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Spotted-necked otter size: How big do they get?

How big does a Spotted-necked otter get? Here is an overview over the average adult age:

A grown Spotted-necked otter (Lutra maculicollis) reaches an average size of 59.7 cm (2′ 0″).

When born, they have an average size of 0 cm (0′ 0″). A full-grown exemplary reaches roughly 4.19 kg (9.24 lbs). A Spotted-necked otter has 2 babies at once. The Spotted-necked otter (genus: Lutra) is a member of the family Mustelidae.

As a reference: Humans reach an average body size of 1.65m (5′ 5″) while carrying 62 kg (137 lbs). A human woman is pregnant for 280 days (40 weeks) and on average become 75 years old.

The average adult size of a Spotted-necked otter is  (2' 0

The spotted-necked otter (Hydrictis maculicollis), or speckle-throated otter, is an otter native to sub-Saharan Africa.

Animals of the same family as a Spotted-necked otter

We found other animals of the Mustelidae family:

Animals with the same size as a Spotted-necked otter

Not that size really matters, but it makes things comparable. So here are a couple of animals that are as big as Spotted-necked otter:

Animals with the same litter size as a Spotted-necked otter

Here is a list of animals that have the same number of babies per litter (2) as a Spotted-necked otter:

Animals with the same weight as a Spotted-necked otter

As a comparison, here are some other animals that weight as much as the Lutra maculicollis: