What are some common misconceptions about nutria rats?

Nutria. Scientific Name. Myocastor coypus Molina ( ITIS ). Common Name. Nutria, coypu, coypu rat, nutria rat, swamp beaver. Native To. South America (Jojola et ... Nutria have a long, thin rat-like tail unlike the beaver's (broad, flat) or muskrat's (thin, scaled) tails. Muskrat also undulate their tails back and forth ... Sep 3, 2017 ... Nutria, commonly known as “swamp rats,” are not rats, but are rodents, specifically Myocastor coypus, more akin to a prairie dog than a rat. The nutria is distinguishable from the beaver and the muskrat by its long rat-like tail. (Photo by USFWS) Mar 20, 2022 ... My nutria hunting has all been during trips while working on a book about hunting invasive species for food. I was sniping them with a scoped . Feb 28, 2025 ... The answer to keeping invasive species under control might be on your dinner plate. Mar 21, 2017 ... Nutria, a modern jazz trio, will play at Company Brewing, 735 E. Center St., in Milwaukee at 10 p.m. on Thursday March 23, on a bill with ... A large, rat-like semiaquatic rodent, nutria are an invasive species in Oregon. Jul 9, 2021 ... However, the report argued, the nutria (Myocastor coypus, described as an “overgrown guinea pig, with a rat's tail”) formed an important part of ... Dec 31, 2022 ... Invasive nutria rats declared officially eradicated in Chesapeake Bay area ... CHESAPEAKE, Va. — They look like scruffy, oversize rats armed with ...