The Asian small-clawed otter (Aonyx cinereus), also known as the oriental small-clawed otter and the small-clawed otter, is an otter species native to South and Southeast Asia. It has short claws that do not extend beyond the pads of its webbed digits.

Asian small-clawed otters are the smallest of all 13 otter species and are native to Asia. Well adapted to life in the water, these social, intelligent animals spend a majority of their time on land. These otters have dark brown fur above and lighter fur below, often with gray, white, or cream-colored markings on the face and throat.

2025年4月4日 · Asian small-clawed otters stand out for their tiny stature—as the smallest type of otter, they weigh between 4 and 10 pounds and reach 2 to 3 feet long. Meanwhile, the longest otter species,...

The Oriental small-clawed otter (Aonyx cinereus), also known as the Asian small-clawed otter is an otter species native to South and Southeast Asia. It has short claws that do not extend beyond the pads of its webbed digits. It is the smallest otter species in the world.

The Asian Small-clawed otter (Aonyx cinereus) is in fact the smallest of all otters, measuring a mere 65-90cm, and hardly ever reaching 6kg. They are also known as the Asian Short-clawed otter, Oriental Small-clawed otter or the Malaysian Small-clawed otter.

2025年3月5日 · The smallest otter species in the world is the Asian small-clawed otter (Aonyx cinerea). These delightful creatures, native to Asia, are significantly smaller than their other otter cousins, making them truly unique.

2025年3月31日 · An Asian small-clawed otter – credit, Rajeev Chaudhary, supplied to IUCN Though officially classified as vulnerable, no credible sighting of the Asian short-clawed otter, the smallest species of ...

2023年4月12日 · The Asian small – clawed otter, also known as the oriental small-clawed otter, is the smallest otter species in the world. They range from only 25 to 37 inches long and weigh between 2 to 11 pounds.

A juvenile Asian small-clawed otter, long thought extinct in Nepal, has been spotted for the first time since 1839, marking a surprising and hopeful development for wildlife conservation in the...

2015年3月27日 · The smallest of the world's otters, about 0.9m long, weighing around 5kg. This otter lives in extended family groups around a breeding alpha pair. Group sizes of more than 20 animals have been recorded.