Lutra lutra (Linnaeus, 1758)

Higher Taxonomy

Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Carnivora
Family: Mustelidae
Genus: Lutra

Characterisation

Accidental

Distribution

Asia, Europe, N Africa

Distribution in caves of Greece

• Spilaio Maara, Paragamian 1993, Beron 2016
  Region: Anatoliki Makedonia-Thraki / Regional unit: Drama / Municipality: Prosotsani / Closest settlement: Angitis

IUCN Red List

NT - Near Threatened

Greece's Red Data Book

EN - Endangered

Protection status

• Bern Convention: Appendix II in Council of Europe 1979 - Convention on the conservation of European wildlife and natural habitats / Law 1335/1983, OGG 32/Α/14-03-1983 (Integration of the Bern Convention)
• CITES: Appendices I/A in Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES), 1973 / Council Regulation (EC) No 338/97 of 9 December 1996 on the protection of species of wild fauna and flora by regulating trade therein
• Presidential Decree 67/1981 on the protection of native flora and fauna species (OGG 23/A/1981)
• Protection Habitats Directive (92/43/EEC): Appendices II/IV in Habitats Directive (92/43/EEC) / Joint Ministerial Decision 33318/3028/1998 (Integration of the Habitats Directive 92/43/EEC)

Check Databases

Fauna Europea

GBIF

IUCN Red List

PESI

NCBI

Species references

• Beron, P. 2016. Faune cavernicole de la Grèce. Maison d'édition Est-West., Sofia. pp. 229.
• Paragamian, K. 1993. Environmental study on the arrangement and management of the Maara cave, Kokkinogia, Drama. Final report.. Democritus University of Xanthi, Greece, 45 p. (in Greek).

Citation

Paragamian, K. 2026. Lutra lutra (Linnaeus, 1758). In Paragamian, K., M. Poulinakis, S. Paragamian and I. Nikoloudakis. Cave fauna of Greece database - Hellenic Institute of Speleological Research. Species data updated 07.02.2018, Accessed 09.03.2026