Smooth-coated otter
The smooth-coated otter (Lutrogale perspicillata) is a type of otter. It is found in India and Southeast Asia, and in Iraq. It is a vulnerable species. It is threatened by habitat loss, pollution of wetlands and poaching.[2]
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Scientific classification 
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| Unrecognized taxon (fix): | Pan-Carnivora |
| Order: | Carnivora |
| Family: | Mustelidae |
| Genus: | Lutrogale |
| Species: | L. perspicillata
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| Lutrogale perspicillata (I. Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 1826)
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Lutra perspicillata | |
Smooth-coated Otter Media
Smooth-coated otters at Tungabhadra River bank, Hampi, Karnataka, India
Smooth-coated otter young at Wingham Wildlife Park, England
References
- ↑ de Silva, P.; Khan, W.A.; Kanchanasaka, B.; Reza Lubis, I.; Feeroz, M. M.; Al-Sheikhly, O.F. (2015). "Lutrogale perspicillata". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN. 2015: e.T12427A21934884. Retrieved 30 October 2018.
- ↑ Group), Padma Kumari de Silva (Otter Specialist; Indonesia), Irwansyah Reza Lubis (Wetland International-; Group), Waseem Ahmad Khan (Otter Specialist; Group), Budsabong Kanchanasaka (Otter Specialist; Mohammed Mostafa Feeroz (Jahanginager University, Bangladesh); Omar Al-Sheikhly (University of Baghdad, Baghdad (2014-06-14). "IUCN Red List of Threatened Species: Lutrogale perspicillata". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Retrieved 2020-09-10.