Summary ²

Otters are carnivorous mammals in the subfamily Lutrinae. The 13 extant otter species are all semiaquatic, aquatic or marine, with diets based on fish and invertebrates. Lutrinae is a branch of the weasel family Mustelidae, which also includes badgers, honey badgers, martens, minks, polecats, and wolverines.

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1. (c) matt knoth, some rights reserved (CC BY), http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Sea_otter_with_sea_urchin.jpg
2. (c) Wikipedia, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lutrinae

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• iNat taxon page
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• iNaturalist Mammal Working Group
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