Aonyx - Definition and Overview

Asian Small-clawed otters
Oriental small-clawed otter (Aonyx cinerea)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Mammalia Order: Carnivora Family: Mustelidae Subfamily: Lutrinae Genus: Aonyx
Species
Aonyx capensis Aonyx cinerea Aonyx congica

The Aonyx are the Asian small-clawed otters. They are the smallest otters in the world. They feed on mollusks, crabs and other small aquatic animals. These otters are found in mangrove swamps and in freshwater wetlands. Asian small-clawed otters are found in Indonesia, Southern China, Southern India, the Philippines and Southeast Asia.

Smimming oriental small-clawed otter