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The nutria (/ ˈ n juː t r i ə /) or coypu (/ ˈ k ɔɪ p uː /) (Myocastor coypus) [1] [2] is a herbivorous, [3] semiaquatic rodent from South America.Classified for a long time as the only member of the family Myocastoridae, [4] Myocastor has since been included within Echimyidae, the family of the spiny rats.
The rakali (Hydromys chrysogaster), also known as the rabe, the "Australian Otter" or water-rat, is an Australian native rodent first scientifically described in 1804. [2] Adoption of the Ngarrindjeri name rakali is intended to foster a positive public attitude by Environment Australia.
The River Rat is a river in the county of Suffolk in East Anglia, England. [1] Its source is to the south of the village of Felsham, and is the major tributary of the River Gipping. The River Rat joins the River Gipping at Pikes Meadow in Stowmarket. The river flows through the village of Rattlesden, and is also known as the Rattlesden River. [2]
Water levels of the Withlacoochee River continue to rise in the aftermath of Hurricane Milton.
In the south, the hispid cotton rat (Sigmodon hispidus) and the rice rat regularly occur together; water levels are known to influence relative abundance of these two species in Florida. [166] The cotton rat is mainly active during the day, which may help differentiate its niche from that of the rice rat. [71]
Last year's record drought in the Amazon and less than usual rainfall since caused river water levels to drop rapidly, hindering navigation by barges carrying grains for export and cutting off ...
The Fly River water rat (Leptomys signatus) is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is found only in Papua New Guinea.
Dams at Rat Rapids at the Albany River outflow at the northeast of the lake partially back up the outflow and divert water over a control dam at the south end of Root Bay at the southwest end of the lake, into the Root River in the adjacent Lac Seul drainage basin. The diversion channel is adjacent to the historic Root Portage.