European otter (Lutra lutra lutra) Description
Deutsch: Chromolithographie aus der Serie „Jagdbare Thiere“ von Carl Friedrich Deiker
Fischotter
Date circa 1875
Source UB Düsseldorf, http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:hbz:061:2-437
Author Carl Friedrich Deiker (1836–1892) https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carl_Friedrich_Deiker
Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Deiker_Jagdbare_Tiere_1093212.jpg
The Eurasian otter (Lutra lutra), also known as the European otter, Eurasian river otter, common otter, and Old World otter, is a semiaquatic mammal native to Eurasia. The most widely distributed member of the otter subfamily (Lutrinae) of the weasel family (Mustelidae), it is found in the waterways and coasts of Europe, many parts of Asia, and parts of northern Africa. The Eurasian otter has a diet mainly of fish, and is strongly territorial. It is endangered in parts of its range, but recovering in others.
