Sea otter

Enhydra lutris · Mustelidae

The sea otter is a marine mammal native to the coasts of the northern and eastern North Pacific Ocean. Adult sea otters typically weigh between 14 and 45 kg (30–100 lb), making them the heaviest members of the weasel family, but among the smallest marine mammals. Unlike most marine mammals, the sea otter's primary form of insulation is an exceptionally thick coat of fur, the densest in the animal kingdom.

Where the Sea otter lives

Recorded in United States of America and Canada (North America).

Most records fall in California, Alaska, Washington and British Columbia.

See the Sea otter’s range on the globe

Conservation status

Endangered (EN). In danger of dying out in the wild. Categories are the IUCN Red List as republished by GBIF.

Sources

The range is a density of 25,084 georeferenced GBIF records, not an expert-drawn map. Description from Wikipedia.