Asian small-clawed otters
Amblonyx cinereus
Asian small-clawed otters are the smallest of the otter species, usually weighing less than five kilograms.
Rockhampton Zoo is home two Asian small-clawed otters, Soa and Houdini. These otters were born and raised at Taronga Zoo and became a part of the Rockhampton Zoo family in 2014.
Come and see our water loving friends having just one of their daily feeds; visit the enclosure anyday at 2.30pm!
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Distribution and habitat
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Asia, coastal regions specifically in mangrove swamps and freshwater wetlands
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Conservation status*
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Vulnerable
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Population
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Numbers in the wild are decreasing, but total population is unknown.
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Diet
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Eats mainly invertebrates such as crustaceans and molluscs
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* Classified by IUCN
