Specimen Information

Myocastor coypus
Myocastor coypus
(nutria)
Mammals
Exotic

Specimen ID1753134
GroupMammals
GenusMyocastor
Speciescoypus
Common Namenutria
StateMS
CountyJackson
LocalityHorn Island, Mississippi
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameMississippi Coastal
HUC8 Number03170009
HUC10 NameBiloxi Bay-Mississippi Sound
HUC10 Number0317000907
HUC12 NameHorn Island
HUC12 Number031700090703
Map

NAS ARM

Collection Day26
Collection Month11
Collection Year2024
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwaydispersed | escaped captivity fur farm
Record TypeNAS sighting report
VerifierJonathan Freedman, USGS NAS
Number Collected1
Photo
Dead nutria in a conibear trap


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Citation information: U.S. Geological Survey. [2025]. Nonindigenous Aquatic Species Database. Gainesville, Florida. Accessed [7/15/2025].

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