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Asian small-clawed otters are considered to be an endangered species.
KINGDOM: Animalia
PHYLUM: Vertebrata
CLASS: Mammalia
ORDER: Carnivora
FAMILY: Mustelidae
GENUS: Aonyx
SPECIES: cinerea
The Asian small-clawed otter is the smallest of all otters.
They mate for life, both care for young, female dominates,
and young may stay with parents, family groups of 4 to 12 are common.
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