Specimen Information

Myocastor coypus
Myocastor coypus
(nutria)
Mammals
Exotic

Specimen ID242602
GroupMammals
GenusMyocastor
Speciescoypus
Common Namenutria
StateTX
CountyWalker
LocalitySan Jacinto River
Mapping AccuracyApproximate
HUC8 NameWest Fork San Jacinto
HUC8 Number12040101
Map
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Collection Year1992
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwayescaped captivity fur farm | dispersed
Statusestablished
Reference 1
Ref. Number:17252
Author:Dunlap, B. G, and M.L. Thies
Date:2002
Title:Giardia in Beaver (Castor canadensis) and Nutria (Myocastor coypus) from East Texas.
Journal:Journal of Parasitology
Volume:88
Issue:6
Pages:1254-1258
Record TypeLiterature
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater


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