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Aonyx

Otters

Oriental small clawed otter (Aonyx cinerea)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Class:Mammalia
Order:Carnivora
Family:Mustelidae
Subfamily:Lutrinae
Genus: Aonyx
Species
Aonyx capensis
Aonyx cinerea
Aonyx congica

Asian small clawed otters

Asian small-clawed otters are the smallest otters in the world. They feed on mollusks, crabs and other small aquatic animals. These otters are found in mangrove swamps and in freshwater wetlands. Asian small-clawed otters are found in Indonesia, Southern China, Southern India, the Philippines and Southeast Asia.


swimming Oriental small clawed otter (Aonyx cinerea)