Domain: Eukarya
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Carnivora
Family: Mustelidae
Genus:
Enhydra
Species:
Enhydra lutris
Enhydra lutris
is in the domain eukarya because it has membrane bound
organelle and has a nucleus.
The species’ kingdom is animalia because it
motile at some point in its life cycle, multicellular,
heterotrophic, and also lacks cell walls.
The sea otter is in the phylum chordate because
sometime during its life cycle it has a notochord,
dorsal nervechord, pharyngeal slits, endostyle, and a
post-anal tail.
Sea otters are also bilaterally symmetrical, like
all other chordates.
The class is Mammalia because it is a warm
blooded animal, which has a vertebrate.
Also the sea otter has sweat glands, has hair,
and gives birth to it pup live and not from an egg like
other members of this class.
Enhydra lutris is in the order carnivore
because this species is a meat eating animal.
The sea otter also has teeth and claws that
adapted to the habitat that it lives in along with the
animals it eats.
Its family is Mustelidae because this family
contains mostly small animals with short legs, short
round ears, and thick fur.
The sea otter fits all of these characteristics
and also is active year round like members in this
family. All
sea otters belong to the genus
Enhydra.
The sea otter is the only member of this genus.
This particular species is given the scientific
name of
Enhydra lutris.