探検哺乳類

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.

生息地: Wetlands

外見

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.

AnimaliaChordataMammaliaRodentiaMyocastoridaeMyocastor
Coypu
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Coypu

カテゴリ

哺乳類

レア度

Common

危険度

2/5 · 低い

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おもしろい事実

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.

特殊能力

能力

Underwater Explorer

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

能力

Chisel Teeth

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

能力

Water Lookout

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

能力

Floating Feeder

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

サイズと詳細

長さ
40-60 cm
体重
5-9 kg
寿命
3-6 年
Top Speed
15 km/h
一度の出産数
4-6
妊娠期間
127-132 日

食性と食事

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

主な食物

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

採餌方法

  • Foraging

生態系とのつながり

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.

特徴

別名

Nutria

コレクション

安全性

危険度

2/5 · 低い

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

よくある質問

Coypuの長さは何ですか?

40-60 cm

Coypuの体重は何ですか?

5-9 kg

Coypuの寿命は何ですか?

3-6 年

Coypuのtop Speedは何ですか?

15 km/h

Coypuは何を食べますか?

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

Coypuは通常どこに生息していますか?

Wetlands

Coypuはどのように狩りをしますか?

Foraging

Coypuの一度の出産数は何ですか?

4-6

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