Lontra canadensis
Member of
new world river otters (genus Lontra)
otters (subfamily Lutrinae)
mustelids (family Mustelidae)
carnivorans (order Carnivora)
placental mammals (infraclass Placentalia)
mammals (class Mammalia)
animals (kingdom Animalia)
There are no other wild species of this genus in California.
Chris’s observations: none
Taxon info: iNaturalist
Bay Area species: iNaturalist