Lutra nippon
Imaizumi & Yoshiyuki, 1989
Japanese Otter
Taxonomy
| Subclass | : Theria |
| Infraclass | : Placentalia |
| Magnorder | : Boreoeutheria |
| Superorder | : Laurasiatheria |
| Order | : Carnivora |
| Suborder | : Caniformia |
| Infraorder | : Arctoidea |
| Superfamily | : Musteloidea |
| Family | : Mustelidae |
| Subfamily | : Lutrinae |
| Genus | : Lutra |
Species status
Authority citation
Imaizumi, Y. and Yoshiyuki, M. 1989. Taxonomic status of the Japanese otter (Carnivora, Mustelidae), with a description of a new species. Bulletin of the National Science Museum, Tokyo (A)15(3):177-188.
Original name as described
Lutra nippon
Type material
NSMT-M 16201
Type kind
holotype
Type locality
"Nenokubi Seaside, Shimoda, Nakamura City, Kôchi Prefecture."
Biogeographic realm
Palearctic
Country distribution
Japan
Taxonomy notes
occasionally included under L. lutra, although recent molecular studies have shown that the species is a distinct species
Taxonomy notes citation
Park, H. C., Kurihara, N., Kim, K. S., Min, M. S., Han, S., Lee, H., & Kimura, J. (2019). What is the taxonomic status of East Asian otter species based on molecular evidence?: focus on the position of the Japanese otter holotype specimen from museum. Animal cells and systems, 23(3), 228-234.
IUCN Red List status
Not Evaluated
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