Nutria

Identification: A large semi-aquatic rodent introduced from South America. On land it appears to be "hunched" due to the high elevation of the back. The tail is round and thinly haired, the forelimbs are short and the rear limbs are larger. The fur is brown and the snout has long silvery whiskers.

Mattamuskeet N.W.R., Hyde County, North Carolina

 

Mattamuskeet National Wildlife Refuge, Hyde County, North Carolina