Nutria is the name given to the fur of which semi aquatic rodent?
Nutria fur incorporated nutria into their designs, with de La Renta using it on hats and trims and Kors using it to line raincoats. Nutria fur Nutria fur, also known as coypu fur, is used in the fashion industry. It comes from the coypu, a South American rodent and cousin of the beaver. The rat is a semi-aquatic mammal native to South America. It first became internationally popular as a fur in the 1930s, when it was worn by Hollywood stars such as Greta Garbo. It resembles beaver, with stiff guard hairs and a soft, short undercoat. It was originally imported to
Aquatic rat Aquatic rat The aquatic rat, Ecuador fish-eating rat, or fish-eating rat ("Anotomys leander") is a South American species of semiaquatic rodent in the family Cricetidae. It is the only species in the genus "Anotomys". The specific name "leander" was not explained in the original species description but probably refers to the Greek mythical figure Leander from the story of Hero and Leander. Its diet is thought to actually consist mainly of aquatic arthropods. The species may be nocturnal. The karyotype has been reported to have 2n = 92, but this number apparently actually came from a specimen of "Ichthyomys pittieri".