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title: "Smooth-coated Otter"
description: "Lutra perspicillata — Mamíferos. The smooth-coated otter is a freshwater otter species from regions of South and Southeast Asia, with a disjunct population in Iraq, with the majority of its numbers found in Southeast Asia."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pt/animal/smooth-coated-otter
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Smooth-coated Otter

> Lutra perspicillata — Mamíferos. The smooth-coated otter is a freshwater otter species from regions of South and Southeast Asia, with a disjunct population in Iraq, with the majority of its numbers found in Southeast Asia.

- Scientific name: *Lutra perspicillata*
- Category: `mammals` (Mamíferos)
- Habitats: `freshwater` (Lagos e rios)
- iNaturalist observations: 3490
- iNaturalist taxon: [1638842](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/1638842)

## Names

- en: Smooth-coated Otter
- de: Indischer Fischotter
- es: Nutria Simung
- fr: Loutre indienne

## Countries with the most observations

SG (2191), IN (376), MY (375), TH (101), NP (16), KH (14), ID (7), BD (6), BT (3), IR (3)

## Summary

The smooth-coated otter is a freshwater otter species from regions of South and Southeast Asia, with a disjunct population in Iraq, with the majority of its numbers found in Southeast Asia. It has been ranked as vulnerable on the IUCN Red List since 1996, as it is threatened by habitat loss, pollution of wetlands and poaching for the illegal wildlife trade. As the common name indicates, its fur is relatively smooth, and somewhat shorter in length than that of other otter species.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smooth-coated_otter

## Photo

![Smooth-coated Otter](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/smooth-coated-otter/medium.jpg)

Photo: Fajar Alfitrian · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/253270076

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/smooth-coated-otter?lang=pt` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).