Specimen Information

Myocastor coypus
Myocastor coypus
(nutria)
Mammals
Exotic

Specimen ID250083
GroupMammals
GenusMyocastor
Speciescoypus
Common Namenutria
StateLA
CountyJefferson
LocalityJefferson Parish
Mapping AccuracyCentroid
Centroid TypeCounty
HUC8 NameEast Central Louisiana Coastal
HUC8 Number08090301
Map
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Collection Year1992
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwayescaped captivity fur farm
Statusestablished
Reference 1
Ref. Number:14725
Author:Johnson, L.A.
Date:1992
Title:Use of a mark-recapture technique to estimate the relative abundance of nutria.
Journal:Proceeding of the 13th annual conference, Society of Wetlands Scientists, New Orleans, LA.
Pages:857-860
Record TypeLiterature
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater


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