🦡Oriental small-clawed otter

Aonyx cinereus (Illiger, 1815)

The Asian small-clawed otter, also called oriental small-clawed otter and small-clawed otter, is an otter species native to South and Southeast Asia. It is the only species of the subgenus Amblonyx in the genus Lutra. It has short claws that do not extend beyond the pads of its webbed digits. With a total body length of 730 to 960 mm, and a maximum weight of 3.5 kg (7.7 lb), it is the smallest otter species.

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Asian short-clawed otter, Asian Small-clawed Otter, Small-clawed Otter

Conservation status

VUVulnerable

IUCN Red List assessment, 2021.

Population trendDecreasing

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Body mass: not recorded
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Shoulder height: not recorded
Top speed: not recorded
Bite force: not recorded
Maximum lifespan: not recorded

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kingdomMetazoa
phylumChordata
subphylumCraniata
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
superclassSarcopterygii
superclassTetrapoda
classMammals · Mammalia
subclassTheria
superorderLaurasiatheria
orderCarnivorans · Carnivora
suborderCaniformia
familyMustelidae
subfamilyLutrinae

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Kurzkrallenotter (de), 亞洲小爪水獺 (zh), นากเล็กเล็บสั้น (th), Orijentalna kratkonokta vidra (hr), Rái cá vuốt bé (vi), llúdria d'ungles curtes oriental (ca) … and 24 more languages

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