Aonyx [1] | |
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Aonyx cinereus | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Carnivora |
Family: | Mustelidae |
Subfamily: | Lutrinae |
Genus: |
Aonyx Lesson, 1827 [2] |
Type species | |
Aonyx delalandi
[a]
[1] Lesson, 1827
| |
Synonyms [3] [1] | |
Aonyx is a genus of otters, containing three species, the African clawless otter, the Congo clawless otter, and the Asian small-clawed otter. The word aonyx means "clawless", derived from the prefix a- ("without") and onyx ("claw/hoof").
Three species are currently recognised: [10] [11]
Common name | Scientific name and subspecies | Range | Size and ecology | IUCN status and estimated population |
---|---|---|---|---|
African clawless otter also known as the Cape clawless otter |
Aonyx capensis Schinz, 1821 Five subspecies
|
sub-Saharan Africa |
Size: Habitat: Diet: |
NT
|
Congo clawless otter, also known as the Cameroon clawless otter, and formerly considered a subspecies of the African clawless otter |
Aonyx congicus Lönnberg, 1910 |
Angola, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Rwanda, Uganda, and possibly Burundi and Nigeria |
Size: Habitat: Diet: |
NT
|
Asian small-clawed otter, also known as the oriental small-clawed otter |
Aonyx cinereus (Illiger, 1815) |
South and Southeast Asia |
Size: Habitat: Diet: |
VU
|
Zoologists differ as to whether or not to include the Asian small-clawed otter in this genus, or in its own genus
Amblonyx.
[12]
[13] They also differ as to whether the Congo clawless otter is a species, or is
conspecific with the African clawless otter.
[14]
[15]
Aonyx [1] | |
---|---|
Aonyx cinereus | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Carnivora |
Family: | Mustelidae |
Subfamily: | Lutrinae |
Genus: |
Aonyx Lesson, 1827 [2] |
Type species | |
Aonyx delalandi
[a]
[1] Lesson, 1827
| |
Synonyms [3] [1] | |
Aonyx is a genus of otters, containing three species, the African clawless otter, the Congo clawless otter, and the Asian small-clawed otter. The word aonyx means "clawless", derived from the prefix a- ("without") and onyx ("claw/hoof").
Three species are currently recognised: [10] [11]
Common name | Scientific name and subspecies | Range | Size and ecology | IUCN status and estimated population |
---|---|---|---|---|
African clawless otter also known as the Cape clawless otter |
Aonyx capensis Schinz, 1821 Five subspecies
|
sub-Saharan Africa |
Size: Habitat: Diet: |
NT
|
Congo clawless otter, also known as the Cameroon clawless otter, and formerly considered a subspecies of the African clawless otter |
Aonyx congicus Lönnberg, 1910 |
Angola, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Rwanda, Uganda, and possibly Burundi and Nigeria |
Size: Habitat: Diet: |
NT
|
Asian small-clawed otter, also known as the oriental small-clawed otter |
Aonyx cinereus (Illiger, 1815) |
South and Southeast Asia |
Size: Habitat: Diet: |
VU
|
Zoologists differ as to whether or not to include the Asian small-clawed otter in this genus, or in its own genus
Amblonyx.
[12]
[13] They also differ as to whether the Congo clawless otter is a species, or is
conspecific with the African clawless otter.
[14]
[15]