It is hard to guess what a Asian small-clawed otter weights. But we have the answer:
An adult Asian small-clawed otter (Amblonyx cinereus) on average weights 3.53 kg (7.78 lbs).
The Asian small-clawed otter is from the family Mustelidae (genus: Amblonyx). It is usually born with about 57 grams (0.13 lbs). They can live for up to 10.08 years. When reaching adult age, they grow up to 51.9 cm (1′ 9″). Usually, Asian small-clawed otters have 1 babies per litter.
As a reference: An average human weights in at 62 kg (137 lbs) and reaches an average size of 1.65m (5′ 5″). Humans spend 280 days (40 weeks) in the womb of their mother and reach around 75 years of age.
The Asian small-clawed otter (Amblonyx cinereus), also known as the oriental small-clawed otter or simply small-clawed otter, is a semiaquatic mammal native to South and Southeast Asia. It is a member of the otter subfamily (Lutrinae) of the weasel family (Mustelidae), and is the smallest otter species in the world. Its paws are a distinctive feature; its claws do not extend beyond the fleshy end pads of its partially webbed fingers and toes. This gives it a high degree of manual dexterity so that it can use its paws to feed on molluscs, crabs and other small aquatic animals.The Asian small-clawed otter inhabits mangrove swamps and freshwater wetlands in South and Southeast Asia. It lives in extended family groups with only the alpha pair breeding; offspring from previous years help to raise the young. Due to ongoing habitat loss, pollution, and hunting in some areas, it is listed as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List.
Animals of the same family as a Asian small-clawed otter
We found other animals of the Mustelidae family:
- Patagonian weasel with a weight of 225 grams
- Humboldt’s hog-nosed skunk bringing 1.1 kilos (2.43 lbs) to the scale
- African striped weasel with a weight of 308 grams
- European pine marten bringing 1.3 kilos (2.87 lbs) to the scale
- Long-tailed weasel with a weight of 191 grams
- European mink with a weight of 567 grams
- Indonesian mountain weasel with a weight of 466 grams
- Southern river otter bringing 7.5 kilos (16.53 lbs) to the scale
- Chinese ferret-badger with a weight of 939 grams
- Asian small-clawed otter bringing 3.53 kilos (7.78 lbs) to the scale
Animals with the same weight as a Asian small-clawed otter
As a comparison, here are some other animals that weight as much as the Amblonyx cinereus:
- Black-and-white ruffed lemur with a weight of 3.86 kilos (8.51 lbs)
- South American coati with a weight of 3.78 kilos (8.33 lbs)
- Grivet with a weight of 3.86 kilos (8.51 lbs)
- Flat-headed cat with a weight of 3.53 kilos (7.78 lbs)
- Broom hare with a weight of 2.83 kilos (6.24 lbs)
- Raccoon dog with a weight of 4.22 kilos (9.3 lbs)
- Western tree hyrax with a weight of 3.18 kilos (7.01 lbs)
- Spotted-necked otter with a weight of 4.18 kilos (9.22 lbs)
- Royal antelope with a weight of 3.9 kilos (8.6 lbs)
- Mountain hare with a weight of 3.11 kilos (6.86 lbs)
Animals with the same size as a Asian small-clawed otter
Not that size really matters, but it makes things comparable. So here are a couple of animals that are as big as Asian small-clawed otter:
- Eastern falanouc with a size of 54.9 cm (1′ 10″)
- White-nosed coati with a size of 55 cm (1′ 10″)
- Six-banded armadillo with a size of 44.8 cm (1′ 6″)
- Lowlands tree-kangaroo with a size of 60.3 cm (2′ 0″)
- Southern tree hyrax with a size of 49.9 cm (1′ 8″)
- Hoolock gibbon with a size of 54.7 cm (1′ 10″)
- White-throated guenon with a size of 45.7 cm (1′ 6″)
- Northern plains gray langur with a size of 61 cm (2′ 1″)
- Beech marten with a size of 46 cm (1′ 7″)
- Common spotted cuscus with a size of 45.8 cm (1′ 7″)
Animals with the same litter size as a Asian small-clawed otter
Here is a list of animals that have the same number of babies per litter (1) as a Asian small-clawed otter:
- Campbell’s mona monkey
- Asiatic brush-tailed porcupine
- Horse
- Northern cave bat
- Northern common cuscus
- Blue wildebeest
- Boodie
- Molossops planirostris
- Lesser tree mouse
- Long-tongued fruit bat
Animals with the same life expectancy as a Asian small-clawed otter
Completely different animals, but becoming as old as a Asian small-clawed otter:
- Mindanao treeshrew with an average maximal age of 11.5 years
- American red squirrel with an average maximal age of 12 years
- Western tree hyrax with an average maximal age of 10 years
- Fulvus roundleaf bat with an average maximal age of 12 years
- California leaf-nosed bat with an average maximal age of 10.33 years
- Capybara with an average maximal age of 12 years
- Cape gray mongoose with an average maximal age of 8.67 years
- Whiskered bat with an average maximal age of 9.25 years
- European hare with an average maximal age of 12 years
- African wild dog with an average maximal age of 11 years