Smooth Coated Otter
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Smooth Coated Otter

Lutrogale perspicillata

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
20–30% · Possible
overall probability at Bandipur National Park
8 Verified records at Bandipur National Park
January 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 →

20–30% of wildlife watchers report a Smooth Coated Otter sighting in Bandipur National Park, based on 8 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Bandipur National Park

Tiger
EN Endemic

Tiger

🌅 Crepuscular Mammal

Panthera tigris

50–60% · Likely
Stripe-necked Mongoose

Stripe-necked Mongoose

🌅 Crepuscular Mammal

Herpestes vitticollis

40–50% · Likely
Leopard
VU Endemic

Leopard

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Panthera pardus

20–30% · Possible
Ruddy Mongoose

Ruddy Mongoose

🌅 Crepuscular Mammal

Herpestes smithii

20–30% · Possible
Dhole
EN

Dhole

🌅 Crepuscular Mammal

Cuon alpinus

20–30% · Possible
Sloth Bear
VU Endemic

Sloth Bear

🌅 Crepuscular Mammal

Melursus ursinus

Insufficient data
Asian Jackal
LC

Asian Jackal

🌅 Crepuscular Mammal

Canis aureus

Insufficient data
Indian Gray Mongoose

Indian Gray Mongoose

🌅 Crepuscular Mammal

Herpestes edwardsi

Insufficient data

📅 Monthly Probability

40–50
Jan
20–30
Feb
5–10
Mar
30–40
Apr
5–10
May
20–30
Jun
5–10
Jul
5–10
Aug
5–10
Sep
5–10
Oct
5–10
Nov
5–10
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 Bandipur National Park?

About 23% of wildlife watchers report a Smooth Coated Otter sighting in Bandipur National Park, based on 8 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

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

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

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