Northern River Otter
Lontra Canadensis
Classifacation
- Domain Eukarya: This domain contains organisms whose cells have a nucleus. They can be single-celled or multicellular.
- Kingdom Animalia: All are multicellular, heterotrophs, and have the ability to move at some point in life.
- Phylum Chordata: Members have bilateral symmetry, a notochord (stiff rod that extends for the length of the body), and a complete digestive system.
- Subphylum Vertebrata: This group has a backbone, an endoskeleton, and their movements are provided by muscles attached to the endoskeleton.
- Class Mammalia: These animals produce milk with mammary glands, have hair, and three inner ear bones.
- Order Carnivora: They have specialized teeth for cutting meat. They generally are medium-sized animals, with males typically being larger than females.
- Family Mustelida: This family inculeds weasels and otter,they inhabit all continents but antarctica and australi
- Genus Lontra: Only Northern river otters
- Species: Lontra canadensis
Swimming
Where they live
Teeth
GENERAL DESCRIPTION
Length: The River otter can be 20-40 inches and there tail can be 12-20 inches
Weight: The River otter weight up to 10-30 pounds
Color:They are dark brown and black.
Natural range: The River Otter lives in the U.S and Canada
Diet:The River Otter eats Fish,frogs,water insectics, they also eat turtles and clams,it eats dog food, it also eats clams in the zoo, it eats vegetables.
Habitat Description: They live in rivers, lakes, marshes, and swamps
Predators:The river otter's predators are bobcats, coyotes, alligators, and other large predators.
Physical Adaptations
Behavioral Adaptations
References
Ellis, E. 2003. "Lontra canadensis" (On-line), Animal Diversity Web. Accessed March 11, 2015 at http://animaldiversity.org/accounts/Lontra_canadensis/
Lechner, D. M. E. (1995). Amazing anima of the world (Vol. 5). Danbury, CT: Grolier Educational.
North american river otter. (2014). Retrieved March 19, 2015, from Brookfield Zoo website: http://www.czs.org/Brookfield-ZOO/Zoo-Animals/The-Swamp/North-American-River-Otter
Northern river otter. (n.d.). Retrieved March 25, 2015, from http://animals.nationalgeographic.com/animals/mammals/american-river-otter/
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