African clawless otter - Simple English Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
African clawless otter[1] | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Carnivora |
Family: | Mustelidae |
Genus: | Aonyx Lesson, 1827 |
Species: | A. capensis |
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Aonyx capensis (Schinz, 1821) | |
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African clawless otter range |
The African clawless otter (Aonyx capensis) is a type of otter. It is also called the Cape clawless otter or groot otter. It is the largest type of otter that live in Africa. It is also the second-largest type of otter that live in freshwater. African clawless otters are found near permanent bodies of water in savannah and lowland forest areas. They found in most of sub-Saharan Africa, except for the Congo River basin and arid places.[3]
References
[change | change source]- ↑ Wozencraft, W. C. (2005). "Aonyx capensis". In Wilson, D. E.; Reeder, D. M (eds.). Mammal Species of the World (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. pp. 532–628. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.
- ↑ Hoffmann, M. (2008). "Aonyx capensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2008. Retrieved 9 April 2015.
- ↑ Project), Janice Reed-Smith (African Otter Outreach; Jacques, Helene; Pretoria), Michael Somers (University of (2014-06-14). "IUCN Red List of Threatened Species: Aonyx capensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Retrieved 2020-09-11.