Lutra nippon

Taxonavigation[edit]

Taxonavigation: Musteloidea
Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Superclassis: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Cladus: Synapsida Cladus: Eupelycosauria Cladus: Sphenacodontia Cladus: Sphenacodontoidea Cladus: Therapsida Cladus: Theriodontia Cladus: Cynodontia Cladus: Eucynodontia Cladus: Probainognathia Cladus: Prozostrodontia Cladus: Mammaliaformes Classis: Mammalia Subclassis: Trechnotheria Infraclassis: Zatheria Supercohors: Theria Cohors: Eutheria Infraclassis: Placentalia Cladus: Boreoeutheria Superordo: Laurasiatheria Cladus: Ferae Ordo: Carnivora Subordo: Caniformia Infraordo: Arctoidea Superfamilia: Musteloidea

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

Name[edit]

Lutra nippon Imaizumi & Yoshiyuki, 1989: 178

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

Holotype: NSMT-M16201

References[edit]

Primary references[edit]

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, Series A (Zoology) 15(3): 177–188. PDF Reference page.

Links[edit]

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[edit]

English: Japanese Otter
español: Nutria japonesa
日本語: ニホンカワウソ
polski: Wydra japońska
português: Lontra-japonesa
ไทย: นากญี่ปุ่น

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