hairy-nosed otter (Lutra sumatrana)

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Subject:	hairy-nosed otter (Lutra sumatrana)
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Description Hairy-nosed otter
Date 1878
Source http://www.flickr.com/photos/biodivlibrary/6257624421/in/set-72157627799685671
Author John Keulemans
Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Lutra_sumatrana.jpg

The hairy-nosed otter (Lutra sumatrana) is a semiaquatic mammal native to Southeast Asia. It is one of the rarest otter species. Until 1998, it was thought to have been extinct, but small populations have been discovered since then. Order: Carnivora, Family: Mustelidae, Subfamily: Lutrinae.

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Scientific Name: Lutra sumatrana (Gray, 1865) Common Names: English – Hairy-nosed Otter French – Loutre de Sumatra Spanish – Nutria de Sumatra Taxonomic Notes: Lutra sumatrana was first described by Raffles in 1822 as Lutra barang; by Gray in 1865 as Barangia sumatrana; and Lutra lovii by Gunther 1876.

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