African clawless otter

Summary

African clawless otter is a taxon^[1]. It ranks in the top 0.75% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (869 views/month, #1,457 of 195,241).^[2]

Key Facts

• African clawless otter's instance of is recorded as taxon^[3].
• African clawless otter is classified at the rank of species^[4].
• African clawless otter's IUCN conservation status is recorded as Near Threatened^[5].
• African clawless otter is classified within Aonyx^[6].
• African clawless otter is classified within Aonyx^[7].
• African clawless otter's scientific name is Aonyx capensis^[8].
• African clawless otter's Commons category is recorded as Aonyx capensis^[9].
• African clawless otter's original combination is recorded as Lutra capensis^[10].
• African clawless otter is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'African clawless otter'}^[11].
• African clawless otter is commonly known as {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Nutria Africana'}^[12].
• African clawless otter is commonly known as {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Nutria de Cuello Blanco'}^[13].
• African clawless otter is commonly known as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Loutre à joues blanches'}^[14].
• African clawless otter is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'African Clawless Otter'}^[15].
• African clawless otter is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Cape Clawless Otter'}^[16].
• African clawless otter is commonly known as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Kapotter'}^[17].
• African clawless otter is commonly known as {'lang': 'ast', 'text': 'llóndriga del cabu'}^[18].
• African clawless otter is commonly known as {'lang': 'ro', 'text': 'Vidră africană fără gheare'}^[19].
• African clawless otter's gestation period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+63'}^[20].
• African clawless otter's longest observed lifespan is recorded as {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+14.2'}^[21].
• African clawless otter's CITES Appendix is recorded as Appendix II of CITES^[22].
• African clawless otter's litter size is recorded as {'amount': '+2'}^[23].
• African clawless otter's diel cycle is recorded as crepuscular^[24].

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Classification

Under binomial nomenclature, African clawless otter is Aonyx capensis^[8]. It is classified at the rank of species^[4]. Recorded parent taxon include Aonyx^[6]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'it'}^[11], {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Nutria Africana'}^[12], {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Nutria de Cuello Blanco'}^[13], {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Loutre à joues blanches'}^[14], {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Cape Clawless Otter'}^[16], and {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Kapotter'}^[17].

Identifiers

African clawless otter's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 41781^[25]. African clawless otter's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 76722^[26]. African clawless otter's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 46559139^[27]. African clawless otter's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2433900^[28]. African clawless otter's ITIS TSN is recorded as 621911^[29].

Why It Matters

African clawless otter ranks in the top 0.75% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (869 views/month, #1,457 of 195,241).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[30] It is known by 15 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[31]