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Sea otter
Sea otter
(Enhydra lutris)
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Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Class
Mammalia
Order
Carnivora
Family
Mustelidae
Genus
Enhydra
(1)
Size
Male length: 148 cm
(2)
Female length: 140 cm
(2)
Male weight: 45 kg
(2)
Female weight: 32.5 kg
(2)
Status
Classified as Endangered (EN) on the IUCN Red List 2007
(1)
, and listed on Appendix II of CITES
(3)
.
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