Smooth-coated otter

The smooth-coated otter (Lutrogale perspicillata) is a type of otter. It is found in India and Southeast Asia, and in Iraq. It is a vulnerable species. It is threatened by habitat loss, pollution of wetlands and poaching.^[2]

Smooth-coated otter
in Borneo, Malaysia
Conservation status
Vulnerable  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Carnivora
Family:	Mustelidae
Genus:	Lutrogale
Species:	L. perspicillata
Binomial name
Lutrogale perspicillata (I. Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 1826)
Smooth-coated otter range
Synonyms
Lutra perspicillata

Lutrogale perspicillata