| Specimen ID | 242001 |
| Group | Mammals |
| Genus | Myocastor |
| Species | coypus |
| Common Name | nutria |
| State | MD |
| County | Dorchester |
| Locality | Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge |
| Mapping Accuracy | Accurate |
| HUC8 Name | Tangier |
| HUC8 Number | 02080110 |
| HUC10 Name | Blackwater River |
| HUC10 Number | 0208011002 |
| HUC12 Name | Coles Creek-Blackwater River |
| HUC12 Number | 020801100203 |
| Map | |
| Collection Year | 1943 |
| Year Accuracy | Actual |
| Potential Pathway | escaped captivity fur farm |
| Status | established |
| Reference 1 |
| Ref. Number: | 17144 |
| Author: | Willner, G.R., J.A. Chapman, and D. Pursley |
| Date: | 1979 |
| Title: | Reproduction, Physiological Responses, Food Habits, and Abundance of Nutria on Maryland Marshes. |
| Journal: | Wildlife Monographs |
| Volume: | 65 |
| Pages: | 3-43 |
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| Comments | Nutria reared in captivity (experimental purposes) at the fur animal station on the refuge. Animals escaped from the pens. |
| Record Type | Literature |
| Freshwater/Marine | Freshwater |
