What is the largest rodent in the UK?

In July 2001 a capybara was reportedly sighted in Reading Berkshire but its smaller cousin the coypu now lives wild in the Norfolk broads.


European beavers have recently been released at the Martin Mere Wild Fowl Trust site in Burscough Lancashire.


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The largest rodent is the Capybara at 39+19 inches and the second largest is the Coypu at 17+17 inches.What is the largest rodent in the UK?
Beavers are being released at a nature reserve in Lancashire after a 500-year absence from the county.


The animals, which are the world's second-largest rodent, will make their home at the Martin Mere wetland park.








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The coypu was exterminated in Britain around 1989, allegedly!





The beaver is the second largest living rodent and is being re-introduced to the UK. The largest rodent is the capybara, obviously not native to the UK, however there have been unconfirmed sightings of one in the wild in Berwickshire, (see 2nd. link).





Our largest native rodent would be the hare, or possibly the enormous rat I see waddling up and down the field edge at the back of my house in Lincolnshire. He is so big and fat he can't even run!
Prince Charles
Gordon Brown
Gorden Brown!!!
Beavers are being reintroduced in Scotland. Aside from the beaver, the largest rodent in Britain is the coypu.


Why can't people give a sensible answer??
Roland the Rat, he was the size of a human and liked presenting childrens TV in the 80's
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Just to add my vote Gordon Brown