Types of Otters

Otter Species

• Otter Species
  There are 13 known species of Otters left in the world with at least one that was removed from the list due to extinction.
• Sea Otter
  The Northern Pacific Ocean is the primary location where you will find the Sea Otter. The Sea Otter has a small round face that is absolutely adorable.
• African Clawless Otter
  The African Clawless Otter is the second largest of all the species. They are well known for the luxurious hair that they have.
• European Otter
  The European Otter is one what has a distinct look to it. While it does have the brownish color of coat, it also features white along the length of it.
• Giant Otter
  The Giant Otter features a very long body, similar to that of a weasel. They also have the shortest fur of all the different species.
• Northern River Otter
  The Northern River Otter is found both in Canada and the United States. Norther river otters are very long animals with large sized heads.