Minonohashi

Minonohashi (ミノノハシ) is a species of mammal-like animals. It initially appeared in The Journey of Shuna, followed by Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind (manga) and Castle in the Sky and Princess Mononoke.

About
It is a mammal-like creature with four red eyes and beaver-like tail.

It is usually depicted to be a small species, however, it was much bigger in The Journey of Shuna, being a hippo-sized animal.

When it was seen in Princess Mononoke, it had more raccoon-like appearance.

Trivia

 * It is an imaginary species created by Hayao Miyazaki.
 * It is the most recurring characters in Ghibli works as it appeared in four different works.
 * Its name is presumably based on bagworm (ミノムシ, minomushi) and platypus (カモノハシ, kamonohashi).