Asian Small-clawed Otter
Lutra cinerea
Mammalia
VULNERABLE
Stats
- Lifespan
- 10-15 yrs
- Size
- Small
- Diet
- Carnivore
- Activity
- Diurnal
- Social
- Colony
- Biome
- Freshwater wetland
- Range
- South and Southeast Asia
- Movement
- Swimming
- Breeding
- Live Birth
- Defense
- Speed
- Status
- Vulnerable
About
Asian small-clawed otters are the smallest species of otter, with body lengths between 730 and 960 mm and maximum weights of 3.5 kg. They have short claws that don't extend beyond their pads, which helps them walk on land.
Life cycle
- 1.newbornA live-born newborn nurses on its mother's milk and depends on her for warmth and protection.
- 2.juvenileA weaned juvenile begins eating solid food and learning from its parents or group.
- 3.adultFully grown at adult size.
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Taxonomy
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Mammalia
- Order
- Carnivora
- Family
- Mustelidae
- Genus
- Lutra
- Species
- Lutra cinerea