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.