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Original source: Smooth Otter (Lutrogale perspicillata)
Author: Lip Kee Yap from Singapore, Republic of Singapore
Some facts about the
Smooth-coated otter
Adult weight : 9 kg (19.8 lbs)
Gestation : 63 days
Litter size : 5
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 Ãœber den Glattotter, Lutrogale perspicillata (Is. (Full text)
Description The size and proportion of the smooth-coated otter is almost similar to the Eurasian otter. (Full text)
In Water The Smooth-Coated Otter is a proficient and ready swimmer, able to travel in water for long distances. (Full text)
Indian Smooth-coated Otter The Indian Smooth-coated Otter is a (Full text)
Lutrogale perspicillata is similar in many ways to the Eurasian otter (Lutra lutra). (Full text)
Smooth Coated Otter - Lutra perspicillata Smooth coated otters are so named for their shorter, smoother coats. (Full text)
Studies suggest that smooth-coated otters are not so territorial as others, with home ranges overlapping extensively. (Full text)
The nose of the smooth-coated otter is something like an upside-down "V" or a squashed diamond shape. (Full text)
The Smooth-Coated Otter is a hefty fishing otter. (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 essentially an otter of lowlands. (Full text)
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 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)
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