| Specimen ID | 241856 |
| Group | Mammals |
| Genus | Myocastor |
| Species | coypus |
| Common Name | nutria |
| State | OR |
| County | Multnomah |
| Locality | Portland area |
| Mapping Accuracy | Centroid |
| Centroid Type | |
| HUC8 Name | Tualatin |
| HUC8 Number | 17090010 |
| Map | |
| Collection Year | 1936 |
| Year Accuracy | Actual |
| Potential Pathway | escaped captivity fur farm |
| Status | established |
| Reference 1 |
| Ref. Number: | 17109 |
| Author: | Larrison, E.J. |
| Date: | 1943 |
| Title: | Feral Coypus in the Pacific Northwest. |
| Journal: | The Murrelet |
| Volume: | 24 |
| Issue: | 1 |
| Pages: | 3-9 |
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| Reference 2 |
| Ref. Number: | 887 |
| Author: | Anonymous |
| Date: | 1994 |
| Title: | Wildlife integrity white paper. |
| Publisher: | Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife. |
| Pages: | 23 pp |
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| Comments | From Larrison "Although definite data is lacking, a "wild" coypu is known to have been caught in a marshy area in Portland, Oregon, in 1936 or 1937." |
| Record Type | Literature |
| Earliest Record | state |
| Freshwater/Marine | Freshwater |
