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Smooth-coated otter
Order : Carnivora
Family : Mustelidae
Subfamily : Lutrinae
Species : Lutrogale perspicillata
The Indian smooth-coated otter, smooth-coated otter is listed as Vulnerable (VU), considered to be facing a high risk of extinction in the wild, on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
Namings for the smoothcoated otter
A young / baby of a smoothcoated otter is called a 'pup or whelp'. A smoothcoated otter group is called a 'romp, bevy, lodge, family or raft'.Countries
Bhutan, Brunei, Burma, Cambodia, China, India, Indonesia, Iraq, Laos, Malaysia, Nepal, Pakistan, Thailand and VietnamHabitats
Artificial / Aquatic & Marine, Artificial / Aquatic - Aquaculture Ponds, Artificial / Aquatic - Canals and Drainage Channels, Ditches, Artificial / Aquatic - Irrigated Land (includes irrigation channels), Artificial / Aquatic - Ponds (below 8ha), Artificial / Aquatic - Seasonally Flooded Agricultural Land, Artificial / Aquatic - Wastewater Treatment Areas, Artificial / Aquatic - Water Storage Areas (over 8ha), Bogs, Marshes, Swamps, Fens, Peatlands, Coastal Brackish / Saline Lagoons / Marine Lakes, Coastal Freshwater Lakes, Estuaries, Forest, Freshwater Springs and Oases, Grassland, Marine Coastal / Supratidal, Marine Intertidal, Marine Neritic, Mud Flats and Salt Flats, Pelagic, Permanent Freshwater Lakes (over 8ha), Permanent Freshwater Marshes / Pools (under 8ha), Permanent Inland Deltas, Permanent Rivers / Streams / Creeks (includes waterfalls), Permanent Saline, Brackish or Alkaline Lakes, Permanent Saline, Brackish or Alkaline Marshes / Pools, Rocky Shoreline, Salt Marshes (Emergent Grasses), Sandy Shoreline and / or Beaches, Sand Bars, Spits, Etc, Seasonal / Intermittent Freshwater Lakes (over 8ha), Seasonal / Intermittent Freshwater Marshes / Pools (under 8ha), Seasonal / Intermittent Saline, Brackish or Alkaline Lakes and Flats, Seasonal / Intermittent Saline, Brackish or Alkaline Marshes / Pools, Seasonal / Intermittent / Irregular Rivers / Streams / Creeks, Shrub Dominated Wetlands, Subtropical / Tropical Mangrove Vegetation Above High Tide Level, Subtropical / Tropical Moist Lowland, Subtropical / Tropical Moist Montane, Subtropical / Tropical Seasonally Wet / Flooded Grassland, Subtropical / Tropical Swamp and Wetlands (inland)
Facts about the smooth-coated otter
(1998) - Einige Bemerkungen Über den Glattotter, Lutrogale perspicillata (Is.
In Water The Smooth-Coated Otter is a proficient and ready swimmer, able to travel in water for long distances.
Indian Smooth-coated Otter The Indian Smooth-coated Otter is a
Lutrogale perspicillata is similar in many ways to the Eurasian otter (Lutra lutra).
Studies suggest that smooth-coated otters are not so territorial as others, with home ranges overlapping extensively.
The nose of the smooth-coated otter is something like an upside-down "V" or a squashed diamond shape.
The Smooth-Coated Otter is a hefty fishing otter.
Smooth-coated otters are a Palearctic and Oriental species. (Full text)
Lutrogale perspicillata - Characteristics Lutrogale perspicillata is similar in many ways to the Eurasian otter (Lutra lutra). (Full text)
Smooth-coated Otters are found in the southwest area of Yunnan province and the coastal area of Guandong. (Full text)
The Smooth-coated Otter is the commonest species although numbers are shrinking. (Full text)
Size The India Smooth-Coated Otter is medium to large in size. (Full text)
The smooth-coated otter is essentially an otter of lowlands. (Full text)
The smooth-coated otter is distributed throughout southern Asia from Indonesia through southeast Asia, and westwards through southern China and India, with an isolated population in Iraq (L. (Full text)
The smooth-coated otter is distributed throughout southern Asia from Indonesia through Southeast Asia, and westwards through southern China and India, with an isolated population in Iraq (L. (Full text)
Smooth Coated Otter - Lutra perspicillata Smooth coated otters are so named for their shorter, smoother coats. (Full text)
Description The size and proportion of the smooth-coated otter is almost similar to the Eurasian otter. (Full text)
1. smooth -- (the act of smoothing; "he gave is hair a quick smooth")smooth
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