Specimen Information

Myocastor coypus
Myocastor coypus
(nutria)
Mammals
Exotic

Specimen ID250233
GroupMammals
GenusMyocastor
Speciescoypus
Common Namenutria
StateLA
CountySt. John the Baptist
LocalitySt. John the Baptist Parish
Mapping AccuracyCentroid
Centroid TypeCounty
HUC8 NameLake Maurepas
HUC8 Number08070204
Map
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Collection Year1993
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwayescaped captivity fur farm
Statusestablished
Reference 1
Ref. Number:17195
Author:Linscombe, G., and N. Kinler.
Date:1997
Title:A Survey of Vegetative Damage Caused by Nutria Herbivory in the Barataria and Terrebonne Basins.
Publisher:Barataria National Estuary Program.
Issue:31
Pages:34pp
Record TypeLiterature
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater


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