Specimen Information

Myocastor coypus
Myocastor coypus
(nutria)
Mammals
Exotic

Specimen ID250080
GroupMammals
GenusMyocastor
Speciescoypus
Common Namenutria
StateFL
CountyHillsborough
LocalityTampa, intersection of Busch Boulevard and Dale Mabry Avenue
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameTampa Bay
HUC8 Number03100206
HUC10 NameRocky Creek-Sweetwater Creek Frontal
HUC10 Number0310020602
HUC12 NameSweetwater Creek
HUC12 Number031002060201
Map
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Collection Year1977
Year AccuracyPublication Year
Potential Pathwayescaped captivity fur farm
Statusestablished
Reference 1
Ref. Number:14723
Author:Layne, J.N., J.A. Stallcup, G.E. Woolfenden, M.N. McCauley, and D.J. Worley.
Date:1977
Title:Fish and wildlife inventory of the seven-county region included in the Central Florida phosphate industry areawide environmental impact study.
Journal:Submitted to USFWS, Contract no. 14-16-0009-77-005
Pages:1084-1097, 1167-1170
Record TypeLiterature
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater


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