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A nutria is often mistaken for a muskrat (Ondatra zibethicus), another widely dispersed, semiaquatic rodent that occupies the same wetland habitats. The muskrat, however, is smaller and more tolerant of cold climates, and has a laterally flattened tail it uses to assist in swimming, whereas the tail of a nutria is round.
The muskrat or common muskrat [1] (Ondatra zibethicus) is a medium-sized semiaquatic rodent native to North America and an introduced species in parts of Europe, Asia, and South America. The muskrat is found in wetlands over various climates and habitats.
It was originally imported to the southern United States – possibly as early as the 19th century, although in larger numbers from the 1950s – to reduce the population of muskrat. [3] [4] Some escaped and found the swamps of Louisiana ideal territory, leading to their common name of swamp rat. With the decline in the fur market in the 1980s ...
I'm invasive and delicious,” the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service wrote in a Feb. 24 Facebook post advising people to start hunting and eating nutria, a big, semi-aquatic rodent native to South ...
This is a list of the largest rodents. Rank Common name Scientific name Status Maximum body mass [kg (lb)] Image Notes 1: Giant pacarana: Josephoartigasia monesi:
Their weather prognosticator is Pierre C. Shadeaux, who is a nutria (a semiaquatic rodent), not a groundhog. Nevertheless, he is called the Cajun Groundhog 'round those parts.
Colorado in the United States. This list of mammals of Colorado includes every wild mammal species seen in the U.S. state of Colorado, based on the list published by Colorado Parks and Wildlife.
Order: Rodentia Family: Cricetidae. Eastern harvest mouse, Reithrodontomys humulis; Muskrat, Ondatra zibethicus; Texas mouse, Peromyscus attwateri; Fulvous harvest ...