Hairy-Nosed Otter (Lutra sumatrana)
All Otters
No definite records, but two skins
(without skulls) from the Kelabit uplands in Sarawak may belong to
this species.
Hairy-Nosed Otter
(Lutra sumatrana)
Measurements:
HB 575, T 375, 385, HF 103, 107 (2 specimens).
Skull: cbl 91-101, io 14.4-14.8, mt 31.5-31.6 (3 specimens).
Identification:
Entirely brown, except lips, chin and upper
throat which are whitish. Fur rather rough but short. Rhinarium (moist
part of nose) covered in hair. Tail flattened oval in cross section.
Feet fully webbed between the digits. Claws prominent. Penis of adult male
not visible externally. Contact call between otters a single syllabic chirp.
Adult females call to cubs with a staccato chatter.
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