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Lutrogale perspicillata (Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 1826) Smooth-coated otter |
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| Family: | Mustelidae (mustelids) | |||
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| Environment: | pelagic; brackish; marine | |||
| Distribution: | Indo-West Pacific: Lutrogale perspicillata maxwelli: Tigris-Euphrates valley in Iraq; Lutrogale perspicillata sindica: Indus valley of Pakistan; Lutrogale perspicillata perspicillata: India, Yunnan, Indochina and the Malay Peninsula, Sumatra, Bangka, northeast Borneo, western Java (Ref. 1522). | |||
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| Biology: | Also found in brackish waters, in mangroves. Forages in groups. Mainly a specialized piscivore (Ref. 115116). | |||
| IUCN Red List Status: | Vulnerable (VU); Date assessed: 21 January 2020 (A2cde+3cde) Ref. 123251) | |||
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