Nutria

A large, wet, furry brown rodent standing on grassy land next to a body of water

Photo By/Credit

Jackie Orsulak

Date Shot/Created

01/01/1900

Media Usage Rights/License

Creative Commons Attribution 4.0

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Nutria are an invasive species. Native to South America, they are large, plant-eating semi-aquatic rodents sharing some characteristics with beavers and muskrats.

Ecosystem

Wetland

Species

Myocastor coypus

Subject tags

Invasive species

Mammals

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