Eurasian Otter
Lutra lutra
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassMammalia (Mamífers)
- OrderCarnivora (Carnívors)
- FamilyMustelidae (Mustelids)
- GenusLutra (Old World and Clawless Otters)
- SpeciesLutra lutra (Eurasian Otter)
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there
Parks Where Found
| # | Park | Country | Probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cévennes National Park | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 2 | Białowieża National Park | 🇵🇱 Poland | |
| 3 | Monfragüe National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 4 | Cairngorms National Park | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | |
| 5 | Snowdonia National Park | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | |
| 6 | Pyrénées National Park | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 7 | Bavarian Forest National Park | 🇩🇪 Germany | |
| 8 | Wadden Sea National Park | 🇩🇪 Germany | |
| 9 | Wilpattu National Park | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka | |
| 10 | Biebrza National Park | 🇵🇱 Poland | |
| 11 | Minneriya National Park | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka | |
| 12 | Doñana National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 13 | Kiskunság National Park | 🇭🇺 Hungary | |
| 14 | Aigüestortes National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 15 | Sinharaja Forest Reserve | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka | |
| 16 | Fertő-Hanság National Park | 🇭🇺 Hungary | |
| 17 | Picos de Europa National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 18 | Triglav National Park | 🇸🇮 Slovenia | |
| 19 | Sierra de Guadarrama National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Eurasian Otter in Cévennes National Park?
About 22% of visitor-days record a Eurasian Otter sighting in Cévennes National Park, based on 42 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Eurasian Otter in Cévennes National Park?
October has the highest sighting rate for Eurasian Otter in Cévennes National Park in our monthly data.