Aonyxcapensiscongica,Congo small-clawed otter, Cameroon clawless otter

Features：A subspecies of the African small-clawed otter

The Zaire small-clawed otter is also known as the Congo small-clawed otter (Aonyx capensis congica) and the Cameroon clawless otter. It is a subspecies of the African small-clawed otter. Its habits are unknown. They are threatened by habitat loss.Listed in Appendix I, Appendix II and Appendix III of...

Pteronura brasiliensis,Giant Otter,giant otter, giant otter, South American giant otter, Brazilian giant otter

Features：It is the largest of the 13 otter species.

Giant Otter (scientific name: Pteronura brasiliensis) is also known as Giant Otter in English. There are 2 subspecies.Giant otters usually move in family units during the day, usually 5-9 individuals, and rarely move alone. They usually feed on larger fish, and also prey on snakes or small crocodile...

Lontra felina,chungungo、Marine Otter,Cat

Features：It is the only otter species that lives only in the ocean.

Peruvian Otter (scientific name: Lontra felina) is also known as chungungo and Marine Otter. There are no subspecies.When not breeding, Peruvian otters are mostly solitary animals. When found in groups, the group size rarely exceeds 2-3 individuals. Activity is usually diurnal, with peak activity oc...

Lontra longicaudis,Long-tailed otter

Features：Small eyes, short round ears, short legs, small feet, strong, webbed claws. Long tail

Long-tailed Otter (Lontra longicaudis) They seem to prefer clear rivers and are less likely to be found downstream in turbid waters. They are solitary and feed mainly on fish and crustaceans. They are protected under Appendix I of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild F...

Lontra provocax

Features：The body is slender, the limbs are short, and the animal is brave and flexible. There are webbed feet between the toes.

The Chilean otter (scientific name: Lontra provocax) is a semi-aquatic mammal.The Chilean otter is nocturnal and is good at swimming and diving. It can stay underwater for 2 minutes at a time. They catch fish as fast as a cat catching a mouse. Before catching, they often lie in wait on rocks by the...

Lontra canadensis,North American River Otter,Canadian otter, northern otter

Features：The body is streamlined, with a sturdy torso and short legs, webbed toes, and a long tail.

North American River Otter (scientific name: Lontra canadensis) is also known as North American River Otter in foreign languages. There are 7 subspecies.North American River Otters generally live in pairs, and sometimes form family units. It is a highly active animal. As long as it is not sleeping,...

Lutra sumatrana,Hairy-nosed Otter,Sumatran otter

Features：The name mainly comes from the hair on the tip of its nose

Hairy-nosed Otter (Lutra sumatrana), also known as Hairy-nosed Otter, lives in Southeast Asia and is one of the most endangered species in the world.Hairy-nosed Otter lives in swamp forests in inland streams or coastal areas. They are nocturnal and usually hunt alone or in groups of 2-4. They feed o...

Lutra nippon

Features：Due to overhunting and severe environmental damage, it is now extinct.

The Japanese otter, scientifically known as Lutra nippon, is endemic to Japan and is now extinct.The Japanese otter was previously mistakenly classified as a subspecies of the Eurasian otter, but later studies have found that they belong to an independent species in the genus Lutra. Japanese otters...

Taxidea taxus,American Badger,Badger

Features：Gray or red body color, white throat, black patches on face

American Badger (scientific name: Taxidea taxus) is also known as American Badger in English. It has 5 subspecies.The American badger lives alone, is nocturnal, forages at dawn and dusk, has a semi-hibernating habit, and digs holes for home. Its nest can sometimes be up to 3 meters deep, and it buil...

Mellivora capensis, Honey Badger、 Ratel， Blaireau à miel, Ratel， Honigdachs,Flathead

Features：Guinness World Records named it the "most courageous animal"

Honey badger (scientific name: Mellivora capensis) English Honey Badger, Ratel, French Blaireau à miel, Ratel, German Honigdachs, there are 12 subspecies.In the southern region of the Kalahari Basin, adult male honey badgers have an average home range of 541 square kilometers, while adult female ho...

Mydaus javanensis,Indonesian stink badger, Sunda stink badger

Features：The body is thick and fat, with short limbs, short and round ears, small eyes and a pointed nose, and a short and thick neck.

The Sunda stink badger (Mydaus javanensis), also known as the Indonesian stink badger, lives on the islands of Borneo, Java, and Sumatra. It is a carnivore.The Sunda stink badger is an animal that humans should avoid: like its close relative the skunk, the Sunda stink badger will spray a foul-smelli...

Melogale orientalis，Javan ferret badger,Burmese ferret badger

Features：Able to climb trees, not good at jumping

The Javan ferret badger's scientific name is Melogale orientalis, and its foreign name is Javan ferret badger. It is an animal of the genus Ferret badger.The Javan ferret badger inhabits forests, shrubs, and trees. It lives in self-excavated tree holes or rock caves. It only goes out to hunt in...

Melogale moschata,Chinese Ferret-badger,Fish loach, white-nosed civet cat, white-fronted civet cat, mountain badger, piglet civet cat

Features：When walking, the abdomen is almost touching the ground, and the nose is often close to the ground to search for progress.

The ferret badger (scientific name: Melogale moschata) is known as Chinese Ferret-badger and has 7 subspecies.Ferret badgers are nocturnal. They come out in pairs after dark and return to their burrows in the early morning. Individual activities and foraging can last until dawn. They usually live in...

Arctonyx collaris,Hog-Badger,Sand badger, mountain badger

Features：The body is stout, with a bare and protruding snout like a pig's snout.

Hog Badger (scientific name: Arctonyx collaris) is also known as Hog-Badger in English. There are 6 subspecies.Hog Badger likes to live in caves, digging caves in barren hills, roadsides, ridges, etc., and also invading the caves of other animals. The structure of the cave is relatively simple, with...

Meles meles,Eurasian Badger,Badger, badger, mountain badger,

Features：It is ferocious, but does not actively attack livestock or people.

Badger (scientific name: Meles meles) is also known as Eurasian Badger. It is a large-bodied species in the Mustelidae family and has 14 subspecies.Badgers are most active in spring and autumn, usually starting at 8-9 pm and returning to their dens around 4 am. When leaving the cave, it slowly tries...

Poecilogale albinucha,White-necked ferret

Features：Very similar to the honey badger

The white-necked weasel (scientific name Poecilogale albinucha) is a small carnivore. It is smaller than the honey badger. The important thing is that it has a white neck, which is very similar to the "white hair" of the honey badger. In addition, the back of the white-necked weasel is als...

Ictonyx striatus,zorille,African stoat, Striped stoat

Features：The poisoning method is sophisticated and can cause blindness from a distance

The African sagebrush (scientific name Ictonyx striatus), also known as zorille, usually lives alone and hunts at night. The African sagebrush is an aggressive and territorial animal. It usually marks its territory with feces and anal scent gland spray. The spray released by the odor glands can cove...

Lyncodonpatagonicus,Patagonian weasel, steppe weasel

Features：The body hair is white mixed with black and brown

The grassland weasel (scientific name Lyncodonpatagonicus), also known as the Patagonian weasel, is a genus of the Mustelidae family in the order Carnivora, living on the Pampas in South America. Its specific habits are unknown.Local ranchers keep prairie ferrets as working pets (similar to cats and...

Galictis vittata,Greater nest weasel, South American weasel

Features：It looks quite similar to the honey badger that everyone is familiar with.

The scientific name of the Great Nest Weasel is Galictis vittata. The Great Nest Weasel is territorial and nocturnal, and is sometimes active in the morning. It can climb trees and swim, but rarely does it and spends most of its time on the ground. They live alone or in pairs and mainly eat small ve...

Galictis cuja

Features：Very lazy, rarely builds its own nest

Galictis cuja, like most species, is active at night or at dusk, though some also forage during the day. Many species use burrows dug by themselves or by other animals as their nests. Many are primarily terrestrial, and their slender bodies allow them to burrow into burrows to hunt, while some speci...

Vormela peregusna,Marbled Polecat,Flowery dog, stinky dog, horse Aihu

Features：The body is slender and uniform, the ears are oval, the limbs are short and thick, the back is yellow-white, with many brown or pink-brown spots, and the abdomen is dark brown.

The tiger weasel (scientific name: Vormela peregusna) is also known as the Marbled Polecat in English. There are 5 subspecies.The tiger weasel is alert, fierce, has a keen sense of smell, poor vision, and can climb trees. In spring and summer, it likes to move at dawn and dusk and at night. They sel...