California sea otter - Enhydra lutris nereis

Taxonomy & Nomenclature

Scientific Name Enhydra lutris nereis
Author (Merriam, 1904)
Taxonomic Rank Subspecies
Taxonomic # 202390
Common Names English: southern sea otter
Taxonomic Parents Kingdom: Animalia
  Phylum: Chordata
    Subphylum: Vertebrata
      Class: Mammalia
        Subclass: Theria
          Infraclass: Eutheria
            Order: Carnivora
              Suborder: Caniformia
                Family: Mustelidae
                  Subfamily: Lutrinae
                    Genus: Enhydra
                      Species: Enhydra lutris
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Synonyms (since 1950)
Taxonomic data is courtesy of the Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS)

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ITIS#202390
StatusESA:Threatened
#records28
#datasets10
Years1995 - 2004
Latitudes48.02 - 48.39
Longitudes-124.72 - -123.88