African clawless otter
Kapotter ( Aonyx capensis )
The Kapotter ( Aonyx capensis ) is a common southern African carnivore species of the subfamily of the Otter ( Lutrinae ).
Features
The Kapotter is named after the giant otter ( Pteronura brasiliensis ) and the sea otter ( Enhydra lutris ) is the third largest otter in the world. The females are slightly smaller than males. The body reaches a head -body length of 83 centimeters on average in males and 73 cm in females, the tail of the male is about 48 to 50 inches long. The body is stocky and blunt tail. The body color is brown, the lower half of the face with the upper lips and the face sides of the neck, the throat and belly are white. On the upper and lower jaw are white sensory hairs ( vibrissae ), the eyes and ears are small.
Distribution and habitat
The Kapotter is the most widely used otter Africa with a large distribution area south of the Sahara. It ranges from Senegal and Mali over the largest part of West Africa to the Sudan and Ethiopia, and from there south to the Western Cape in South Africa. The nominate missing in the Congo Basin, where the Congo finger Otter ( Aonyx capensis congicus ) lives.