Spotted-necked otter

Weight

3.8 kg – 5.7 kgsrc for Weight

Length

Not recorded

Lifespan

22.9 yearssrc for Lifespan

Diet

Piscivoresrc for Diet

Longest recorded lifespan

22.9 years

Main food

Not recorded

Habitat

Not recorded

Gestation

60.9 dayssrc for Gestation

Young per litter or clutch

2src for Young per litter or clutch

Age at maturity

2.3 yearssrc for Age at maturity

Litters or clutches a year

1.1src for Litters or clutches a year

Active

Day and night (cathemeral)src for Active

Lifestyle

Terrestrialsrc for Lifestyle

Conservation status

Near Threatened (IUCN)src for Conservation status

Countries on record

Not recorded

Not recorded

The spotted-necked otter is listed as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List: it is close to qualifying as threatened.

1. LCLeast Concern
2. NTNear Threatened
3. VUVulnerable
4. ENEndangered
5. CRCritically Endangered
6. EWExtinct in the Wild
7. EXExtinct

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1. kingdomAnimalia
2. phylumChordata
3. classMammalia
4. orderCarnivora
5. familyMustelidae
6. genusHydrictis
7. SpeciesHydrictis maculicollis (Lichtenstein, 1835)

Synonyms Hydrictis maculicollis chobiensis, Hydrictis maculicollis kivuana, Hydrictis maculicollis maculicollis, Hydrictis maculicollis matschiei, Hydrictis maculicollis nilotica, Lutra grayii, Lutra maculicollis, Lutra maculicollis nilotica, Lutra matschiei

Catalogue of LifeWikipediaiNaturalistWikidataWoRMSIUCN Red List

LC, Least Concern

European badger

Meles meles

Mustelidae

LC, Least Concern

Least weasel

Mustela nivalis

Mustelidae

NT, Near Threatened

Eurasian otter

Lutra lutra

Mustelidae

LC, Least Concern

Stoat

Mustela erminea

Mustelidae

LC, Least Concern

Wolverine

Gulo gulo

Mustelidae

LC, Least Concern

European pine marten

Martes martes

Mustelidae

CompareSpotted-necked otter vs European badgerSpotted-necked otter vs Least weaselSpotted-necked otter vs Eurasian otterSpotted-necked otter vs Stoat

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@misc{spotted_necked_otter_2026,
  title = {Spotted-necked otter (Hydrictis maculicollis)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/spotted-necked-otter},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}