AnAge entry for Lutra lutra

Classification (HAGRID: 02180)

Taxonomy: Kingdom: Animalia
    Phylum: Chordata
        Class: Mammalia (Taxon entry)
            Order: Carnivora
                Family: Mustelidae
                    Genus: Lutra
Species: Lutra lutra
Common name: European otter

Maximum longevity: 18.2 years (captivity)
Source: ref. 671
Sample size: Medium
Data quality: Acceptable
Observations: Although it has been claimed that these animals live up to 22 years in captivity [0542], this is unverified. The longevity record in captivity belongs to a female that was 18.2 years of age when she died [0671].

[0671] Richard Weigl (2005), Longevity of Mammals in Captivity; from the Living Collections of the World
[0036] Savage et al. (2004), The predominance of quarter-power scaling in biology
[0420] White and Seymour (2003), Mammalian basal metabolic rate is proportional to body mass2/3 (PubMed)
[0610] Ernest (2003), Life history characteristics of placental non-volant mammals
[0434] Ronald Nowak (1999), Walker's Mammals of the World
[0455] Virginia Hayssen et al. (1993), Asdell's Patterns of Mammalian Reproduction: A Compendium of Species-Specific Data
[0542] Bernhard Grzimek (1990), Grzimek's Encyclopedia of Mammals