Photo by Joel Sartore

Scientific Name: Aonyx cinereus

This otter communicates with its family by using a vocabulary of at least 12 calls, including greeting, mating and alarm calls.

• Size: Weight: 6 to 12 pounds
• Diet: Crabs and other crustaceans, mollusks and frogs
• Habitat: Wetland systems that have pools and stagnant water
• Range in the Wild: India, eastward through Southeast Asia up to Palawan and Taiwan and Southern China

Conservation Status

Listed as Vulnerable. Major threat is habitat loss.

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