Specimen ID | 1740325 |
Group | Mammals |
Genus | Myocastor |
Species | coypus |
Common Name | nutria |
State | MD |
County | Worcester |
Locality | Berlin, MD |
Mapping Accuracy | Accurate |
HUC8 Name | Chincoteague |
HUC8 Number | 02040303 |
HUC10 Name | Upper Chincoteague Bay |
HUC10 Number | 0204030304 |
HUC12 Name | Newport Bay |
HUC12 Number | 020403030401 |
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Collection Day | 25 |
Collection Month | 11 |
Collection Year | 2024 |
Year Accuracy | Actual |
Potential Pathway | dispersed | escaped captivity fur farm |
Status | established |
Comments | We 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 Type | NAS sighting report |
Verifier | Jonathan Freedman, USGS NAS |
Number Collected | 1 |
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