Lutra nippon

Taxonavigation

Lutra nippon

Taxonavigation: Caniformia

Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Cladus: Craniata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Superclassis: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Cladus: Synapsida Cladus: Eupelycosauria Cladus: Sphenacodontia Cladus: Sphenacodontoidea Ordo: Therapsida Cladus: Theriodontia Subordo: Cynodontia Cladus: Mammaliaformes Classis: Mammalia Subclassis: Trechnotheria Infraclassis: Zatheria Supercohort: Theria Cohort: Eutheria Cohort: Placentalia Cladus: Boreoeutheria Superordo: Laurasiatheria Cladus: Ferae Ordo: Carnivora Subordo: Caniformia

Familia: Mustelidae
Subfamilia: Lutrinae
Genus: Lutra
Species: Lutra nippon

Name

Lutra nippon Imaizumi & Yoshiyuki, 1989

Type locality: "Nenokubi Seaside, Shimoda, Nakamura City, Kôchi Prefecture." [Japan]

References

Primary references

• Imaizumi, Y & Yoshiyuki, M. 1989: Taxonomic status of the Japanese otter (Carnivora, Mustelidae), with a description of a new species. Bulletin of the National Science Museum (A), 15: 177–188.

Links

• Lutra nippon in Mammal Species of the World.
  Wilson, Don E. & Reeder, DeeAnn M. (Editors) 2005. Mammal Species of the World – A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference. Third edition. ISBN 0-8018-8221-4.
• Lutra nippon Imaizumi and Yoshiyuki, 1989 – Taxon details on Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS).

Vernacular names

English: Japanese otter
español: Nutria japonesa
polski: Wydra japońska
português: Lontra-japonesa
ไทย: นากญี่ปุ่น

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