Japanese Otter

The Japanese Otter was a weasel-family animal that once lived in rivers and along coasts across Japan, eating fish and crabs. Hunting for its fur and degradation of rivers reduced it, and sightings became rare after the 1970s. In 2012 the Ministry of the Environment declared it extinct. It had been designated a Special Natural Monument.

Scientific name

Lutra nippon

Group

Mammals

日本語

ニホンカワウソ

简体中文

日本水獭