Specimen Information

Myocastor coypus
Myocastor coypus
(nutria)
Mammals
Exotic

Specimen ID241983
GroupMammals
GenusMyocastor
Speciescoypus
Common Namenutria
StateOR
CountyClackamas
LocalityWillamette River
Mapping AccuracyCentroid
Centroid Type 
HUC8 NameLower Columbia-Sandy
HUC8 Number17080001
Map
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Collection Year1946
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwayescaped captivity fur farm
Statusestablished
Reference 1
Ref. Number:17139
Author:Kuhn, L.W., and E.P. Peloquin
Date:1974
Title:Oregon's Nutria Problem.
Journal:Proceedings of the 6th Vertebrate Pest Conference
Pages:101-105
Record TypeLiterature
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater


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