Godman (1826:228, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/49165528) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67289)
  18. Gloger (1827:510, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/37002774) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/72439)
  19. Eichwald (1831:380, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/35753045) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67585)
  20. Blainville (1842:79, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/57989529) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/68405)
  21. Wozencraft (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8533)

Lutra gracilis

(Bechstein, 1799)

Family

Mustelidae

Root name

gracilis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

408

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/57833273

Authority publication

Weimar

Name usages

  1. Illiger (1815:110, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11080966) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/38688)
  2. Schinz (1821:213, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/51528974) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/37604)
  3. Wozencraft (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8533)

Viverra lutris

(Pallas, 1811)

Family

Mustelidae

Root name

lutris

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

4

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/29113937

Authority publication

Saint Petersburg

Name usages

Pallas (1811:4, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/29113937) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/37182)

Lutra Lutris

(Illiger, 1815)

Family

Mustelidae

Root name

lutris

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

64

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11080920

Authority publication

Abhandlungen der physikalischen Klasse der Königlich-Preussischen Akademie der Wissenschaften

Name usages

  1. Illiger (1815:64, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11080920) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/38688)
  2. Lesson (1827:155, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/54207623) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36839)
  3. Fischer (1829:227) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59856)
  4. Boitard (1845:185, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/56401721) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/37376)
  5. Gistel (1848:259, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25781140) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69572)

Pusa orientalis

(Oken, 1816)

Family

Mustelidae

Root name

orientalis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

placedonindex

Authority page

986

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/59375733

Authority publication

Jena

Name usages

Wozencraft (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8533)

Lutra Phocula

(H. R. Schinz, 1821)

Family

Mustelidae

Root name

phocula

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

214

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/51528975

Authority publication

Stuttgart

Name usages

Schinz (1821:214, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/51528975) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/37604)

Lutra Stelleri

(Lesson, 1827)

Family

Mustelidae

Root name

stelleri

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

156

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/54207624

Authority publication

Paris

Name usages

  1. Lesson (1827:156, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/54207624) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36839)
  2. Wozencraft (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8533)

Enydris? gracilis

(J. B. Fischer, 1829)

Family

Mustelidae

Root name

gracilis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

229

Authority publication

Stuttgart

Name usages

Fischer (1829:229) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59856)

Enydris Stelleri

(J. B. Fischer, 1829)

Family

Mustelidae

Root name

stelleri

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

229

Authority publication

Stuttgart

Name usages

Fischer (1829:229) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59856)

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