What is the scientific name for a nutria rat?

Oct 15, 2022 ... Thanks bro, it's definitely an albino Nutria. Kind of like a shiny rat-mermaid. Upvote 1. Downvote Reply reply. Award Share. u/ ... Mar 27, 2014 ... Nutria, the furry rodents with ratlike tails and two bright-orange front teeth, reproduce at astounding rates. In Louisiana, they have consumed acres of native ... Aug 17, 2022 ... Nutria itch results when the larvae of roundworms living inside nutrias (coypu rats) enter a person's skin. It can cause a severe rash ... Mar 18, 2023 ... A beloved nutria will be allowed to stay with his adopted family after the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and fisheries chooses not to remove the rodent from ... Feb 26, 2020 ... Nutria, large rodents native to South America, were found in Merced County two years ago, alarming California wildlife officials because of ... Mar 1, 2025 ... The invasive species, nutria, is a large, semiaquatic rodent increasingly found in marshes in the United States. As a part of its National ... Nutria are large rodents that appear somewhat similar to beaver and ground hogs. They have long, round, and partially furred tails that may exceed 15 inches in ... Jul 11, 2024 ... Nutria are a semi-aquatic invasive species of rodent from South America – these giant swamp rats have large “nacho cheese” teeth that they use ... Jan 4, 2019 ... Enter nutria – twenty-pound swamp rats with carrot-orange teeth and a population so invasive that the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and ... Nutria look similar to a muskrat, otter, or beaver. They have a two foot body, a one foot tail that is round like a rat's with bristly hairs. They can weigh ...