Specimen Information

Myocastor coypus
Myocastor coypus
(nutria)
Mammals
Exotic

Specimen ID1740325
GroupMammals
GenusMyocastor
Speciescoypus
Common Namenutria
StateMD
CountyWorcester
LocalityBerlin, MD
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameChincoteague
HUC8 Number02040303
HUC10 NameUpper Chincoteague Bay
HUC10 Number0204030304
HUC12 NameNewport Bay
HUC12 Number020403030401
Map
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Collection Day25
Collection Month11
Collection Year2024
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwaydispersed | escaped captivity fur farm
Statusestablished
CommentsWe witnessed the nutria swimming in the creek that abuts our home. It was acting very strangly - running in circles on the shore and we were able to get very close to it.
Record TypeNAS sighting report
VerifierJonathan Freedman, USGS NAS
Number Collected1
Photo
Nutria on beach
Nutria on beach


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Citation information: U.S. Geological Survey. [2024]. Nonindigenous Aquatic Species Database. Gainesville, Florida. Accessed [12/22/2024].

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