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Common Name

River Otter

Specimen Numbers

UWBM-32217

Species

Species: canadensis

Domain: Eukarya Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Superclass: Tetrapoda Class: Mammalia Subclass: Theria Infraclass: Eutheria Order: Carnivora Suborder: Caniformia Family: Mustelidae Subfamily: Lutrinae Genus: Lontra Species: canadensis 91 Subspecies: pacifica 92 Subspecies: pacifica 92

Elements

Element	Length	Width	Thickness
Cranium	110.489	75.279	44.172
Mandible Right	70.277	18.706	38.613
Mandible Left	70.807	17.606	39.038
Cervical Vertebrae 1 - Atlas	23.194	56.423	22.925
Cervical Vertebrae 2 - Axis	32.618	25.345	32.061

Specimen Elements

City

Jefferson Co., Squam

Age

Modern to Modern

Collector

C. Vita

Collection

Burke Museum: Mammology

Sex

Male

Is Complete

Yes

Date Published

12/22/2015

Repository

Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture

Country: USA State: Washington - - Location: Jefferson Co., Squam

Cause Of Death

Unknown

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Comments

EAR? 1160-462-137 = 21 lbs Skinned