Lutrogale perspicillata

Lutrogale perspicillata (Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 1826)
Smooth-coated otter

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Family:	Mustelidae (mustelids)
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Environment:	pelagic; brackish; marine
Distribution:	Indo-West Pacific: Lutrogale perspicillata maxwelli: Tigris-Euphrates valley in Iraq; Lutrogale perspicillata sindica: Indus valley of Pakistan; Lutrogale perspicillata perspicillata: India, Yunnan, Indochina and the Malay Peninsula, Sumatra, Bangka, northeast Borneo, western Java (Ref. 1522).
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Biology:	Also found in brackish waters, in mangroves. Forages in groups. Mainly a specialized piscivore (Ref. 115116).
IUCN Red List Status:	Vulnerable (VU); Date assessed: 21 January 2020 (A2cde+3cde) Ref. 123251)
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