Smooth-coated otter
The smooth-coated otter (Lutrogale perspicillata) is an otter species occurring in most of the Indian subcontinent and Southeast Asia, with a disjunct population in Iraq. It is listed as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List since 1996 and is threatened by habitat loss, pollution of wetlands and poaching for the illegal wildlife trade. As its name indicates, its fur is smooth and shorter than that of other otter species.
| Smooth-coated otter | |
|---|---|
| In Borneo, Malaysia | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Carnivora |
| Family: | Mustelidae |
| Genus: | Lutrogale |
| Species: | L. perspicillata |
| Binomial name | |
| Lutrogale perspicillata (I. Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 1826) | |
| Smooth-coated otter range | |
| Synonyms | |
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Lutra perspicillata | |
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