Ngwas

A ngwas is a small (4 inches - 1 foot) gopher-like rodent that lives in the Mercer Isles. They are mostly harmless, and rather shy of humans. They live in small holes and tunnel systems underground that are called ngwasholes, and gnaw at root vegetables from below, causing them to be quite a nuisance for farmers. They are born in huge litters from one mamangwas, who is the largest and strongest of their herd.