Occurrence record: 38738034

Human observation of Lutra lutra (Linnaeus, 1758) | Otter recorded on 2024-10-04
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Overview

Occurrence ID 38738034
Basis of record Human observation
Scientific name Lutra lutra (Linnaeus, 1758) - Otter
Licence CC-BY
Record Date 2024-10-04 (Day)
Coordinates generalised Due to sensitivity concerns, the coordinates of this record have been generalised: "Location in Northern Ireland generalised to 0.01 degrees. Sensitive in NORTHERN IRELAND, Name: Northern Ireland, Zone: COUNTRY [Sensitive, NIEA]". Please contact data provider for more information.
Location Grid Reference: J5181 Latitude: 54.66 Longitude: -5.65
Recorded by McMahon, Gary
Identified by Ingrid Houwers
Identification verification status Accepted - correct

Dataset

Data partner Centre for Environmental Data and Recording
Data resource CEDaR Online Recording
Collection code CEDaR Recording | General CEDaR Records

Abundance

Individual count Single sighting.

Event

Occurrence date 2024-10-04
Date precision Day
Event date 2024-10-04

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 Northern Ireland
Latitude (WGS84) 54.66
Longitude (WGS84) -5.65
Geodetic datum EPSG:4326
Coordinate precision Unknown
Coordinate uncertainty in meters 707.1
Coordinates generalised Due to sensitivity concerns, the coordinates of this record have been generalised: "Location in Northern Ireland generalised to 0.01 degrees. Sensitive in NORTHERN IRELAND, Name: Northern Ireland, Zone: COUNTRY [Sensitive, NIEA]".
Information withheld OSI Grid Reference J5181
Grid size in meters 1000
Grid reference wkt POLYGON((-5.66109 54.65451,-5.66109 54.66319,-5.64509 54.66319,-5.64509 54.65451,-5.66109 54.65451))
Grid reference J5181

Additional properties

generalisationtoapplyinmetres 1000

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    Additional political boundaries information

    GB
    Ordnance Survey Grids - 100km NW
    Ireland
    Ireland and coastal waters Ireland and coastal waters
    Vice Counties (Ireland) H38 Down
    Northern Ireland
    County Boundaries (Northern Ireland) DOWN
    District Council boundaries (Northern Ireland) Ards and North Down
    Landscape Character Areas (Northern Ireland) Bangor Coastline
    Regional Landscape Character Assessment (Northern Ireland) Belfast Lough and Islandmagee
    River Basin Districts (Northern Ireland) North Eastern
    UK
    Countries with sea areas Northern Ireland
    Local Environmental Records Centre Boundaries of the UK Centre for Environmental Data and Recording
    UK, IoM, Channel Islands
    Hexagonal grid for reporting - 10km 17866
    Square grid for reporting - 10km 16970
    World base layer United Kingdom