| Aonyx[1] | |
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| Aonyx cinereus | |
Scientific classification | |
| 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 agenus ofotters, containing threespecies, theAfrican clawless otter, theCongo clawless otter, and theAsian small-clawed otter. The wordaonyx means "clawless", derived from the prefixa- ("without") andonyx ("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
| Aonyx capensis Schinz, 1821 Five subspecies
| sub-Saharan Africa | Size: Habitat: Diet: | NT |
| Congo 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
| 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 genusAmblonyx.[12][13] They also differ as to whether the Congo clawless otter is a species, or isconspecific with the African clawless otter.[14][15][16][17][18]
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