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Otter Population by Country
Otter Population by Country: compare 144 countries on 2 metrics.
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144 countries
 Afghanistan | Eurasian otter (Lutra lutra) | — |
 Albania | Eurasian otter (Lutra lutra) | — |
 Algeria | Eurasian otter (Lutra lutra) | — |
 Andorra | Eurasian otter (Lutra lutra) | — |
 Angola | African Clawless Otter (Aonyx capensis), Congo Clawless Otter (Aonyx congicus)+1 | — |
 Argentina | Marine Otter (Lontra felina), Neotropical Otter (Lontra longicaudis)+1 | Giant Otter (Pteronura brasiliensis) |
 Armenia | Eurasian otter (Lutra lutra) | — |
 Australia | Eurasian otter (Lutra lutra) | — |
 Azerbaijan | Eurasian otter (Lutra lutra) | — |
 Bangladesh | Asian Small-clawed Otter (Aonyx cinereus), Eurasian otter (Lutra lutra)+1 | — |
 Belarus | Eurasian otter (Lutra lutra) | — |
 Belgium | Eurasian otter (Lutra lutra) | — |
 Belize | Neotropical Otter (Lontra longicaudis) | — |
 Benin | African Clawless Otter (Aonyx capensis), Spotted-necked Otter (Hydrictis maculicollis) | — |
 Bhutan | Asian Small-clawed Otter (Aonyx cinereus), Eurasian otter (Lutra lutra)+1 | — |
 Bolivia | Giant Otter (Pteronura brasiliensis), Neotropical Otter (Lontra longicaudis) | — |
 Bosnia and Herzegovina | Eurasian otter (Lutra lutra) | — |
 Botswana | African Clawless Otter (Aonyx capensis), Spotted-necked Otter (Hydrictis maculicollis) | — |
 Brazil | Giant Otter (Pteronura brasiliensis), Neotropical Otter (Lontra longicaudis) | — |
 Brunei | Asian Small-clawed Otter (Aonyx cinereus), Smooth-coated otter (Lutrogale perspicillata) | — |
 Bulgaria | Eurasian otter (Lutra lutra) | — |
 Burkina Faso | African Clawless Otter (Aonyx capensis), Spotted-necked Otter (Hydrictis maculicollis) | — |
 Burundi | — | Spotted-necked Otter (Hydrictis maculicollis) |
 Cambodia | Asian Small-clawed Otter (Aonyx cinereus), Eurasian otter (Lutra lutra)+2 | — |
 Cameroon | African Clawless Otter (Aonyx capensis), Spotted-necked Otter (Hydrictis maculicollis) | — |
 Canada | North American River Otter (Lontra canadensis), Sea Otter (Enhydra lutris) | — |
 Central African Republic | Congo Clawless Otter (Aonyx congicus), Spotted-necked Otter (Hydrictis maculicollis) | — |
 Chad | African Clawless Otter (Aonyx capensis), Spotted-necked Otter (Hydrictis maculicollis) | — |
 Chile | Marine Otter (Lontra felina), Southern River Otter (Lontra provocax) | — |
 China | Asian Small-clawed Otter (Aonyx cinereus), Eurasian otter (Lutra lutra) | Smooth-coated otter (Lutrogale perspicillata) |
 Colombia | Giant Otter (Pteronura brasiliensis), Neotropical Otter (Lontra longicaudis) | — |
 Costa Rica | Neotropical Otter (Lontra longicaudis) | — |
 Croatia | Eurasian otter (Lutra lutra) | — |
 Czechia | Eurasian otter (Lutra lutra) | — |
 Denmark | Eurasian otter (Lutra lutra) | — |
 DR Congo | Congo Clawless Otter (Aonyx congicus), Spotted-necked Otter (Hydrictis maculicollis) | — |
 Ecuador | Giant Otter (Pteronura brasiliensis), Neotropical Otter (Lontra longicaudis) | — |
 El Salvador | Neotropical Otter (Lontra longicaudis) | — |
 Equatorial Guinea | Congo Clawless Otter (Aonyx congicus), Spotted-necked Otter (Hydrictis maculicollis) | — |
 Eritrea | African Clawless Otter (Aonyx capensis), Spotted-necked Otter (Hydrictis maculicollis) | — |
 Estonia | Eurasian otter (Lutra lutra) | — |
 Eswatini | African Clawless Otter (Aonyx capensis) | — |
 Ethiopia | African Clawless Otter (Aonyx capensis), Spotted-necked Otter (Hydrictis maculicollis) | — |
 Finland | Eurasian otter (Lutra lutra) | — |
 France | Eurasian otter (Lutra lutra) | — |
 French Guiana | Giant Otter (Pteronura brasiliensis) | — |
 Gabon | Congo Clawless Otter (Aonyx congicus) | — |
 Gambia | African Clawless Otter (Aonyx capensis), Spotted-necked Otter (Hydrictis maculicollis) | — |
 Georgia | Eurasian otter (Lutra lutra) | — |
 Germany | Eurasian otter (Lutra lutra) | — |
 Ghana | African Clawless Otter (Aonyx capensis) | Spotted-necked Otter (Hydrictis maculicollis) |
 Gibraltar | Eurasian otter (Lutra lutra) | — |
 Greece | Eurasian otter (Lutra lutra) | — |
 Guatemala | Neotropical Otter (Lontra longicaudis) | — |
 Guinea | African Clawless Otter (Aonyx capensis), Spotted-necked Otter (Hydrictis maculicollis) | — |
 Guinea-Bissau | African Clawless Otter (Aonyx capensis), Spotted-necked Otter (Hydrictis maculicollis) | — |
 Guyana | Giant Otter (Pteronura brasiliensis), Neotropical Otter (Lontra longicaudis) | — |
 Honduras | Neotropical Otter (Lontra longicaudis) | — |
 Hong Kong | Eurasian otter (Lutra lutra) | — |
 Hungary | Eurasian otter (Lutra lutra) | — |
 India | Asian Small-clawed Otter (Aonyx cinereus), Eurasian otter (Lutra lutra)+1 | — |
 Indonesia | Asian Small-clawed Otter (Aonyx cinereus), Eurasian otter (Lutra lutra)+2 | — |
 Iran | Eurasian otter (Lutra lutra) | — |
 Iraq | Eurasian otter (Lutra lutra), Smooth-coated otter (Lutrogale perspicillata) | — |
 Ireland | Eurasian otter (Lutra lutra) | — |
 Israel | Eurasian otter (Lutra lutra) | — |
 Italy | Eurasian otter (Lutra lutra) | — |
 Ivory Coast | African Clawless Otter (Aonyx capensis), Spotted-necked Otter (Hydrictis maculicollis) | — |
 Japan | Eurasian otter (Lutra lutra), Sea Otter (Enhydra lutris) | — |
 Jordan | Eurasian otter (Lutra lutra) | — |
 Kazakhstan | Eurasian otter (Lutra lutra) | — |
 Kenya | African Clawless Otter (Aonyx capensis), Spotted-necked Otter (Hydrictis maculicollis) | — |
 Kyrgyzstan | Eurasian otter (Lutra lutra) | — |
 Laos | Asian Small-clawed Otter (Aonyx cinereus), Eurasian otter (Lutra lutra)+1 | — |
 Latvia | Eurasian otter (Lutra lutra) | — |
 Lebanon | Eurasian otter (Lutra lutra) | — |
 Lesotho | African Clawless Otter (Aonyx capensis) | Spotted-necked Otter (Hydrictis maculicollis) |
 Liberia | African Clawless Otter (Aonyx capensis) | — |
 Libya | Spotted-necked Otter (Hydrictis maculicollis) | — |
 Liechtenstein | Eurasian otter (Lutra lutra) | — |
 Lithuania | Eurasian otter (Lutra lutra) | — |
 Luxembourg | Eurasian otter (Lutra lutra) | — |
 Malawi | African Clawless Otter (Aonyx capensis), Spotted-necked Otter (Hydrictis maculicollis) | — |
 Malaysia | Asian Small-clawed Otter (Aonyx cinereus), Hairy-nosed Otter (Lutra sumatrana)+1 | — |
 Mali | Spotted-necked Otter (Hydrictis maculicollis) | — |
 Mexico | Neotropical Otter (Lontra longicaudis), Sea Otter (Enhydra lutris) | — |
 Moldova | Eurasian otter (Lutra lutra) | — |
 Mongolia | Eurasian otter (Lutra lutra) | — |
 Montenegro | Eurasian otter (Lutra lutra) | — |
 Morocco | Eurasian otter (Lutra lutra) | — |
 Mozambique | African Clawless Otter (Aonyx capensis), Spotted-necked Otter (Hydrictis maculicollis) | — |
 Myanmar | Asian Small-clawed Otter (Aonyx cinereus), Eurasian otter (Lutra lutra)+2 | — |
 Namibia | African Clawless Otter (Aonyx capensis), Spotted-necked Otter (Hydrictis maculicollis) | — |
 Nepal | Asian Small-clawed Otter (Aonyx cinereus), Eurasian otter (Lutra lutra)+1 | — |
 Nicaragua | Neotropical Otter (Lontra longicaudis) | — |
 Niger | African Clawless Otter (Aonyx capensis), Spotted-necked Otter (Hydrictis maculicollis) | — |
 Nigeria | Congo Clawless Otter (Aonyx congicus), Spotted-necked Otter (Hydrictis maculicollis) | — |
 North Macedonia | Eurasian otter (Lutra lutra) | — |
 Norway | Eurasian otter (Lutra lutra) | — |
 Pakistan | Eurasian otter (Lutra lutra), Smooth-coated otter (Lutrogale perspicillata) | — |
 Palestine | Eurasian otter (Lutra lutra) | — |
 Panama | Neotropical Otter (Lontra longicaudis) | — |
 Paraguay | Giant Otter (Pteronura brasiliensis), Neotropical Otter (Lontra longicaudis) | — |
 Peru | Giant Otter (Pteronura brasiliensis), Marine Otter (Lontra felina)+1 | — |
 Philippines | Asian Small-clawed Otter (Aonyx cinereus) | — |
 Poland | Eurasian otter (Lutra lutra) | — |
 Portugal | Eurasian otter (Lutra lutra) | — |
 Republic of the Congo | African Clawless Otter (Aonyx capensis), Congo Clawless Otter (Aonyx congicus)+1 | — |
 Romania | Eurasian otter (Lutra lutra) | — |
 Russia | Eurasian otter (Lutra lutra), Sea Otter (Enhydra lutris) | — |
 Rwanda | African Clawless Otter (Aonyx capensis), Congo Clawless Otter (Aonyx congicus)+1 | — |
 San Marino | Eurasian otter (Lutra lutra) | — |
 Senegal | African Clawless Otter (Aonyx capensis) | — |
 Serbia | Eurasian otter (Lutra lutra) | — |
 Sierra Leone | African Clawless Otter (Aonyx capensis), Spotted-necked Otter (Hydrictis maculicollis) | — |
 Singapore | Asian Small-clawed Otter (Aonyx cinereus), Smooth-coated otter (Lutrogale perspicillata) | — |
 Slovakia | Eurasian otter (Lutra lutra) | — |
 Slovenia | Eurasian otter (Lutra lutra) | — |
 South Africa | African Clawless Otter (Aonyx capensis), Spotted-necked Otter (Hydrictis maculicollis) | — |
 Spain | Eurasian otter (Lutra lutra) | — |
 Sri Lanka | Eurasian otter (Lutra lutra) | — |
 Sudan | African Clawless Otter (Aonyx capensis), Spotted-necked Otter (Hydrictis maculicollis) | — |
 Suriname | Giant Otter (Pteronura brasiliensis), Neotropical Otter (Lontra longicaudis) | — |
 Sweden | Eurasian otter (Lutra lutra) | — |
 Switzerland | Eurasian otter (Lutra lutra) | — |
 Syria | Eurasian otter (Lutra lutra) | — |
 Taiwan | Asian Small-clawed Otter (Aonyx cinereus), Eurasian otter (Lutra lutra) | — |
 Tajikistan | Eurasian otter (Lutra lutra) | — |
 Tanzania | African Clawless Otter (Aonyx capensis), Spotted-necked Otter (Hydrictis maculicollis) | — |
 Thailand | Asian Small-clawed Otter (Aonyx cinereus), Eurasian otter (Lutra lutra)+2 | — |
 Togo | — | Spotted-necked Otter (Hydrictis maculicollis) |
 Tunisia | Eurasian otter (Lutra lutra) | — |
 Turkey | Eurasian otter (Lutra lutra) | — |
 Turkmenistan | Eurasian otter (Lutra lutra) | — |
 Uganda | African Clawless Otter (Aonyx capensis), Spotted-necked Otter (Hydrictis maculicollis) | — |
 Ukraine | Eurasian otter (Lutra lutra) | — |
 United Kingdom | Eurasian otter (Lutra lutra) | — |
 United States | North American River Otter (Lontra canadensis), Sea Otter (Enhydra lutris) | — |
 Uruguay | Neotropical Otter (Lontra longicaudis) | Giant Otter (Pteronura brasiliensis) |
 Uzbekistan | Eurasian otter (Lutra lutra) | — |
 Venezuela | Giant Otter (Pteronura brasiliensis), Neotropical Otter (Lontra longicaudis) | — |
 Vietnam | Asian Small-clawed Otter (Aonyx cinereus), Eurasian otter (Lutra lutra)+2 | — |
 Zambia | African Clawless Otter (Aonyx capensis), Spotted-necked Otter (Hydrictis maculicollis) | — |
 Zimbabwe | African Clawless Otter (Aonyx capensis), Spotted-necked Otter (Hydrictis maculicollis) | — |
Quick answers
- Where does this otter population by country data come from?
- Rankodex compiles it from World Population Review and the primary sources it cites: Eurasian Otter (Lutra lutra) - IUCN; Otter - Red List.
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