Specimen Information

Myocastor coypus
Myocastor coypus
(nutria)
Mammals
Exotic

Specimen ID1447231
GroupMammals
GenusMyocastor
Speciescoypus
Common Namenutria
StateCA
CountyMerced
LocalityGrasslands Wildlife Management Area, managed wetland
Mapping AccuracyApproximate
HUC8 NameMiddle San Joaquin-Lower Chowchilla
HUC8 Number18040001
Map
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Collection Day30
Collection Month3
Collection Year2017
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwayescaped captivity
Statusestablished
Reference 1
Ref. Number:31070
Author:Kratville, D.
Date:2017
Title:California Pest Rating for Nutria (Myocastor coypus)
Publisher:California Department of Fish and Wildlife
Reference 2
Ref. Number:31071
Author:California Department of Agriculture
Date:2017
Title:Monthly Crop Report - December 2017
Publisher:California Department of Agriculture
Pages:8 pp
Record TypeLiterature
Earliest Recorddrainage
DisposalCDFW
VerifierCDFW
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater
Number Collected1
Year ClassReproductive
Number of Females1


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