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Coypu

Myocastor coypus

Coypus are large, furry animals that live near water. They have webbed feet and love to swim! You can often find them munching on plants by rivers and lakes.

Lebensraum: Wetlands

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The Coypu is a large, semi-aquatic rodent with dense brown fur and a long, scaly tail. Its bright orange incisors, high-set eyes, and distinct white muzzle make it easily recognizable and different from a beaver or muskrat.

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Coypu
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Coypu

Kategorie

Säugetiere

Seltenheit

Common

Gefahr

2/5 · Gering

Snaps

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Interessante Fakten

Baby coypus can swim and eat plants just hours after they are born!

Coypus are also called nutria, which means 'otter' in Spanish.

They build floating nests from plants, sometimes big enough for a small person!

They make squeals, grunts, and even chattering noises to talk to each other.

Besondere Fähigkeiten

Fähigkeit

Underwater Explorer

Coypu can swim gracefully underwater because of its webbed hind feet that help it glide through water.

Fähigkeit

Chisel Teeth

Coypu has strong, bright orange incisors that help them gnaw through tough plant stems and roots.

Fähigkeit

Water Lookout

Coypu has high-set eyes, ears, and nostrils that help them see, hear, and breathe while mostly submerged.

Fähigkeit

Floating Feeder

Coypu can nurse its young while swimming because its nipples are located high on its flanks.

Maße und Details

Länge
40-60 cm
Gewicht
5-9 kg
Lebenserwartung
3-6 Jahre
Top Speed
15 km/h
Wurfgröße
4-6
Tragzeit
127-132 Tage

Ernährung und Fütterung

Coypus are veggie lovers, munching on roots, stems, and leaves of many different water plants.

Hauptnahrung

  • Roots
  • Stems
  • Leaves
  • Aquatic grasses
  • Crop plants
  • Tree bark

Nahrungssuche

  • Foraging

Ökologische Zusammenhänge

eaten by

American Alligator

Alligator mississippiensis

Alligators hunt coypus in areas where their ranges overlap.

eaten by

Coyote

Canis latrans

Coyotes may prey on coypu, especially younger or smaller individuals.

eats

Cattail

Typha latifolia

Coypus eat the roots, stems, and leaves of cattail plants.

eats

Common Reed

Phragmites australis

Coypus consume the stems and roots of common reeds, altering wetlands.

Merkmale

Auch bekannt als

Nutria

Sammlungen

Sicherheit

Gefahr

2/5 · Gering

Always watch from a distance and don't try to touch wild animals like coypus.

Häufig gestellte Fragen

Was ist der/die/das länge von Coypu?

40-60 cm

Was ist der/die/das gewicht von Coypu?

5-9 kg

Was ist der/die/das lebenserwartung von Coypu?

3-6 Jahre

Was ist der/die/das top Speed von Coypu?

15 km/h

Was frisst Coypu?

Coypus are veggie lovers, munching on roots, stems, and leaves of many different water plants.

Wo findet man Coypu normalerweise?

Wetlands

Wie jagt Coypu?

Foraging

Was ist der/die/das wurfgröße von Coypu?

4-6

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