Family: |
Mustelidae (mustelids) |
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Environment: |
pelagic; marine |
Distribution: |
Eastern Atlantic, Western Indian Ocean and Africa Inland Waters: Aonyx capensis meneleki: northern and central Ethiopia; Aonyx capensis subsp.: West Africa from Senegal and Guinea east to Nigeria; Aonyx capensis hindei: from Uganda and central Kenya south to northern Zambia; Aonyx capensis capensis: Southern Africa from Angola and Zambia southward to Cape Province; Aonyx capensis microdon: tributaries of the Sanaga River in Cameroon; Aonyx capensis congica: throughout the basin of the Congo River; Aonyx capensis philippsi: Highlands of northeast Congo, southwest Uganda, Rwanda, and Burundi (Ref. 1522). |
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Biology: |
Inhabits marine, rivers, and mangrove areas. |
IUCN Red List Status: |
Near Threatened (NT); Date assessed: 31 January 2020 (A2cde+3cde) Ref. 123251)
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