Biological classification: |
- kingdom: Animalia
- - phylum: Chordata
- -- class: Mammalia
- --- order: Carnivora
- ---- family: Mustelidae
- ----- species: Aonyx capensis
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Characteristics: | carnivore; body-length: 75-90 cm; the upper parts of the body are chestnut while the belly, chest, throat and face are lighter coloured; the paws are clawless except for three digits of the hind paws; they can be distinguished from the Spotted-necked Otter by the bigger size and the lack of spots on the throat; |
Countries: |
- BW
- Botswana
- MZ
- Mozambique
- NA
- Namibia
- ZA
- South Africa
- ZW
- Zimbabwe
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Ecoregions: |
- AT0709
- Kalahari Acacia-Baikiaea woodlands
- AT0717
- Southern Africa bushveld
- AT0726
- Zambezian Baikiaea woodlands
- AT0907
- Zambezian flooded grasslands
- AT1004
- Drakensberg montane grasslands, woodlands and forests
- AT1009
- Highveld grasslands
- AT1201
- Albany thickets
- AT1202
- Lowland fynbos and renosterveld
- AT1203
- Montane fynbos and renosterveld
- AT1309
- Kalahari xeric savanna
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References: | Cillié 1997: 168 |