Smooth Coated Otter
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Smooth Coated Otter

Lutrogale perspicillata

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
40–50% · Likely
overall probability at Kaziranga National Park
14 Verified records at Kaziranga National Park
November Best month highest sighting rate
🌅 Crepuscular When it's active at dawn and dusk

The smooth-coated otter (Lutra perspicillata) 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. Wikipedia →

40–50% of wildlife watchers report a Smooth Coated Otter sighting in Kaziranga National Park, based on 14 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Kaziranga National Park

Tiger
EN Endemic

Tiger

🌅 Crepuscular Mammal

Panthera tigris

30–40% · Possible
Asian Jackal
LC

Asian Jackal

🌅 Crepuscular Mammal

Canis aureus

Insufficient data
Common Palm Civet
LC

Common Palm Civet

🌅 Crepuscular Mammal

Paradoxurus hermaphroditus

Insufficient data
Fishing Cat
VU Endemic

Fishing Cat

🌅 Crepuscular Mammal

Prionailurus viverrinus

Insufficient data
Indian Gray Mongoose

Indian Gray Mongoose

🌅 Crepuscular Mammal

Herpestes edwardsi

Insufficient data

📅 Monthly Probability

10–20
Jan
10–20
Feb
50–60
Mar
40–50
Apr
40–50
May
20–30
Jun
20–30
Jul
20–30
Aug
20–30
Sep
20–30
Oct
50–60
Nov
10–20
Dec

🌅 When They're Spotted

Most active at dawn and dusk · across all parks (global)

🌅Crepuscular
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

Global Distribution

Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.

where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is)  ·  parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Probability
1 Kaziranga National Park 🇮🇳 India
40–50%
2 Royal Bardia National Park 🇳🇵 Nepal
30–40%
3 Nagarhole National Park 🇮🇳 India
20–30%
4 Bandipur National Park 🇮🇳 India
20–30%
5 Khao Yai National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
10–20%
6 Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary 🇲🇾 Malaysia
10–20%
7 Mudumalai National Park 🇮🇳 India
Insufficient data
8 Khao Sok National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
Insufficient data
9 Danum Valley Conservation Area 🇲🇾 Malaysia
Insufficient data
10 Kinabalu Park 🇲🇾 Malaysia
Insufficient data
11 Kaeng Krachan National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Smooth Coated Otter in Kaziranga National Park?

About 40% of wildlife watchers report a Smooth Coated Otter sighting in Kaziranga National Park, based on 14 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Smooth Coated Otter in Kaziranga National Park?

November has the highest sighting rate for Smooth Coated Otter in Kaziranga National Park in our monthly data.

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