spotted-necked otter
speckle-throated otter
hydrictis maculicollis latin

In Africa south of 10 N, spotted-necked otters are found in lakes and larger rivers.

The spotted-necked otter is in decline, mostly due to habitat destruction and pollution of its clear-water habitats.

Visitors can see Malagasy ring-tailed lemurs, pygmy hippo, and spotted-necked otters.

Spotted-necked otter (Hydrictis maculicollis)

Spotted-necked otters appear to hunt entirely by sight, capturing fish, snails and small crustateans in rivers and lakes in clear water with good visibility.

Bears - The Spotted-necked Otter and North American River Otter can be seen at the entrance.

Tanganyika provides habitat for Limnocnida (freshwater jellyfish), the basher (a primitive fish), water cobra, the spotted-necked otter and diverse populations of cichlids.

The spotted-necked otter (Hydrictis maculicollis), or speckle-throated otter, is an otter native to sub-Saharan Africa.

Both otter species, the Cape Clawless Otter, and the smaller Spotted-necked Otter are to be found throughout the plateau.

Mammals that frequent the lake include the African clawless otter, marsh mongoose, hippopotamus, spotted-necked otter, and sitatunga (a swamp-dwelling antelope).

Animals such as Allen's swamp monkeys, lesser spot-nosed guenons, spotted-necked otters, a red river hog, and an African forest buffalo can be found coexisting within the exhibit.

Animals such as Allen's Swamp Monkey, guenons, Spotted-necked Otters, and giant African Forest Buffalo can be found coexisting within the exhibit.

The riparian areas of the Minkébé forest provide for creatures who require a water habitat, including the dwarf crocodile, spotted-necked otter, crested mangabey, sitatunga, and water chevrotain.

Other animals include African buffalo, lion, leopard, spotted hyena, cheetah, African wild dog, hippopotamus, crocodile, sitatunga, meerkats, red lechwe, sable antelope, eland, giraffe, common impala, Burchell's zebra, blue wildebeest and spotted-necked otter.

The spotted-necked otter (Hydrictis maculicollis), or speckle-throated otter, is an otter native to sub-Saharan Africa.

Genetic analysis indicates the sea otter and its closest extant relatives, which include the African speckle-throated otter, European otter, African clawless otter and oriental small-clawed otter, shared an ancestor approximately 5 million years ago (Mya).

Of the carnivorans there are 60 species, including the conspicuous hyenas, lions, leopards, cheetahs, serval, as well as the less prominent bat-eared fox, striped polecat, African striped weasel, caracal, honey badger, speckle-throated otter, several mongooses, jackals, civets, etc.