The Asian small-clawed otter is the smallest otter species in the world, native to wetlands, rice paddies, and mangroves across South and Southeast Asia. Its claws are reduced to small blunt nubs that do not extend past its sensitive, dexterous fingertips, which it uses to feel for and crack open crabs, mollusks, and other small prey rather than relying on sight underwater. It lives in tight family groups and is considered Vulnerable, threatened by wetland conversion and by demand for the exotic pet trade.
Facts
Classification
System (Realm) Scientific Name Conservation Status Connections
Child Taxon Of
Source Wikidata: Asian Small-clawed Otter
In Biome
Source Wikipedia: Asian small-clawed otter
In the Other Atlases
- Also in Geography Atlas: Asia, found in there.
Sources
1. EltonTraits 1.0 (Wilman et al. 2014)
2. Wikipedia: Asian small-clawed otter
threat (MediaWiki batch-API article extract states it plainly)
It is listed as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, and is threatened by habitat loss, pollution, and in some areas also by hunting.
system (MediaWiki batch-API article extract states it plainly)
The Asian small-clawed otter lives in riverine habitats, freshwater wetlands and mangrove swamps.
Speciesbox infobox, conservation status parameter
status = VU
- In Biome: Freshwater, Wikipedia intro: "7.7 lb), it is the smallest otter species. The Asian small-clawed otter lives in riverine habitats, freshwater wetlands and mangrove swamps. It feeds on mollusc..."
View the Source3. Wikipedia: Asian small-clawed otter
Wikidata: Asian Small-clawed Otter
Child Taxon Of: Mustelidae, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the Source Reader Challenges (0)
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