Specimen Information

Myocastor coypus
Myocastor coypus
(nutria)
Mammals
Exotic

Specimen ID250082
GroupMammals
GenusMyocastor
Speciescoypus
Common Namenutria
StateLA
CountyCameron
LocalityRockefeller State Wildlife Refuge and Game Preserve
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameMermentau
HUC8 Number08080202
HUC10 NameConstance Bayou-Frontal Gulf of Mexico
HUC10 Number0808020210
HUC12 NameConstance Bayou-Frontal Gulf of Mexico
HUC12 Number080802021003
Map
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Collection Year1977
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwayescaped captivity fur farm
Statusestablished
Reference 1
Ref. Number:17749
Author:Coreil, P.D.
Date:1984
Title:Habitat Preferences, Movements, and Activities of Adult Nutria in a Southwestern Louisiana Intermediate Marsh Area.
Publisher:Louisana State University
Pages:124
Record TypeLiterature
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater


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