Specimen ID | 1473523 |
Group | Mammals |
Genus | Myocastor |
Species | coypus |
Common Name | nutria |
State | NC |
County | Wake |
Locality | Bridges Lake |
Mapping Accuracy | Approximate |
HUC8 Name | Upper Neuse |
HUC8 Number | 03020201 |
Map | |
Collection Day | 15 |
Collection Month | 1 |
Collection Year | 2018 |
Year Accuracy | Actual |
Potential Pathway | dispersed | escaped captivity fur farm |
Status | unknown |
Comments | Observed dead animal and when asking others in the area they had also seen nutria at this location and downstream. Found under greenway bridge as it crosses over Bridges Lake which is now Bridges wetland since the removal of Milburnie Dam |
Record Type | NAS sighting report |
Freshwater/Marine | Freshwater |
Number Collected | 1 |