Spotted-necked otter - Simple English Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Spotted-necked otter[1] | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Carnivora |
Family: | Mustelidae |
Genus: | Hydrictis Pocock, 1921 |
Species: | H. maculicollis |
Binomial name | |
Hydrictis maculicollis (Lichtenstein, 1835) | |
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Distribution of spotted-necked otter | |
Synonyms | |
Lutra maculicollis |
The spotted-necked otter (Hydrictis maculicollis) is a type of otter. It is also called the speckle-throated otter. It is native to sub-Saharan Africa.[3]
References
[change | change source]- ↑ Wozencraft, W. C. (2005). "Order Carnivora". 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.
- ↑ Reed-Smith, J.; Jacques, H. & Somers, M.J. (2015). "Hydrictis maculicollis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2015: e.T12420A21936042. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2015-2.RLTS.T12420A21936042.en. Retrieved 14 December 2017.
- ↑ Mammal species of the world : a taxonomic and geographic reference. Wilson, Don E., Reeder, DeeAnn M. (3rd ed.). Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. 2005. ISBN 0-8018-8221-4. OCLC 57557352.
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