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GAP Analysis Predicted Distribution Map

River Otter (Lutra canadensis)

Species Code: LUCA

Breeding Range Map The green area shows the predicted habitats for breeding only. © NatureMapping Program + enlarge map Predicted breeding range = Core Habitat = Marginal Habitat   Fact Sheet: Basic | Advanced | Español Breeding Range Map The green area shows the predicted habitats for breeding only. The habitats were identified using 1991 satellite imagery, other datasets and experts throughout the state, as part of the Washington Gap Analysis Project.   Observations | Historic GAP points

Habitat

River otters are found along rivers, streams, and lakes and also in estuaries, coastal bogs, and large marine waterways such as Puget Sound and the Strait of Juan de Fuca. In the central basin, they are apparently limited to large rivers, such as the Columbia, Yakima, and Walla Walla.

This range model was limited to mapped water and wetlands because smaller water bodies and wetlands are less suitable for River Otters. So some of the smaller rivers and wetlands suitable for breeding otters are not indicated.

Translated from the Washington Gap Analysis Mammal Volume by Dave Lester
Design by Tim Knight; Photo: Nature Pics