- The
nutria (/ˈnjuːtriə/) or
coypu (/ˈkɔɪpuː/) (
Myocastor coypus) is a herbivorous,
semiaquatic rodent from
South America.
classified for a long time as...
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Myocastor is a
genus of
rodent that
contains the
living nutria (or coypu), as well as
several fossil species. Due to
similar cranial morphology, the nutria...
- in 2017, and
containing the five
extant genera Callistomys, Hoplomys,
Myocastor, Proechimys, and Thrichomys.
Myocastorini members share long
upper incisor...
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Large bamboo rat,
Rhizomys sumatrensis Coypu, nutria, or
river rat,.
Myocastor coypus Capybara,
genus Hydroc****us
Woolly giant rat,
Kunsia tomentosus...
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genera (Thrichomys, Hoplomys, and Proechimys), and a
subaquatic genus (
Myocastor). The
taxonomic content of
Echimyinae has been
reshaped over time, because...
- Mesomys), a few
terrestrial taxa (e.g., Proechimys), and a
subaquatic one (
Myocastor). The
second major clade includes fossorial genera (e.g., Euryzygomatomys...
- such as
muskrats (Ondatra zibethicus),
young or
small adult nutrias (
Myocastor coypus) and
groundhogs (Marmota monax) are also pre**** upon. Even American...
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Indian crested porcupine Hystrix indica Extant 18 kg (40 lb) 11
Coypu Myocastor coypus Extant 17 kg (37 lb) 12
Patagonian mara
Dolichotis patagonum Extant...
- Family:
Echimyidae (spiny rats) Subfamily:
Echimyinae Genus:
Myocastor Coypu,
Myocastor coypus LC IUCN (introduced from
South America) Suborder: Myomorpha...
- that
would deter the
edible iberian crayfish. The
semiaquatic rodent Myocastor coypus is
beginning to
expand in some
northwest tributaries of the head...
