Specimen Information

Myocastor coypus
Myocastor coypus
(nutria)
Mammals
Exotic

Specimen ID242277
GroupMammals
GenusMyocastor
Speciescoypus
Common Namenutria
StateLA
CountyLafourche
LocalityChacahoula Swamp (12 km SW of Thibodaux)
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameWest Central Louisiana Coastal
HUC8 Number08090302
HUC10 NameBayou Black
HUC10 Number0809030203
HUC12 NamePhillips Canal-Terrebonne Lafourche Drainage Canal
HUC12 Number080903020306
Map
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Collection Year1987
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwayescaped captivity fur farm | dispersed
Statusestablished
Reference 1
Ref. Number:17201
Author:Wilsey, B.J., R.H. Chabreck, and R.G. Linscombe
Date:1991
Title:Variation in Nutria Diets in Selected Freshwater Forested Wetlands of Louisiana.
Journal:Wetlands
Volume:11
Pages:263-278
CommentsDiet study of Nutria in Louisiana
Record TypeLiterature
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater


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