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What is a Asian small-clawed otter scientific name?
The scientific name for the Asian small-clawed otter is Aonyx cinereus.
Species of otter are there?
River Otter (3 species), Sea Otter, Giant Otter, Hairy Nosed Otter, Japanese Otter, European Otter, Spotted Necked Otter, Marine Otter, African Clawless Otter, Oriental Small Clawed Otter. 13 species
Is the Asian small clawed otter a vertebrate?
Yes, it is a vertabrate.It has a backbone.Part of the back bone is what forms the tail.
How does red-clawed otter save environment?
it eats people
What animal starts with SM?
Small-clawed otter and Smith's bush squirrel are animals that start with SM. Other animals include small Indian mongoose and small-spotted genet.
Is the Asian small clawed otter a carnivore?
This species of otters is recorded as feeding mainly on invertebrates such as crustaceans and molluscs. However, they have also been seen to feed on vertebrates, in particular amphibians.
Does India have otters?
Two different species of otter inhabit India. The smooth-coated otter (Lutrogale perspicillata) lives in wet areas throughout most of India. The Asian (Oriental) small-clawed otter (Aonyx cinerea) can be found in select areas of southern and northern India.
How did short clawed otter become endangered?
Because of habitat loss, pollution and hunting.
What are two Indonesia animals?
Two Indonesian animals are the sun bear and the short-clawed otter.
How does a otter catch its food?
Freshwater otters get their water from freshwater sources. Thus, species like the North American river otter (Lontra canadensis), the Eurasian river otter (Lutra lutra), and the Asian small-clawed otter (Aonyx cinerea) drink from the same rivers and lakes in which they swim. The sea otter, on the other hand, is specially adapted to its saltwater habitat. The sea otter's large kidneys process the saltwater that the otter drinks from the ocean, allowing the otter to live without need of freshwater.
How many species of otter are there?
There are 13 species of otter: African Clawless Otter Aonyx capensis Asian Small-Clawed Otter Aonyx cinereus Congo Clawless Otter, Aonyx congicus Sea Otter, Enhydra lutris North American River Otter Lontra canadensis Marine Otter Lontra felina Neotropical Otter -------------- South American River Otter Lontra provocax Eurasian Otter Lutra lutra Spotted-Necked Otter Lutra maculicollis Hairy-Nosed Otter Lutra sumatrana Smooth-Coated Otter Lutrogale perspicillata Giant Otter There were 14 species but the Maxwells otter is now presumed extinct-TH
What are the nicknames of sea otters?
Sea otters are the only species in their genus, Enhydra. However, there are thirteen species of otter in the subfamily Lutrinae; these include the Marine otter, the North-American river otter, the Neotropical river otter, the Southern river otter, the Eurasian otter, the Hairy-nosed otter, the Asian small-clawed otter, the African clawless otter, the Congo clawless otter, the Giant otter, the Smooth-coated otter, the Spotted-necked otter, and (of course) the Sea otter.
