5 Of The Largest Rodents In The World

Around 40% of all mammals on this planet are rodents and these animal really have taken over the world. Rodents can be found on all but one continent and they have adapted to almost all ecosystems and biomes. As there are so many rodent species and because they are so diverse, rodents can come in many different shapes and sizes. In this video i will be focusing on some of the largest species of rodent as i will be going through 5 of the largest rodents in the world.
Chapters
0:00 Introduction
0:39 Cape Porcupine
2:09 Eurasian Beaver
4:08 Lesser Capybara
5:23 North American Beaver
7:16 Capybara
Largest rodent sizes:
Capybara length: 135CM
Capybara max weight: 90KG
North American beaver length: 90CM BODY LENGTH
North American beaver max weight: 50KG
Lesser Capybara length: 1M
Lesser Capybara max weight: 46KG
Eurasian beaver length: 1M BODY LENGTH
Eurasian beaver max weight: 40KG
Cape porcupine length: 85CM
Cape porcupine max weight: 30KG
Attributions
Cape porcupine images:
Tylwyth Eldar
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cape_po...
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Wally Gobetz
www.flickr.com/photos/wallyg/
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Other porcupine images:
Jean-Pol GRANDMONT
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JanetandPhil
www.flickr.com/photos/dharma_...
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Eurasian beaver images:
M.Bitton
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CC BY-SA 3.0 DEED
Juliux
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eurasia...
CC BY-SA 3.0 DEED
Ján Svetlík
www.flickr.com/photos/svetlik/
CC BY-NC-SA 2.0 DEED
Lesser capybara images:
Michael Klotz
www.flickr.com/photos/michael...
CC BY-NC 2.0 DEED
thibaudaronson
www.inaturalist.org/photos/19...
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Don Loarie
www.inaturalist.org/photos/32...
CC BY 4.0 DEED
Brian Gratwicke
www.flickr.com/photos/briangr...
CC BY 2.0 DEED
North American beaver images:
Ryan Hodnett
commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Us...
CC BY-SA 4.0 DEED
Tom Murray
www.flickr.com/photos/tmurray74/
CC BY-NC 2.0 DEED
Minette Layne
commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fi...
CC BY-SA 2.0 DEED
Capybara images:
Bernard DUPONT
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CC BY-SA 2.0 DEED
Beaver lodge diagram:
PremaritalYolk
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I have edited and adapted some of these clips and images.
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Thanks for watching i hope you enjoyed :)
Sources:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cape_po...
www.wwf.org.uk/
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lesser_...
canopytower.com/
nationalzoo.si.edu/
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capybara

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You and all your friends, yeah they love to get naughty

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[@Evilnikki]

The final capy was a huuuge bonus XD

[@maddiee96]

Always love your videos. Very educational

[@TsukiCove]

Thank you and i'm glad you enjoy them :)

[@traviswillden]

​@@TsukiCoveyou should do 5 of the largest big cats in the world

[@josesalinasmorales5332]

​@@TsukiCove correction, the African crested porcupine is the largest porcupine.

[@dariusbrock2351]

Just wanted to say Tsuki that I've watched your vids for a while and have become a fan. Keep up the good work!!

[@TsukiCove]

I'm glad you like the videos and i will keep them coming :)

[@ibtiago18]

It's incredible that the world's largest rodent is biggee that the world's smallest cetaceans. The capibara easly outweighs both the Vaquita and the Franciscana.

[@rhiannonm8132]

this is actually kinda wild like when u realize that two historical events that feel vastly different happened at the same time lol

[@cathyhendrix7552]

I live in Northern America and I didn't realize just how big beavers grew to be. I knew capybaras were big to. Just didn't know they were that big either. WOW. Thanks so much for sharing your knowledge with us. This one has been eye opening. 😮

[@user-jb1pu1nz7i]

Very interesting and informative thanks

[@jannetteberends8730]

What about a video with the smallest rodents? I love your take on the subject.

[@rosswebster7877]

Another great Tsuki animal listing is always welcome!

[@6evil6dead64]

Boston rats. They’re huge , And utterly fearless.

[@davidwesley2525]

I guess You Never saw a NYC Rat.😅😅😅

[@akechijubeimitsuhide]

Rodents Of Unusual Size

[@robertfletcher3421]

This was a great choice, this week rodents are so intelligent.

[@Vikface1978]

Love your accent, such a soothing voice. As soon as I saw a new video I clicked on it ❤ Thanks

[@TsukiCove]

thank you that's so sweet and i'm glad you enjoy the videos :)

[@stuartCcash]

There has been a beaver introduction on a nature reserve next door to where I live (North England) a lot come onto my proprty I love seeing all the animals there especially the otters and beavers (although the little sods cut down my red birch lol).

[@alexandertkachenko1432]

The video we've been waiting for! Did not disappoint.

[@anniehill9909]

i was expecting coypu to be mentioned, but the fact that there are two capybara might explain its exclusion. I had no idea they were so big. Another great video.

[@rosswebster7877]

I'm from Denver, Colorado, in the USA and can attest to the size of North American Beavers having seen several in our city creeks that fill the Platte River, a sign of successful urban re-wilding.

[@mjmwise]

Another great video! Did you happen upon any info about capybara gestation time or litter size? I'm just wondering if prolific reproduction is part of what helps them thrive in areas with challenging climate and predators.

[@alicetremea1798]

they have 2-6 babies depending on size, and 150-day gestation. It's hard to know that though, because they raise the litters in a collective manner and you'll se a couple of mums on a stroll with 15 babies at a time (source: South American)

[@alicetremea1798]

also: not that many predators outside of the Amazon and Pantanal. They reign supreme on Southernmost America (besides being hunted for food sometimes, but they are very fast and put up a fight)

[@L.P.1987]

Didn't know there was another capybara. Awesome!

[@ZachHughes-sx6uy]

Have you done 5 largest mustelids, if not it would make an interesting video

[@quasimagician2916]

You are so great! Thanks for the awesome content

[@TsukiCove]

thank you for the support :)

[@ibnewton8951]

Good show as always.

[@TsukiCove]

thanks i appreciate it :)

[@andrewkinsey8754]

lol I love your videos and that capy in the car just made my day xD

[@dikshalprasad9268]

the last clip completly caught me off guard

[@anniehill9909]

Thanks!

[@TsukiCove]

you're very welcome Annie, Thanks for the support :)

[@christerprestberg3973]

Fun fact, Sweden has both American beaver and Euraisan beaver populations.

[@willwailes9298]

I caught a beaver while fishing once. I'm glad they have dexterous hands, because I would not want to have to unhook one.

[@faidatagoro3186]

Do largest quails in the world pls i love your videos ❤

[@josesalinasmorales5332]

Correction the African crested porcupine in the largest porcupine.

[@timokarff6162]

Capybaras are the king of rodents in the Holocene, but in the Miocene and Pliocene(?) they were at best counts with Josephoartigasia monesi (related to the pacarana, it seems) being king and Phoberomys pattersoni its first underling...

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Since you made this video please make the smallest carnivorans or artiodactyls

[@peterjones819]

Yes you did it!!!

[@matthewhale2464]

Any chance you can do a video about British shark species?

[@TsukiCove]

Well there aren't really any British species as the sharks that can be found around the UK are also found around the Atlantic. There are a lot of interesting sharks in the Atlantic though

[@CoolChakraZ]

Honorable mention should go to the NYC Subway Rat. Those things get ridiculously huge.

[@not_theone8196]

I was waiting for that song

[@aDaewooLanos]

If only 'Josephoartigasia monesi', the largest rodent to have lived, was still alive.

[@joshuaamos1579]

Still smaller than the Rodents Of Unusual Size in the Princess Bride

[@johntodd3910]

What video will you upload next on Saturday? I’m sorry for my obsession with wildebeests it’s just they’re my favorite animals and if you’ve seen the great migration

[@mahmoudrayaneelhajji]

Oooo i would like one of thesebut for reptiles

[@rippy4freedom]

Nutrea a very big rodent that looks like a rat.... I have seen them in Louisiana

[@bobbrostrom5690]

Wrong video for it but you should do a video about the salmon introduced into the great lakes in the usa

[@raphlvlogs271]

can't the accumulation of aquatic vegetation and river sediments also create damed pond habitats similar to those made by beavers? How come their habits made them so invasive in Tierra del Fuego?

[@joangilv]

In my country, Catalunya, we have a big problem with coipú. The places where otters or beavers should live a normal life, it take their place and it seems there is nothing in progres to stop their spread and to reduce their population.

[@Jokoer86]

I noticed that you left out Biggie Cheese, the biggest rodent of all time

[@NOBLEFILMS1987]

YOU FORGOT THE KANGAROO! WHICH IS OF COURSE THE BIGGEST RODENT MUTANT MONSTER RAT IN THE WORLD!

[@dagalovesme]

I’ve been watching too much Qsmp because when I saw capybara’s been mentioned twice my first thought was foolish king of the capybara’s 😂😂

[@SnivyDoll]

i never realized how huge capybaras were, as heavy as a jaguar is crazy

[@Unholy_Louie]

It's too bad most smaller rodents tend to have very short lifespans.

[@bhami]

Why aren't capybaras more common as pets? They seem like very sweet animals.

[@shanecrimmins87]

I think they need to be in water most of the time to actually feel at home and if they are anything like guinea pigs behaviour wise they will poop wherever so maybe high maintenance and you can't just have one I believe.

[@heichan8657]

invasive species? in Florida? how surprising!

[@ItzJustHistory1916]

This video: Porcupine, beaver, capybara, Bigger Beaver, Biggest Capybara

[@lesouder2222]

Would have been good to mention the extinct bear sized beaver of North America.

[@Alienfrommars613]

Whats your favourite canine? Just wondering.

[@TsukiCove]

i'd say the Ethiopian wolf or the maned wolf because they're a little different

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​@@TsukiCove my favourite is the gray wolf, canis lupus, and the maned wolf as wolves are social and maned wolves are strange

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[@cathyburrows8162]

I was shocked seeing a very large beaver near Yuma, in area called Betty kitchen, an small lake. Someone must bought them there because this is one of hottest deserts in the states.

[@sidneyvandykeii3169]

They are rewinding the Beaver in Arizona. The Dams help lessen flash flooding and help replenish the local Aquifer by allowing the water to be reabsorbed into the earth.

[@lugerpants]

Where would the Gambian pouched rat be on this list, they're pretty big?

[@Galaxia7]

*and Australia There might be rodents in Australia now, but they're not native from there.

[@b.a.erlebacher1139]

There actually are native rodents in Australia. They descend from small aquatic SE Asian species that rafted over millions of years ago and diversified into terrestrial species as well. Placentals have advantages over marsupials in aquatic habitats, so there was a niche for them to fill. I was surprised to learn about these animals myself. One of them is the rakali.

[@KonradvonHotzendorf]

Rats get heavy😮

[@Infernape7890]

There's a huge beaver by my house.

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Looking at You Pikachu

[@thokim84]

You gotta measure rodents by total biomass. Norwegian rat for the win.

[@vorzeo]

Did not expect capybros to weigh that much

[@matiasvidlund1672]

I looked up the size of eurasian beaver and most sites say that it's bigger in size then american beaver.

[@TsukiCove]

On average yes but not in maximum size like I said in the video

[@cakelover699]

The thumbnail scared the living heck out of me

[@Dracovenatrix]

Im disappointed it didnt include the largest of all rodents. Nyc rats