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✓Official 
Asian Small-Clawed Otter Habitat Requirements
Aonyx cinereus · Mammal · Base game
Habitat needs
Exported 2026-10-05Terrain share
✓OfficialAllowed share of the habitat floor for each terrain type. The bar spans the minimum to maximum share.
- Grass 20%–100%
- Short Grass 15%–100%
- Sand 0%–60%
- Soil 0%–50%
- Rock 0%–20%
- Waterlogged 0%–100%
Group rules
✓Official- Preferred group
- 2–15
- Bachelor group
- 15 male / 6 female
- Mixed group
- 14 male / 14 female
- Temperament
- Confident
- Mating system
- Monogamous
- Guest walkthrough
- Not allowed
Breeding and lifespan
✓Official- Breeding difficulty
- Easy
- Gestation / incubation
- 0.2 yr
- Interbirth period
- 0.81 yr
- Sexual maturity
- 2 yr
- Litter size
- 1–3
- Juvenile
- 2 yr
- Adult
- 8 yr
- Elderly
- 6yr
- Food cost per period
- 385
Life stages and breeding times are given in years in the official data.
Compatible animals
Full matrix →From the official Zoopedia "Cohabitation Options" lists. A pair counts if either animal lists the other.
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Great Hornbill~ NeutralListed as neutral in the official data, on both entries. -
Javan Green Magpie~ NeutralListed as neutral in the official data, on both entries. -
Long-Tailed Parakeet~ NeutralListed as neutral in the official data, on both entries. -
Malayan Tapir~ NeutralListed as neutral in the official data, on both entries. -
North Sulawesi Babirusa~ NeutralListed as neutral in the official data, on both entries. -
Siamang~ NeutralListed as neutral in the official data, on both entries. -
Sumatran Orangutan~ NeutralListed as neutral in the official data, on both entries. -
Wild Boar~ NeutralListed as neutral in the official data, on both entries.
Enrichment items
✓OfficialEnrichment
- Tennis Ball
- Cardboard Box
- Submarine Buoy
- Platform Floats
- Sprinkler
- Water Hoop
Food enrichment
- Bamboo Feeder
- Block of Frozen Fish
- Dog Ball
Size, status and colour morphs
✓Official- IUCN status
- Vulnerable
- Size (length)
- 0.52 m
- Weight
- 4 kg
- Colour morphs
- Albino
Colour morphs
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Albino
Official in-game portraits of the Asian Small-Clawed Otter colour morphs.
How much area for N Asian Small-Clawed Otters?
Area = minimum + (N − 1) × extra per animal. A planning estimate; the game decides the final check.
FAQ
What temperature does the Asian Small-Clawed Otter need in Planet Zoo 2?
The official data gives a comfortable range of 18–33 °C for the Asian Small-Clawed Otter. Keep the habitat inside that range and use the planner to compare it with other species.
How much space does the Asian Small-Clawed Otter need?
According to the official data, the minimum is 120 m² of land for the first animal (+30 m² for each extra animal), 40 m² of water (+12 m² each extra), 30 deep swimming space (+8 each extra). For example, 180 m² of land for three.
How many Asian Small-Clawed Otters can live together?
The preferred group size in the official data is 2–15. Bachelor groups allow up to 15 males or 6 females, and a mixed group up to 14 males and 14 females.
What barrier does the Asian Small-Clawed Otter need?
A Grade 2 barrier at least 1.25 m high.
Which animals can live with the Asian Small-Clawed Otter?
The official Zoopedia lists 8 neutral cohabitants (Great Hornbill, Javan Green Magpie, Long-Tailed Parakeet, Malayan Tapir, North Sulawesi Babirusa, Siamang, Sumatran Orangutan, Wild Boar).
Data source: official Planet Zoo 2 Zoopedia export dated 2026-10-05. Text on this page is written by this site; the numbers are the official values.
