Aonyx capensis, African small-clawed otter

Aonyx capensis   (Schinz, 1821)

African small-clawed otter
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Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | CoL | ITIS | WoRMS

Mammalia | Carnivora | Mustelidae

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Pelagic.  Tropical

Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences | Introductions

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).

Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

Inhabits marine, rivers, and mangrove areas.

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Main reference References | Coordinator | Collaborators

Rice, D.W. 1998. (Ref. 1522)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-2)

  Near Threatened (NT) (A2cde+3cde); Date assessed: 31 January 2020

CITES status (Ref. 108899)


CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

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Price category (Ref. 80766): Unknown.