KINGDOM- ANIMALIA PHYLUM- CHORDATA CLASS- MAMMALIA ORDER- CARNIVORA FAMILY- MUSTELIDAE GENUS SPECIES- ENHYDRA LUTRIS
They use rocks as tools to crack open mollusks They eat, sleep, hunt, mate, and give birth in the water Can live up to 25 years It is the smallest marine mammal To keep from drifting apart while they snooze, sea otters often sleep holding paws. They can live their entire life without leaving the water They’re fur is the densest of any animal on earth As a sea otters age, their hands and necks will lighten until almost white