Nutria lifespan and age in human years

Longest recorded 19 years

🏆 The longest-lived nutria on record reached 19 years in captivity.

Nutria (Myocastor coypus). The oldest known individual lived 19 years; this chart maps that record to a human age of 120. Most individuals live considerably shorter lives than the record.

• Reaches adulthood at about 5 months
• Adult weight about 7.85 kg
• Gestation about 131 days
• About 6 young at a time