Species Hydrictis maculicollis (Lichtenstein, 1835) (Spotted-necked otter)

Biological classification:
  • kingdom: Animalia
  • - phylum: Chordata
  • -- class: Mammalia
  • --- order: Carnivora
  • ---- family: Mustelidae
  • ----- species: Hydrictis maculicollis
Characteristics:carnivore; body-length: 70-75 cm; the fur is usually reddish to brown with white spots on the chest and throat; it has sleek and webbed paws for swimming;
Countries:

BW
Botswana
MZ
Mozambique
NA
Namibia
ZA
South Africa
Ecoregions:

AT0119
Maputaland coastal forest mosaic
AT0128
Southern Zanzibar-Inhambane coastal forest mosaic
AT0907
Zambezian flooded grasslands
AT1004
Drakensberg montane grasslands, woodlands and forests
AT1009
Highveld grasslands
Links:
References:Cillié 1997: 166
Source: https://www.flickr.com/photos/dkeats/5258796686/sizes/o/
Date: 2009-07-12
Place: unknown
Creator: Derek Keats
Permission: Creative Commons Attribution License
Comments: title 'Spotted necked otter (Hydrictis maculicollis), or speckle-throated otter'
Source: wikimedia
Date: 2009-12-28
Place: unknown
Creator: Rennett Stowe
Permission: Creative Commons Attribution License

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