(Lutra canadensis canadensis)
Common Name: North American River Otter
Scientific Name: Lutra canadensis canadensis
Class: Mammalia
Order: Carnivora
Family: Mustelidae
Description: Built for swimming, river otters have a streamlined body, short legs with webbed feet, dense fur that keeps otters warm, a tapered tail, small ears, and nostrils that can close underwater. They can grow to be more than a meter long, from head to tail, and weight up to 14 kg.
Currently at ZooMontana:
Benjamin – Male Born (est) 2/2009
Amelia – Female Born (est) 2/2009