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Wo wohnt der Otter?
Der Fischotter kann überall dort leben, wo er saubere, fischreiche Gewässer mit strukturreichen Ufern vorfindet, im Prinzip in allen vom Wasser beeinflussten Lebensräumen. Dazu gehören stehende und fließende Gewässer, wie Flüsse, Bäche, Seen, Sümpfe, Flussmündungen und Meeresufer.
Wo gibt es überall Fischotter?
Doch er ist die einzige dieser Arten, deren Verbreitungsgebiet sich über drei Kontinente hinweg erstreckt. Der Fischotter war ursprünglich mit Ausnahme von Island und den Mittelmeerinseln in ganz Europa, Teilen Nordafrikas und weiten Teilen Asiens bis nach Japan, Sumatra und Java verbreitet.
Was gibt es für Ottern?
- Altweltotter (Lutra)
- Fleckenhalsotter (Hydrictis)
- Indischer Fischotter (Lutrogale)
- Neuweltotter (Lontra)
- Riesenotter (Pteronura)
- Fingerotter (Aonyx)
- Seeotter (Enhydra)
What kind of animal is a European otter?
The European Otter (Lutra lutra) is also known as the Eurasian River Otter, Common Otter and Old World Otter. It is a European member of the Mustelidae or weasel family and is typical of freshwater otters. The European otter is the most widely distributed otter species being widely spread across Europe.
How is the European otter being hunted?
Hunting mainly takes place at night, while the day is usually spent in the otters ‘holt’, a burrow in the riverbank which can only be entered from underwater. Trapping for their dense fur has been the main conservation risk for many otter species, however, the European otter faces another threat.
Do otters live in the UK?
Otters are now very common along the coast of Norway and in Northern Britain, especially Shetland where 12\% of the UK breeding population exist. An otters diet mainly consists of fish, however, it can also include birds, insects, frogs, crustaceans and small mammals.
Is the European otter an endangered species?
The European otter is classified as Near Threatened in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species, meaning that it is likely to be considered threatened in the near future. In some parts of its range, including India, Pakistan, Burma and Thailand, it is already considered to be Endangered, and in Mongolia it is listed as Critically Endangered.