Northern River Otter
Lontra canadensis
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassMammalia (Mamífers)
- OrderCarnivora (Carnívors)
- FamilyMustelidae (Mustelids)
- GenusLontra (New World River Otters)
- SpeciesLontra canadensis (Northern River Otter)
Closest Relatives at Grand Teton National Park
Pacific Marten
Martes caurina
American Badger
Taxidea taxus
Stoat
Mustela erminea
American Black Bear
Ursus americanus
Brown Bear
Ursus arctos
Red Fox
Vulpes vulpes
Coyote
Canis latrans
Gray Wolf
Canis lupus
Mountain Lion
Puma concolor
Striped Skunk
Mephitis mephitis
Common Raccoon
Procyon lotor
📅 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
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Northern River Otter in Grand Teton National Park?
About 15% of visitor-days record a Northern River Otter sighting in Grand Teton National Park, based on 27 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Northern River Otter in Grand Teton National Park?
January has the highest sighting rate for Northern River Otter in Grand Teton National Park in our monthly data.