Nutria (redirect from Myocastor coypus)
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...
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other hand, Callistomys (painted tree-rats) is the sister group to Myocastor (coypus). In turn, these two pairs of genera share evolutionary affinities...
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genus Mallomys Large bamboo rat, Rhizomys sumatrensis Coypu, nutria, or river rat,. Myocastor coypus Capybara, genus Hydrochoerus Woolly giant rat, Kunsia...
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that would deter the edible iberian crayfish. The semiaquatic rodent Myocastor coypus is beginning to expand in some northwest tributaries of the head damaging...
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such as muskrats (Ondatra zibethicus), young or small adult nutrias (Myocastor coypus) and groundhogs (Marmota monax) are also preyed 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...
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muskrat (Ondatra zibethica), and to some extent South American nutria (Myocastor coypus), are recent species that have successfully adapted. The firm land...
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South America (in Florida) Mus musculus (house mouse) from Europe Myocastor coypus (coypu) from South America Rattus norvegicus (brown rat) from Asia Rattus...
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(Oryctolagus cuniculus) and rodents. It also preys on dormice, hares, nutria (Myocastor coypus) and birds, especially ducks and other waterfowl, galliformes, pigeons...
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