Coypu (Myocastor coypus)
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About Coypu (Myocastor coypus)
- Kingdom: Animals
- Phylum: Chordates
- Class: Mammals
- Order: Rodents
- Family: Nutrias
The nutria or coypu is a herbivorous, semiaquatic rodent from South America.
Classified for a long time as the only member of the family Myocastoridae, Myocastor has since been included within Echimyidae, the family of the spiny rats.
The nutria lives in burrows alongside stretches of water and feeds on river plant stems.
Source: Wikipedia
Visits
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2005-02-18
Buenos Aires Reserva Costeneras, Argentina -
2020-12-22
Humedal de Mantagua, Chile -
2021-11-19
Buenos Aires Reserva Costeneras, Argentina -
2021-12-12
Buenos Aires Reserva Costeneras, Argentina
