Specimen Information

Myocastor coypus
Myocastor coypus
(nutria)
Mammals
Exotic

Specimen ID1740326
GroupMammals
GenusMyocastor
Speciescoypus
Common Namenutria
StateVA
CountyChesapeake City
LocalityChesapeake, VA
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameHampton Roads
HUC8 Number02080208
HUC10 NameElizabeth River
HUC10 Number0208020802
HUC12 NameEastern Branch Elizabeth River
HUC12 Number020802080204
Map
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Collection Day17
Collection Month12
Collection Year2024
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwaydispersed | escaped captivity fur farm
Statusestablished
CommentsNutria was dead Bloating evident Length without tail approx 18 inches Possibly lived upstream in culverts and was washed down in recent rains
Record TypeNAS sighting report
VerifierJonathan Freedman, USGS NAS
Number Collected1
Photo
Dead nutria floating in water


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Citation information: U.S. Geological Survey. [2024]. Nonindigenous Aquatic Species Database. Gainesville, Florida. Accessed [12/27/2024].

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