| Specimen ID | 242636 |
| Group | Mammals |
| Genus | Myocastor |
| Species | coypus |
| Common Name | nutria |
| State | LA |
| County | Cameron |
| Locality | Lacassine National Wildlife Refuge |
| Mapping Accuracy | Accurate |
| HUC8 Name | Mermentau |
| HUC8 Number | 08080202 |
| HUC10 Name | Bell City Drainage |
| HUC10 Number | 0808020204 |
| HUC12 Name | North Canal-Bell City Drainage Canal |
| HUC12 Number | 080802020403 |
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| Collection Year | 2006 |
| Year Accuracy | Actual |
| Potential Pathway | escaped captivity fur farm | dispersed |
| Status | established |
| Reference 1 |
| Ref. Number: | 17270 |
| Author: | Scarborough, J., and E. Mouton. |
| Date: | 2007 |
| Title: | A Survey of Nutria Herbivory Damage in Coastal Louisiana in 2007. |
| Publisher: | Fur and Refuge Division, Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries, Coastwide Nutria Control Program. |
| Pages: | 40 pp |
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| Comments | Location cited in report as "Cameron county" but coordinates correlate directly with those for Lacassine NWR. 233 acres of marsh damaged by nutria at this site. |
| Record Type | Literature |
| Freshwater/Marine | Freshwater |
| Number Collected | 1,725 |
