Quick facts
Lifespan
10 years
Diet
Fish, frog, shrimp and also crab
Habitat
Watery areas
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Range
The Smooth Otter ranges throughout mainland Southeast Asia as far west as India, and in Sumatra.
The smooth otter is an otter species occuring in most of the Indian subcontinent and Southeast Asia, with a disjunct population in Iraq. As its name indicates, the fur of this species is smoother and shoter than that of other otter species. Their eyes and ears are small, the tail is flattened, limbs are short, strong and the fore and hind paws are large and well webbed.