What role do nutria rats play in the food web?

Was shooting this nutria alongside the Red River this morning and the little rascal decided he was smart and remained still while hiding behind a stick. Feb 24, 2002 ... Common Name: Nutria (also: coypu, coypu rat, swamp beaver, nutria rat). Scientific Name: Myocastor coypus (also: Myopatamus bonariensis). 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/ ... Oct 27, 2023 ... Louisiana has tried—ambitiously. The CNCP, established in 2002, was designed to remove up to 400,000 nutria each year from coastal marshes. To ... 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 ... 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. Jul 2, 2018 ... ... nutria fur coats can still be found in vintage clothing stores around the world. Nutria, sometimes called swamp rats, were first introduced ... Feb 27, 2018 ... Nutria (Myocastor coypus) aren't really rats, but this South American wetland-dwelling rodent certainly looks like a rat with its long reddish ... Muskrats have long narrowly flattened tails that can be seen whipping snake-like behind them when swimming the water. Nutria have a heavy, rat-like tail thinly ... Apr 29, 2013 ... nutria as tasting “better than steak.” So we thought, gators like to snack on nutria, why not us? After-all we are offering artisanally prepared ...