The smooth-coated otter is the largest otter species of South and Southeast Asia, named for its short, sleek fur that lies flatter than that of other otters. It lives along rivers, lakes, and mangrove coasts from Iraq and India across to Indonesia, hunting fish in coordinated family groups that can include a dozen or more individuals. Habitat loss, wetland drainage, and the illegal pet trade have made it Vulnerable, and it is one of the few otter species known to fish cooperatively alongside human fishers in parts of India and Bangladesh.
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Classification
System (Realm) Living or Extinct Scientific NameLutrogale perspicillata 2 Conservation Status Connections
Child Taxon Of
Source Smooth-coated otter (Wikidata)
In Biome
Source Smooth-coated otter (Wikidata)
In the Other Atlases
- Also in Geography Atlas: South Asia, found in there.
Sources
1. EltonTraits 1.0 (Wilman et al. 2014)
2. Smooth-coated otter (Wikidata)
Wikidata- Wikidata Q754737 (P225 taxon name)
Statements section, habitat (P2974): Terrestrial
Wikidata habitat statement (P2974) resolves to a terrestrial habitat type.
Statements section, conservation status (P141)
IUCN Red List conservation status (Wikidata property P141): vulnerable.
- Child Taxon Of: Mustelidae, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chain
- In Biome: Wetlands, Introduction
View the Source 3. Wikipedia: Smooth-coated Otter
WikipediaIntroductionQuote, Introduction
It has been ranked as vulnerable on the IUCN Red List since 1996, as it is threatened by habitat loss, pollution of wetlands and poaching for the illegal wildlife trade.
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