Hairy-nosed otter | |
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Captive, originally from Cambodia | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Carnivora |
Family: | Mustelidae |
Genus: | Lutra |
Species: | L. sumatrana[1]
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Binomial name | |
Lutra sumatrana[1] (Gray, 1865)
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Hairy-nosed otter range | |
Synonyms[1] | |
Lutra brunnea Pohle, 1920 |
The hairy-nosed otter (Lutra sumatrana) is a semiaquatic mammal native to Southeast Asia and one of the rarest and least known otter species. It is threatened by loss of natural resources and poaching.