Big Water Rodent
The capybara hydrochoerus hydrochaeris is a giant cavy rodent native to south america it is the largest living rodent in the world.
Big water rodent. Nutria also known as coypu or swamp rats are large rodents that live in areas with lots of freshwater. Myocastor coypus also known as the nutria is a large herbivorous semiaquatic rodent classified for a long time as the only member of the family myocastoridae myocastor is now included within echimyidae the family of the spiny rats. Aquatic adaptations they live in burrows or nests never far from the water. For comparison the largest modern beavers top out at 27 kilograms 60 lb.
Water rat any of 18 species of amphibious carnivorous rodents. Nutria are large web footed rodents that are more agile in the water than on land. Also called capivara in brazil chigüire chigüiro in colombia and venezuela carpincho in argentina paraguay and uruguay and ronsoco in peru it is a member of the genus hydrochoerus of which the only other extant member is the lesser capybara. Monster rodents haunted new york city long before the arrival of the sewer rat.
The coypu from spanish coipú from mapudungun koypu. The eyes are small the nostrils can be closed to keep water out and the external portion of the ears is either. The coypu lives in burrows alongside stretches of water and feeds on river plant stems.