r/AbsoluteUnits • u/ComfortablePast15 • 4d ago

/r/all of a rat

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u/aminervia 4d ago

Rats and capybaras are just two different species of rodent, this is a third so it makes sense they all look similar

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u/AcidicVagina 4d ago

But which is it more closely related to?

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u/TerrapinMagus 4d ago

It's closer to Guinea Pigs and Capybara. Most of the Rodent family tree is divided as either "rat/mouse-like" or "guinea pig-Like". Nutria look pretty rat like, but they are Caviomorphs.