Specimen ID | 242225 |
Group | Mammals |
Genus | Myocastor |
Species | coypus |
Common Name | nutria |
State | LA |
County | St. Mary |
Locality | Cypremort Point |
Mapping Accuracy | Accurate |
HUC8 Name | Vermilion |
HUC8 Number | 08080103 |
HUC10 Name | Weeks Bayou-Frontal Vermilion Bay |
HUC10 Number | 0808010304 |
HUC12 Name | Bayou Cypremort-Frontal Vermilion Bay |
HUC12 Number | 080801030406 |
Map | |
Collection Year | 1958 |
Year Accuracy | Actual |
Potential Pathway | escaped captivity fur farm | dispersed |
Status | established |
Reference 1 |
Ref. Number: | 17190 |
Author: | Blair, R.M., and M.J. Langlinaia |
Date: | 1960 |
Title: | Nutria and Swamp Rabbits Damage Bald Cypress Plantings. |
Journal: | Journal of Forestry |
Volume: | 58 |
Pages: | 388-389 |
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Comments | With in 3 months, nutria destroyed 90% of 2100 bald cypress seedlings planted in a commercially planted swamp. |
Record Type | Literature |
Freshwater/Marine | Freshwater |