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Occurrence record: 29927614

Human observation of Lutra lutra (Linnaeus, 1758) | Otter recorded on 2023-04-15
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Overview

Occurrence ID 29927614
Other catalogue numbers 19285792
Basis of record Human observation
Scientific name Lutra lutra (Linnaeus, 1758) - Otter
Licence CC-BY
Record Date 2023-04-15 (Day)
Coordinates generalised Location in Scotland is already generalised to 0.01 degrees. Sensitive in SCOTLAND, Name: Scotland, Zone: COUNTRY [Sensitive, Scottish Natural Heritage] Please contact data provider for more information.
Location Grid Reference: NT53R Latitude: 55.588727 Longitude: -2.683776
Recorded by Roy Marsden
Identification verification status Accepted - considered correct

Dataset

Data partner Mammal Society
Data resource Mammal Mapper App Sighting Records
Bibliographic citation Mammal Society [date of download] Mammal Mapper App Sighting Records
Collection code Mammal Mapper | Transect sightings

Abundance

Individual count 1

Event

Occurrence date 2023-04-15
Date precision Day
Event date 2023-04-15

Taxonomy

Scientific name Lutra lutra (Linnaeus, 1758)
Supplied scientific name "Lutra lutra (Linnaeus, 1758)"
Common name Otter
Supplied common name "Eurasian Otter"
Taxon rank species
Name match metric Taxon GUID match
The match was based on the supplied taxon concept ID rather than the scientific name.
Species Lutra lutra
Genus Lutra
Family Mustelidae
Order Carnivora
Class Mammalia
Phylum Chordata
Kingdom Animalia
Taxon ID NBNSYS0000005133
Taxonomic issue No issues
Habitat taxon marine|terrestrial|freshwater
Establishment means taxon Native
Scientific name authorship (Linnaeus, 1758)

Geospatial

Country United Kingdom
State/Province Scotland
Latitude (WGS84) 55.588727
Longitude (WGS84) -2.683776
Geodetic datum EPSG:4326
Coordinate uncertainty in meters 1414.2
Coordinates generalised Location in Scotland is already generalised to 0.01 degrees. Sensitive in SCOTLAND, Name: Scotland, Zone: COUNTRY [Sensitive, Scottish Natural Heritage]
Information withheld OSGB Grid Reference NT53R
Bbox 55.579653,-2.699481,55.597799,-2.668065
Grid size in meters 2000
Easting 356000
Northing 632000
Grid reference wkt POLYGON((-2.69948 55.57965,-2.69948 55.5978,-2.66806 55.5978,-2.66806 55.57965,-2.69948 55.57965))
Grid reference NT53R

Additional properties

generalisationinmetres 1000
generalisationtoapplyinmetres 1000

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