Smooth-coated Otter 江獭

Class : Mammalia 哺乳動物綱
Order : Carnivora 食肉目

Family : Mustelidae 鼬科
Genus : Lutrogale 水獭属

Binomial name : Lutrogale perspicillata

Smooth-coated Otter
江獭

Size: 59 to 64cm in head-body length, with a tail 37 to 43cm.

Characteristics: Coat looks smooth, tail is flattened. 

Habitat: It has often been recorded in saltwater near the coast, especially on smaller islands, but requires a nearby source of freshwater.

Behaviour: lives in groups

Smooth-coated Otter

20220118 . Pantai Remis @ Selangor

Smooth-coated Otter

Dec2024 . Pulau Ketam @ Selangor