It is hard to guess what a Neotropical otter weights. But we have the answer:
An adult Neotropical otter (Lontra longicaudis) on average weights 6.55 kg (14.44 lbs).
The Neotropical otter is from the family Mustelidae (genus: Lontra). When reaching adult age, they grow up to 60.2 cm (2′ 0″). Usually, Neotropical otters have 3 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 neotropical otter or neotropical river otter (Lontra longicaudis) is an otter species found in Central America, South America and the island of Trinidad. It is physically similar to the northern and southern river otter, which occur directly north and south of this species’ range. The length of the neotropical otter can range from 36–66 centimetres (14–26 in), plus a tail of 37–84 centimetres (15–33 in). Body weight ranges from 5–15 kilograms (11–33 lb). Otters are members of the family Mustelidae, the most species-rich (and therefore diverse) family in the order Carnivora.This otter is found in many different riverine habitats, including deciduous and evergreen forests, savannas, llanos and pantanal. It prefers to live in clear fast-flowing rivers and streams. It is a relatively solitary animal and feeds mostly on fish and crustaceans.
Animals of the same family as a Neotropical otter
We found other animals of the Mustelidae family:
- Burmese ferret-badger bringing 1.85 kilos (4.08 lbs) to the scale
- Hairy-nosed otter bringing 5.97 kilos (13.16 lbs) to the scale
- Asian small-clawed otter bringing 3.53 kilos (7.78 lbs) to the scale
- Southern river otter bringing 7.5 kilos (16.53 lbs) to the scale
- American mink with a weight of 904 grams
- Marbled polecat with a weight of 594 grams
- Lesser grison bringing 1 kilos (2.2 lbs) to the scale
- American hog-nosed skunk bringing 2.58 kilos (5.69 lbs) to the scale
- Greater grison bringing 1.4 kilos (3.09 lbs) to the scale
- Beech marten bringing 1.67 kilos (3.68 lbs) to the scale
Animals with the same weight as a Neotropical otter
As a comparison, here are some other animals that weight as much as the Lontra longicaudis:
- Agile gibbon with a weight of 5.85 kilos (12.9 lbs)
- North American porcupine with a weight of 7.42 kilos (16.36 lbs)
- Linnaeus’s two-toed sloth with a weight of 6.61 kilos (14.57 lbs)
- Hairy-nosed otter with a weight of 5.97 kilos (13.16 lbs)
- American badger with a weight of 7.84 kilos (17.28 lbs)
- Geoffroy’s spider monkey with a weight of 7.6 kilos (16.76 lbs)
- Müeller’s gibbon with a weight of 5.92 kilos (13.05 lbs)
- Brush-tailed rock-wallaby with a weight of 6.94 kilos (15.3 lbs)
- Tibetan sand fox with a weight of 5.54 kilos (12.21 lbs)
- Mantled howler with a weight of 6.58 kilos (14.51 lbs)
Animals with the same size as a Neotropical otter
Not that size really matters, but it makes things comparable. So here are a couple of animals that are as big as Neotropical otter:
- Blue duiker with a size of 69.3 cm (2′ 4″)
- Bobcat with a size of 69.1 cm (2′ 4″)
- Brown howler with a size of 51.4 cm (1′ 9″)
- Antelope jackrabbit with a size of 54.6 cm (1′ 10″)
- Agile wallaby with a size of 64.6 cm (2′ 2″)
- Pallas’s cat with a size of 57.3 cm (1′ 11″)
- Red panda with a size of 58.3 cm (1′ 11″)
- Hoolock gibbon with a size of 54.7 cm (1′ 10″)
- Sechuran fox with a size of 56.2 cm (1′ 11″)
- Sulawesi palm civet with a size of 68.9 cm (2′ 4″)
Animals with the same litter size as a Neotropical otter
Here is a list of animals that have the same number of babies per litter (3) as a Neotropical otter: