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Order : Carnivora
Family : Mustelidae
Subfamily : Lutrinae
Species : Aonyx congicus
The Cameroon clawless otter, congo clawless otter, small-clawed otter, small-toothed clawless otter, zaire clawless otter is listed as Data Deficient (DD), inadequate information to make a direct, or indirect, assessment of its risk of extinction, on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
Namings for the Congo clawless otter
A young / baby of a Congo clawless otter is called a 'pup or whelp'. A Congo clawless otter group is called a 'romp, bevy, lodge, family or raft'.Habitats
Artificial / Aquatic & Marine, Artificial / Aquatic - Aquaculture Ponds, Artificial / Aquatic - Canals and Drainage Channels, Ditches, Artificial / Aquatic - Ponds (below 8ha), Artificial / Aquatic - Seasonally Flooded Agricultural Land, Artificial / Aquatic - Water Storage Areas (over 8ha), Bogs, Marshes, Swamps, Fens, Peatlands, Coastal Freshwater Lakes, Forest, Freshwater Springs and Oases, Grassland, Marine Coastal / Supratidal, 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, 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, Shrubland, Subtropical / Tropical Mangrove Vegetation Above High Tide Level, Subtropical / Tropical Moist Lowland, Subtropical / Tropical Moist Montane, Subtropical / Tropical Moist Shrubland, Subtropical / Tropical Seasonally Wet / Flooded Grassland, Subtropical / Tropical Swamp and Wetlands (inland)
Facts about the Congo clawless otter
I'm sorry to say that the Congo Clawless Otter is so rare that almost nothing is known about the species. (Full text)
One of the main threats of the Congo Clawless Otter is the hunters who kill them for their coats of fur. (Full text)
The Congo clawless otter is the least known of the three African otter species and no detailed ecological study on this species is believed to have been published (Nel 1998). (Full text)
The little descriptive reference we have of the Congo Clawless Otter is based on a paucity of data drawn from a limited number of captive individuals and inferences from studies of the Cape Clawless (Full text)
Congo Clawless Otter The Congo Clawless Otter is a (Full text)
The Congo Clawless Otter is found in the basin of (Full text)
Physical Appearance The Congo clawless otter is very similar in appearance to the Cape clawless otter (Aonyx capensis). (Full text)
The Congo Clawless Otter is present in the lowland rainforests to the southwest of the country. (Full text)
The Congo Clawless Otter is closely related to the Cape Clawless Otter. (Full text)