| Specimen ID | 241892 |
| Group | Mammals |
| Genus | Myocastor |
| Species | coypus |
| Common Name | nutria |
| State | OH |
| County | Portage |
| Locality | Portage County |
| Mapping Accuracy | Centroid |
| Centroid Type | County |
| HUC8 Name | Mahoning |
| HUC8 Number | 05030103 |
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| Collection Year | 1936 |
| Year Accuracy | Actual |
| Potential Pathway | escaped captivity fur farm |
| Status | failed |
| Reference 1 |
| Ref. Number: | 17130 |
| Author: | Petrides, G.A., and D.L. Leedy |
| Date: | 1948 |
| Title: | The Nutria in Ohio. |
| Journal: | Journal of Mammalogy |
| Volume: | 29 |
| Issue: | 2 |
| Pages: | 182-183 |
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| Reference 2 |
| Ref. Number: | 17191 |
| Author: | Bednarik, K.E. |
| Date: | 1961 |
| Title: | Nutria in Ohio. |
| Publisher: | Ohio Department of Natural Resources Division of Wildlife. |
| Issue: | W-94 |
| Pages: | 5-6 |
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| Comments | Nutria penned in the marsh, escaped during flooding event. In 1936 nutria were established (ref 17133 publication year). In 1961 no wild populations of nutria exist in Ohio (ref 17191) |
| Record Type | Literature |
| Earliest Record | state |
| Freshwater/Marine | Freshwater |
| Number of Breeding Males | 1 |
