Lutra lutra (carnivore)

Mass: 6.1 kg based on Sjöæsen et al. 1997

Diet: carnivore-piscivore based on Kruuk et al. 1994; piscivore-carnivore based on Britton et al. 2006

Abundance: 0.00 to 8.04% (median 0.22%)

Latitudinal range: 6.6° to 60.4°

Habitats: (10), Mediterranean woodland (1), temperate broadleaf/mixed forest (1), temperate coniferous forest (2)

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Found in 14 samples

China: Foping National Nature Reserve (2020), Tianluoshan (Holocene)

Denmark: Smakkerup Huse (Holocene)

Russia: Geographical Society Cave (Late Pleistocene), Sagan-Zaba II (Layer 3B) (Holocene), Cheremukhovo-1 (Bed 4) (Holocene), Cheremukhovo-1 (Bed 5) (Holocene)

Spain: Larraga, Imanolen Arrobia (Late Pleistocene)

Sri Lanka: Fa-Hien Lena Cave (Phase B) (Holocene), Fa-Hien Lena Cave (Phase C) (Late Pleistocene), Fa-Hien Lena Cave (Phase D) (Late Pleistocene)

Turkey: Marmaris, Barhal Stream

Size measurements:
♀ body mass5000 kgN = 1Sjöæsen et al. 1997
♀ body mass5500 kgN = 1Sjöæsen et al. 1997
♀ body mass4000 kgN = 1Sjöæsen et al. 1997
♀ body mass6300 kgN = 1Sjöæsen et al. 1997
♀ body mass5600 kgN = 1Sjöæsen et al. 1997
♂ body mass6500 kgN = 1Sjöæsen et al. 1997
♂ body mass8800 kgN = 1Sjöæsen et al. 1997
♂ body mass9200 kgN = 1Sjöæsen et al. 1997
♀ total body length1000 mmN = 1Sjöæsen et al. 1997
♀ total body length1045 mmN = 1Sjöæsen et al. 1997
♀ total body length1080 mmN = 1Sjöæsen et al. 1997
♂ total body length990 mmN = 1Sjöæsen et al. 1997
♂ total body length1160 mmN = 1Sjöæsen et al. 1997
♂ total body length1320 mmN = 1Sjöæsen et al. 1997

See also Lutra, Lutra parvicuspis, Lutra simplicidens, Lutra sp.