| Specimen ID | 242242 |
| Group | Mammals |
| Genus | Myocastor |
| Species | coypus |
| Common Name | nutria |
| State | LA |
| County | Vermilion |
| Locality | Belle Isle |
| Mapping Accuracy | Accurate |
| HUC8 Name | Mermentau |
| HUC8 Number | 08080202 |
| HUC10 Name | Freshwater Bayou-Frontal Gulf of America |
| HUC10 Number | 0808020209 |
| HUC12 Name | Belle Isle Bayou-Freshwater Bayou Canal |
| HUC12 Number | 080802020902 |
| Map | |
| Collection Year | 1954 |
| Year Accuracy | Actual |
| Potential Pathway | escaped captivity fur farm | dispersed |
| Status | established |
| Reference 1 |
| Ref. Number: | 17192 |
| Author: | Harris, V.T., and F. Webert. |
| Date: | 1962 |
| Title: | Nutria Feeding Activity and Its Effect on Marsh Vegetation in Southwestern Louisiana. |
| Publisher: | US Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service Special Scientific Report. |
| Issue: | 64 |
| Pages: | 53 p |
|
|
| Comments | Survey site for a study on the effect of nutria on marsh vegetation. Between 1953-1957 209,345 nutria trapped at this location. |
| Record Type | Literature |
| Freshwater/Marine | Freshwater |
| Number Collected | 209,345 |
