The Otters

There are four otter species on the African continent: the Eurasian otter (Lutra lutra), the spotted-necked otter (Hydrictis maculicollis), the African clawless otter (Aonyx capensis) and the Congo clawless otter (Aonyx congicus).

Below you can find a map of the distribution maps of all four species, based on the IUCN Red List for each species.

combined otter africa distribution map
Combined distribution map of all african otter species