Nutria - Wikipedia The nutria ( ˈnjuːtriə ) or coypu ( ˈkɔɪpuː ) (Myocastor coypus) [1][2] is a herbivorous, [3] semiaquatic rodent from South America
Nutria | Description, Invasive Species, Muskrat, Facts . . . nutria, (Myocastor coypus), a large amphibious South American rodent with webbed hind feet The nutria has a robust body, short limbs, small eyes and ears, long whiskers, and a cylindrical, scaly tail It can weigh up to 17 kg (37 5 pounds), although 5 to 10 kg is usual; the body measures up to 70 cm (27 6 inches) long and the tail up to 45 cm
Coypu - Facts, Habitat, Diet, Life Cycle, Pictures, and More In appearance, the coypu more or less resembles a giant rat with a distinguished long and round tail and thick brown fur The animal’s tail is not only thick but is also prominently scaly Many a times the coypu has been referred to as a larger version of the Muskrat or Brown Rat
Nutria Facts (Myocastor coypus) - ThoughtCo The nutria or coypu (Myocastor coypus) is a large, semi-aquatic rodent It resembles the beaver and muskrat, but a nutria has a rounded tail, while a beaver has a paddle-shaped tail and a muskrat has a flattened ribbon-like tail Beavers and nutrias have webbed back feet, while muskrats lack webbed feet
Nutria: The invasive, unusually large rodents | Live Science Nutria, also known as coypu, are large rodents that live in areas with lots of freshwater Despite sometimes being called swamp rats, nutria are not rats These mammals are native to South
Myocastor coypus - Wikipedia, la enciclopedia libre El coipo (Myocastor coypus), también llamado coipú, nutria, 3 quiyá o rata nutria es una especie de roedor histricomorfo de la familia de los miocastóridos propia del sur de Sudamérica, parecido al castor Habita en diversos tipos de humedales
Nutria Animal Facts - Myocastor coypus - A-Z Animals The scientific name of the nutria is Myocastor coypus Nutrias were formerly classified as the only living member of the family Myocastoridae but has now been moved into the spiny-rat family, Echimyidae Nutria are also called coypu, coipu, swamp beavers, and nutria rat