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Otter Population by Country 2024

144 countries

Country
Native Otter Species
Possibly Extinct
AfghanistanEurasian otter (Lutra lutra)
AlbaniaEurasian otter (Lutra lutra)
AlgeriaEurasian otter (Lutra lutra)
AndorraEurasian otter (Lutra lutra)
AngolaAfrican Clawless Otter (Aonyx capensis) | Congo Clawless Otter (Aonyx congicus) | Spotted-necked Otter (Hydrictis maculicollis)
ArgentinaMarine Otter (Lontra felina) | Neotropical Otter (Lontra longicaudis) | Southern River Otter (Lontra provocax)Giant Otter (Pteronura brasiliensis)
ArmeniaEurasian otter (Lutra lutra)
AustraliaEurasian otter (Lutra lutra)
AzerbaijanEurasian otter (Lutra lutra)
BangladeshAsian Small-clawed Otter (Aonyx cinereus) | Eurasian otter (Lutra lutra) | Smooth-coated otter (Lutrogale perspicillata)
BelarusEurasian otter (Lutra lutra)
BelgiumEurasian otter (Lutra lutra)
BelizeNeotropical Otter (Lontra longicaudis)
BeninAfrican Clawless Otter (Aonyx capensis) | Spotted-necked Otter (Hydrictis maculicollis)
BhutanAsian Small-clawed Otter (Aonyx cinereus) | Eurasian otter (Lutra lutra) | Smooth-coated otter (Lutrogale perspicillata)
BoliviaGiant Otter (Pteronura brasiliensis) | Neotropical Otter (Lontra longicaudis)
Bosnia and HerzegovinaEurasian otter (Lutra lutra)
BotswanaAfrican Clawless Otter (Aonyx capensis) | Spotted-necked Otter (Hydrictis maculicollis)
BrazilGiant Otter (Pteronura brasiliensis) | Neotropical Otter (Lontra longicaudis)
BruneiAsian Small-clawed Otter (Aonyx cinereus) | Smooth-coated otter (Lutrogale perspicillata)
BulgariaEurasian otter (Lutra lutra)
Burkina FasoAfrican Clawless Otter (Aonyx capensis) | Spotted-necked Otter (Hydrictis maculicollis)
BurundiSpotted-necked Otter (Hydrictis maculicollis)
CambodiaAsian Small-clawed Otter (Aonyx cinereus) | Eurasian otter (Lutra lutra) | Hairy-nosed Otter (Lutra sumatrana) | Smooth-coated otter (Lutrogale perspicillata)
CameroonAfrican Clawless Otter (Aonyx capensis) | Spotted-necked Otter (Hydrictis maculicollis)
CanadaNorth American River Otter (Lontra canadensis) | Sea Otter (Enhydra lutris)
Central African RepublicCongo Clawless Otter (Aonyx congicus) | Spotted-necked Otter (Hydrictis maculicollis)
ChadAfrican Clawless Otter (Aonyx capensis) | Spotted-necked Otter (Hydrictis maculicollis)
ChileMarine Otter (Lontra felina) | Southern River Otter (Lontra provocax)
ChinaAsian Small-clawed Otter (Aonyx cinereus) | Eurasian otter (Lutra lutra)Smooth-coated otter (Lutrogale perspicillata)
ColombiaGiant Otter (Pteronura brasiliensis) | Neotropical Otter (Lontra longicaudis)
Costa RicaNeotropical Otter (Lontra longicaudis)
CroatiaEurasian otter (Lutra lutra)
Czech RepublicEurasian otter (Lutra lutra)
DenmarkEurasian otter (Lutra lutra)
DR CongoCongo Clawless Otter (Aonyx congicus) | Spotted-necked Otter (Hydrictis maculicollis)
EcuadorGiant Otter (Pteronura brasiliensis) | Neotropical Otter (Lontra longicaudis)
El SalvadorNeotropical Otter (Lontra longicaudis)
Equatorial GuineaCongo Clawless Otter (Aonyx congicus) | Spotted-necked Otter (Hydrictis maculicollis)
EritreaAfrican Clawless Otter (Aonyx capensis) | Spotted-necked Otter (Hydrictis maculicollis)
EstoniaEurasian otter (Lutra lutra)
EswatiniAfrican Clawless Otter (Aonyx capensis)
EthiopiaAfrican Clawless Otter (Aonyx capensis) | Spotted-necked Otter (Hydrictis maculicollis)
FinlandEurasian otter (Lutra lutra)
FranceEurasian otter (Lutra lutra)
French GuianaGiant Otter (Pteronura brasiliensis)
GabonCongo Clawless Otter (Aonyx congicus)
GambiaAfrican Clawless Otter (Aonyx capensis) | Spotted-necked Otter (Hydrictis maculicollis)
GeorgiaEurasian otter (Lutra lutra)
GermanyEurasian otter (Lutra lutra)
GhanaAfrican Clawless Otter (Aonyx capensis)Spotted-necked Otter (Hydrictis maculicollis)
GibraltarEurasian otter (Lutra lutra)
GreeceEurasian otter (Lutra lutra)
GuatemalaNeotropical Otter (Lontra longicaudis)
GuineaAfrican Clawless Otter (Aonyx capensis) | Spotted-necked Otter (Hydrictis maculicollis)
Guinea BissauAfrican Clawless Otter (Aonyx capensis) | Spotted-necked Otter (Hydrictis maculicollis)
GuyanaGiant Otter (Pteronura brasiliensis) | Neotropical Otter (Lontra longicaudis)
HondurasNeotropical Otter (Lontra longicaudis)
Hong KongEurasian otter (Lutra lutra)
HungaryEurasian otter (Lutra lutra)
IndiaAsian Small-clawed Otter (Aonyx cinereus) | Eurasian otter (Lutra lutra) | Smooth-coated otter (Lutrogale perspicillata)
IndonesiaAsian Small-clawed Otter (Aonyx cinereus) | Eurasian otter (Lutra lutra) | Hairy-nosed Otter (Lutra sumatrana) | Smooth-coated otter (Lutrogale perspicillata)
IranEurasian otter (Lutra lutra)
IraqEurasian otter (Lutra lutra) | Smooth-coated otter (Lutrogale perspicillata)
IrelandEurasian otter (Lutra lutra)
IsraelEurasian otter (Lutra lutra)
ItalyEurasian otter (Lutra lutra)
Ivory CoastAfrican Clawless Otter (Aonyx capensis) | Spotted-necked Otter (Hydrictis maculicollis)
JapanEurasian otter (Lutra lutra) | Sea Otter (Enhydra lutris)
JordanEurasian otter (Lutra lutra)
KazakhstanEurasian otter (Lutra lutra)
KenyaAfrican Clawless Otter (Aonyx capensis) | Spotted-necked Otter (Hydrictis maculicollis)
KyrgyzstanEurasian otter (Lutra lutra)
LaosAsian Small-clawed Otter (Aonyx cinereus) | Eurasian otter (Lutra lutra) | Smooth-coated otter (Lutrogale perspicillata)
LatviaEurasian otter (Lutra lutra)
LebanonEurasian otter (Lutra lutra)
LesothoAfrican Clawless Otter (Aonyx capensis)Spotted-necked Otter (Hydrictis maculicollis)
LiberiaAfrican Clawless Otter (Aonyx capensis)
LibyaSpotted-necked Otter (Hydrictis maculicollis)
LiechtensteinEurasian otter (Lutra lutra)
LithuaniaEurasian otter (Lutra lutra)
LuxembourgEurasian otter (Lutra lutra)
MalawiAfrican Clawless Otter (Aonyx capensis) | Spotted-necked Otter (Hydrictis maculicollis)
MalaysiaAsian Small-clawed Otter (Aonyx cinereus) | Hairy-nosed Otter (Lutra sumatrana) | Smooth-coated otter (Lutrogale perspicillata)
MaliSpotted-necked Otter (Hydrictis maculicollis)
MexicoNeotropical Otter (Lontra longicaudis) | Sea Otter (Enhydra lutris)
MoldovaEurasian otter (Lutra lutra)
MongoliaEurasian otter (Lutra lutra)
MontenegroEurasian otter (Lutra lutra)
MoroccoEurasian otter (Lutra lutra)
MozambiqueAfrican Clawless Otter (Aonyx capensis) | Spotted-necked Otter (Hydrictis maculicollis)
MyanmarAsian Small-clawed Otter (Aonyx cinereus) | Eurasian otter (Lutra lutra) | Hairy-nosed Otter (Lutra sumatrana) | Smooth-coated otter (Lutrogale perspicillata)
NamibiaAfrican Clawless Otter (Aonyx capensis) | Spotted-necked Otter (Hydrictis maculicollis)
NepalAsian Small-clawed Otter (Aonyx cinereus) | Eurasian otter (Lutra lutra) | Smooth-coated otter (Lutrogale perspicillata)
NicaraguaNeotropical Otter (Lontra longicaudis)
NigerAfrican Clawless Otter (Aonyx capensis) | Spotted-necked Otter (Hydrictis maculicollis)
NigeriaCongo Clawless Otter (Aonyx congicus) | Spotted-necked Otter (Hydrictis maculicollis)
North MacedoniaEurasian otter (Lutra lutra)
NorwayEurasian otter (Lutra lutra)
PakistanEurasian otter (Lutra lutra) | Smooth-coated otter (Lutrogale perspicillata)
PalestineEurasian otter (Lutra lutra)
PanamaNeotropical Otter (Lontra longicaudis)
ParaguayGiant Otter (Pteronura brasiliensis) | Neotropical Otter (Lontra longicaudis)
PeruGiant Otter (Pteronura brasiliensis) | Marine Otter (Lontra felina) | Neotropical Otter (Lontra longicaudis)
PhilippinesAsian Small-clawed Otter (Aonyx cinereus)
PolandEurasian otter (Lutra lutra)
PortugalEurasian otter (Lutra lutra)
Republic of the CongoAfrican Clawless Otter (Aonyx capensis) | Congo Clawless Otter (Aonyx congicus) | Spotted-necked Otter (Hydrictis maculicollis)
RomaniaEurasian otter (Lutra lutra)
RussiaEurasian otter (Lutra lutra) | Sea Otter (Enhydra lutris)
RwandaAfrican Clawless Otter (Aonyx capensis) | Congo Clawless Otter (Aonyx congicus) | Spotted-necked Otter (Hydrictis maculicollis)
San MarinoEurasian otter (Lutra lutra)
SenegalAfrican Clawless Otter (Aonyx capensis)
SerbiaEurasian otter (Lutra lutra)
Sierra LeoneAfrican Clawless Otter (Aonyx capensis) | Spotted-necked Otter (Hydrictis maculicollis)
SingaporeAsian Small-clawed Otter (Aonyx cinereus) | Smooth-coated otter (Lutrogale perspicillata)
SlovakiaEurasian otter (Lutra lutra)
SloveniaEurasian otter (Lutra lutra)
South AfricaAfrican Clawless Otter (Aonyx capensis) | Spotted-necked Otter (Hydrictis maculicollis)
SpainEurasian otter (Lutra lutra)
Sri LankaEurasian otter (Lutra lutra)
SudanAfrican Clawless Otter (Aonyx capensis) | Spotted-necked Otter (Hydrictis maculicollis)
SurinameGiant Otter (Pteronura brasiliensis) | Neotropical Otter (Lontra longicaudis)
SwedenEurasian otter (Lutra lutra)
SwitzerlandEurasian otter (Lutra lutra)
SyriaEurasian otter (Lutra lutra)
TaiwanAsian Small-clawed Otter (Aonyx cinereus) | Eurasian otter (Lutra lutra)
TajikistanEurasian otter (Lutra lutra)
TanzaniaAfrican Clawless Otter (Aonyx capensis) | Spotted-necked Otter (Hydrictis maculicollis)
ThailandAsian Small-clawed Otter (Aonyx cinereus) | Eurasian otter (Lutra lutra) | Hairy-nosed Otter (Lutra sumatrana) | Smooth-coated otter (Lutrogale perspicillata)
TogoSpotted-necked Otter (Hydrictis maculicollis)
TunisiaEurasian otter (Lutra lutra)
TurkeyEurasian otter (Lutra lutra)
TurkmenistanEurasian otter (Lutra lutra)
UgandaAfrican Clawless Otter (Aonyx capensis) | Spotted-necked Otter (Hydrictis maculicollis)
UkraineEurasian otter (Lutra lutra)
United KingdomEurasian otter (Lutra lutra)
United StatesNorth American River Otter (Lontra canadensis) | Sea Otter (Enhydra lutris)
UruguayNeotropical Otter (Lontra longicaudis)Giant Otter (Pteronura brasiliensis)
UzbekistanEurasian otter (Lutra lutra)
VenezuelaGiant Otter (Pteronura brasiliensis) | Neotropical Otter (Lontra longicaudis)
VietnamAsian Small-clawed Otter (Aonyx cinereus) | Eurasian otter (Lutra lutra) | Hairy-nosed Otter (Lutra sumatrana) | Smooth-coated otter (Lutrogale perspicillata)
ZambiaAfrican Clawless Otter (Aonyx capensis) | Spotted-necked Otter (Hydrictis maculicollis)
ZimbabweAfrican Clawless Otter (Aonyx capensis) | Spotted-necked Otter (Hydrictis maculicollis)
Common Name
Scientific Name
Status
Trend
African Clawless OtterAonyx capensisNear-threatenedDecreasing
Asian Short-Clawed OtterAonyx cinereusVulnerableDecreasing
Congo Clawless OtterAonyx congicusNear-threatenedDecreasing
Eurasian OtterLutra lutraNear-threatenedDecreasing
Giant OtterPteronura brasiliensisEndangeredDecreasing
Hairy Nosed OtterLutra simatranaEndangeredDecreasing
Marine OtterLontra felinaEndangeredDecreasing
Neotropical OtterLongra longicaudisNear-threatenedDecreasing
North American River OtterLontra canadensisLeast ConcernStable
Sea OtterEnhydra lutrisEndangeredDecreasing
Smooth-Coated OtterLutrogale perspicillataVulnerableDecreasing
Southern River OtterLontra provocaxEndangeredDecreasing
Spotted Necked OtterHydrictis maculicollisNear-threatenedDecreasing

Otter Population by Country 2024

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