Aonyx capensis

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Aonyx capensis

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Cladus: Eukaryota
Supergroup: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Cladus: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Superclassis: Tetrapoda
Classis: Mammalia
Subclassis: Theria
Infraclassis: Placentalia
Superordo: Laurasiatheria
Ordo: Carnivora
Subordo: Caniformia
Familia: Mustelidae
Subfamilia: Lutrinae
Genus: Aonyx
Species: Aonyx capensis
Subspecies: A. c. capensis - A. c. hindei - A. c. meneleki - A. c. microdon - A. c. philippsi

[edit] Name

Aonyx capensis (Schinz, 1821)

Type locality: "Capischer otter. . Afrika" [South Africa, (former) Cape Province].

[edit] References

• Schinz, H. R. 1821. Das Tierreisch von dem Herrn. Ritter von Cuvier, Stuttgart 1:211–214, 879.
• Serge Larivière, 2001. Aonyx capensis, Mammalian Species, American Society of Mammalogists, No. 671, pp. 1–6, 3 figs.
• Aonyx capensis on Mammal Species of the World.
  Don E. Wilson & DeeAnn M. Reeder (editors). 2005. Mammal Species of the World. A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed).
• IUCN link: Aonyx capensis (Schinz, 1821) (Least Concern)
• Aonyx capensis (Schinz, 1821) Report on ITIS

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